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"Van Halen has likely been on repeat in the Native Union offices after the smashing success of the Kickstarter campaign for its new product Jump.\nIt's an answer to the frustrating issue of the dead smartphone battery and, over the weekend, the Jump campaign surpassed its $40,000 goal, almost quadrupling the initial goal. At time of writing, Native Union had crowdfunded $153,000 with a little over 3,000 backers and 29 days left.\nSee also: 7 Ways to Stop iOS 7 From Killing Your iPhone Battery\nThe Jump charging device differs from traditional battery life solutions (battery jackets, cables, power banks) with its AutoCharge feature. AutoCharge is a circuit prioritization system developed by Native Union that detects when a smartphone is completely charged and will then charge its 800 mAh internal battery. Meaning, when you connect your smartphone to Jump, Jump will charge your phone until the phone's battery is full. After that, it will start to charge its own battery, giving your phone a jump-start whenever you choose to connect the phone to Jump again. In doing so, Jump provides an iPhone 5/5s with an extra one-third battery life, which Native Union estimates will equate to an extra three hours and 50 minutes of talk/web browsing time.\n\"Jump is a solution that goes about addressing peoples' everyday power needs from a holistic standpoint resulting in a device that fits into your everyday routine and does not become one extra thing to think about powering up and lugging around,\" senior designer Chris Place told Mashable. \"We have been conditioned by the portable power industry that bigger capacity is always better. With Jump we took a risk by going against the status quo.\"\nIts compact size \u2014 a 1.9-inch square weighing in at 40 grams (1.4 ounces) \u2014 would presumably make Jump easier to carry around then traditional portable power banks, often about the size of an iPhone. It could fit discreetly in a pocket or bag, and according to Native Union, its cable management system will preclude a tangled mess later.\nNative Union started developing Jump last February and finished its first working prototype in December. After the Kickstarter ends on Feb. 13, the device will head into its testing phase throughout March and halfway into April, when the it is expected to go into production. Backers can then expect their Jump to be shipped by May.\nDonating $40 to the Kickstarter campaign will net you one Jump in either the Lightning adapter or micro USB version. Place told Mashable that when Native Union ships the device for retail, it will cost $50.\n\"We are offering this 20% discount for those who believe in the potential of Jump so much that they are willing to help us make Jump a reality,\" said Place. \"In return, they will be able to help shape the development of Jump, and come May, be the first to receive the product.\"\nNative Union doesn't have an estimate for when you could expect to see the device in stores, as its main concern is getting the product to backers who have made the crowdfunding campaign such a success.\n\"We have some big project milestones to meet along the way for this to happen, although we are confident that we have prepared for every eventuality,\" said Place. \"Although right now it is impossible to say when we will have Jump in stores, we will certainly not focus attention on rolling this out until we have the last Jump in the hands of the backers that have believed in us.\"\n\u00A0\nBONUS: 10 Best iPhone Apps of 2013\n\n\nBest iPhone Apps of 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Afterlight\n\n\nGames aren't the only apps that can be addicting, and dedicated iPhone photographers may find Afterlight just as hard to put down. The app allows users to do the basics, like crop and rotate photos, but it also has an expansive collection of filters, borders and textures to turn your iPhone photo into an iPhone masterpiece. Of course, the app also allows users to share the edited photos to their social media accounts. \nPrice: $0.99\n\n\nImage: Afterlight\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Duolingo\n\n\nApple selected Duolingo as the company's top iPhone app of the year -- and it's pretty clear why. Duolingo helps users learn a new language from their iPhones with both visual and verbal lessons. Learners are rewarded with experience points, which they can use to buy perks within the app. Perhaps the best part: it's free. Right now the app offers five languages, including Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Italian.\nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage: Duolingo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Pocket Light Meter\n\n\nIf you are an avid photographer, Photo Light Meter is the real deal. The app provides photographers with a functioning, quality light meter that tests the intensity and exposure of the photography subject. Light meters cost anywhere from $15 to $200 at the store and online. The iPhone app is free, plus you won't need to carry around an extra gadget with you at all times.\nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage:  Nina Frazier/Mashable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Temple Run 2\n\n\nJump. Slide. Jump. Turn. Argggghh!\nIf you've ever played Temple Run, you know this feeling. Thankfully, gut-wrenching failure doesn't stop us from playing the game. Temple Run 2 turned out to be a great sequel to its predecessor, which set lofty standards. For starters, the new game has much better graphics. Plus, there are more characters to choose from and new terrains to conquer. All of this added up for iPhone users -- the app was the third most downloaded iPhone app in 2013, behind only Candy Crush Saga and YouTube.\nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage: Temple Run 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Venmo\n\n\nNothing says \"you'll never see that $5 again\" quite like a friend saying, \"I'll pay you back later\" after you buy him a beer. Enter Venmo. The app allows friends (or roommates, or siblings, or couples) to pay one another via iPhone at the touch of a button. Simply connect your checking account to your Venmo app and settle debts (no matter how small), without paying any processing fee to send payments or cash out back to your bank account. Users can also use the app to \"charge\" others -- a gentle reminder to send along the money when possible.\nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage: Venmo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Over\n\n\nA picture says a thousand words, but sometimes you need to add a few more of your own. Over allows users to overlay text onto the images that they take with their smartphone. The messages can turn routine smartphone pictures into e-cards, or simply provide a fun way to spruce up your photos before sharing them to social sites such as Instagram or Twitter. \nPrice: $1.99\n\n\nImage: Over\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. ThirdLove\n\n\nThe biggest danger of buying clothes online? The risk they won't actually fit when they arrive in the mail. That's the problem ThirdLove aims to solve. The app allows women to send in iPhone photographs that can be analyzed to determine the proper bra size (the company also designs the lingerie). This is a good example of an app using advanced technology to solve a real-world problem. \nPrice: Free; prices vary for the actual lingerie\n\n\nImage: Thirdlove\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Vine\n\n\nThe six-second video sharing app came out in January, and was the fourth most-downloaded iPhone app from the past year. The video length is short enough to keep things interesting, and the app has just enough editing control to give users flexibility to create unique content. \nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage: Vine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.  Proust\n\n\nThink of the game Marry, Date or Dump. Now add two more options, and change the categories to anything your heart desires. That's the idea behind Proust, a game that allows users to create their own Marry, Date or Dump scenarios with any items they choose. You can write in your own choices, or the app will generate random ones for you, and you can send your list to your friends to see which topics they deem most important. It's a simple game, but you can learn a lot about your friends (which we realize isn't always a good thing). \nPrice: Free\n\n\nImage: Proust\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Mextures\n\n\nMextures is another great photo editing app for iPhone. Users can save setting packages for use on other photos in the future, and the app has more than 70 pre-loaded textures. Users can blend, layer, or simply adjust lighting levels.\nPrice: $1.99\n\n\nImage: Mextures\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Native Union\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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