Mophie announces the Juice Pack Plus Outdoor Edition for iPhone

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Today Mophie announced an outdoor edition of their Juice Pack. The outdoor edition is the same awesome juice pack you love for the iPhone but now includes their outdoor navigation app.

If you have not heard me talk about the juice pack before, it is basically a battery/case that will double the iPhones battery life which is essential for Geocaching.  The included app normally costs $30 but will come included with the juice pack outdoor edition.  The app looks really awesome as it will show you hiking trails and detailed maps which can be downloaded for offline use.  Check out this video from Engadget...

Geocaching GPS deal of the month! Oregon 450 for $199 at REI

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Currently REI has the super popular Oregon 450 on sale for Labor Day!  The sale lasts from August 26th-September 5th.  

REI is selling the unit for $249 out the door (which is a good deal by itself) but on top of that you can also take advantage of a $50 Garmin rebate.  This is by far the best Geocaching GPS deal in my opinion going on right now.  The units usually go for over $300 on any other normal day.  The Oregon is an amazing GPS and perfect for Geocaching.  If you are looking for a reason to upgrade this is it!

If you are interested you can check out the REI sale ad here and download the $50 rebate here.  You can also buy the unit at the store or online.

Give the gift of Geocaching. Give someone a Premium Membership to Geocaching.com

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Do you know of someone who is just getting into Geocaching but does not have a premium membership yet?  How about someone who has a premium membership that is about to run out?  If so then why not get them a year long premium membership to Geocaching.com!

We all know the advantages of a Premium Membership, but just incase you forgot here is a short reminder of the benifits:

• Rate Your Favorites
• Statistics
• Map Filters
• Create and Share Geocaching Lists
• Custom Searches (Pocket Queries)
• Geocache Notifications
• Caches Along a Route
• Rate Guarentee
• Premium Member Access to all Groundspeak Websites 
• Create Challenges 

You can gift someone a year long membership and it only costs $30.  This is a great gift for those who are new to Geocaching, but also for those who are already premium members.  Even if you know of someone who is already a premium member, you can extend their membership an extra year on top of what they already have.

Geocaching premium memberships make great gifts for birthdays, and holidays.  The next time you are trying to decide what to get that special Geocacher in your life make sure you get them a premium memberhsip.

Vote for the Geocacher of the month

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Groundspeak has created a new feature called Geocacher of the month.  This will be used to acknowledge one Geocacher every month who stands out in the world of Geocaching.

The Geocacher of the month will be voted on by everyone in the Geocaching community.  The winner will be someone that goes above and beyond in a world filled with other cachers.  They are those that inspire others with their unique and innovative hinds, and also work to respect the environment.

You can nominate your favorite cacher by sending an email to geocacherofthemonth@groundspeak.com.  A panel will view all of the submissions, and will narrow down the list to a few for the entire community to vote on.  These nominees will be posted on the Geocaching blog and a new winner will be announced every month.  The winner will receive an exclusive special edition Geocacher of the Month Geocoin along with a Geocacher of the Month hat and certificate which will be signed by the founders of Geocaching.com

The first winner of Geocacher of the Month was haksu10.  You can read his bio and why he was chosen over at the Geocaching Blog.  For next month you can nominate your favorite to the email address above.  Include your name, the nominees name/username, a picture of them, and a brief description of why they deserve to win Geocacher of the month.

The Geocaching Challenges iPhone app has been released

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The day is finally here.  Geoundspeak has released the Geocaching Challenges iPhone app into the app store.  Currently there are only a few challenges in the app but I'm sure that will change shortly. Below is a screen shot of one of the challenges in the app...

And me completing my first "kiss a frog" challenge...

The app has a very clean interface and very different from the official Groundspeak app.  As I mentioned yesterday there are only two challenge types available:photo, and action.  Currently Groundspeak has not opened up the flood gates and allowed others to create their own challenges but this will change in the next couple days.  Download the app and let me know what you think!