Introducing Pop, a portable battery that can charge any kind of phone including the latest in iPhone technology.  The system would have included cables for most every kind of port out there, including the 30pin and Lightening connectors. That is until Apple got a hold of it.

Apple did not want its charger amongst the other usb chargers and pulled the plug.  In fact apple didn’t even want the Lightning and 30pin on the same system.

Pop was introduced through a Kickstarter campaign in which it raised $140k, nearly double its goal.  After it was all said and done the manufacturer refunded the money for backers, but was stuck with a tab of over $11,000 in credit card fees.

Pop isn’t dead in the water quite yet, they will most likely re-focus their efforts into a USB based charging system.

Do you think it was in Apple’s best interest to not allow their chargers to be used?  I understand wanting a corner on the market for your charging system, but it would seem eventually they should start playing well with others!

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We know that many of you have been waiting for a while for this moment; the Sparrow mail app is finally available for the iPhone. From now on, you will be able to enjoy a simplified way of checking your Gmail, iCloud and other accounts.

Just in case you are new to Sparrow, it is a third party email application and was a Mac-only app until now. The new mobile version comes with a range of features and, according to reports, is almost as good as the Mac version.

Sparrow for iPhone offers support for IMAP mail accounts like Gmail, iCloud, or Yahoo, but there’s no POP support. The app brings a unified inbox, and navigation is possible via swipes and gestures. The app is also coming with “smart contact list”, which will suggest possible recipients for your email (a faster way of emailing frequent contacts), the ability to attach pictures directly from within the app, and much more. But the absence of push email might be a deal-breaker for many.

And updates in the future will also bring in a built-in web browser, a landscape mode among other features. Sparrow is currently available from iTunes and it costs $2.99.  The app will work on iOS devices which run iOS 5.0 and above.

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