It’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.The 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.“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.”Its compact size — a 1.9-inch square weighing in at 40 grams (1.4 ounces) — 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.