Even with the improved iPods, the battery life definitely has some room for improvement, especially in regards to playing video. Good luck getting through a trip to London from the States on one charge.

There are options to extend the battery life, one being the Belkin Battery Pack, but why not get more bang for your buck? That’s what the XtremeMac MicroPack Portable Dock does.

Not only will it give your iPod an extra 80 hours of music, or 8 hours of video, but it lets you share the love, that is, let somebody else listen in to the video your watching or listen to your music. Each headphone jack even has its own volume control.

Most people wouldn’t think of this as a feature, but do you really want to hold your iPod in your hand for hours at a time? The dock basically serves as a stand for when watching video.

You get pretty much infinite play time for music, and an extra 8 hours of video along with the ability to have somebody else listen in an extremely small form factor.

The dock supports almost all of the relatively new iPods, including the mini, both generation Nanos, and the 4 + 5 generation iPods.

Also built into the dock is an audio video line out port to hook up to your TV. Charging wise, you can use any sort of iPod charger, USB/Firewire cable, etc.

The XtremeMac MicroPack Portable Multimedia Dock & Battery supplies a lot in a great form factor, and the price is hard to beat, only £55 or about $105. Check out the product page.

[via Shiny Shiny]