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This is the third case I recently received to try with my iPhone 5 from Vaja Cases. The Leather Grip Hardshell Case for iPhone 5 is a leather-wrapped hard backcover case. It’s quite different from the Vaja flip-cover cases I recently review. (Check the related links at the bottom of the review.) This case is for the person who wants to protect the back and sides of their iPhone 5 while leaving the touchscreen completely uncovered. Let’s give it a look.
All images can be clicked for a larger view.
The Grip Hardshell is hand-made from “Argentinian Floater leather and features an embossed Caterina leather interior.” It comes in a variety of ready-to-ship colors, or you can customize your colors if they don’t have what you want. I received the black and rosso color combination. The interior leather is embossed with diagonal rows of the Vaja name and logo. You can see the big, vaguely teardrop-shaped opening for the iPhone 5′s back camera, flash, and noise-reduction microphone. The case is beautifully assembled.
Like the flip cases, the backcover has a hard shell that’s encased in the leather.
You can see the exterior leather has a very nice pebbled grain. There’s a metal badge with the Vaja name and logo at the bottom of the back. This is the only exterior branding on the case.
Here’s the front of the iPhone 5. You can see the edges of the case wrap up and over the chamfered edges of the metal sides. There is nothing to interfere with using the Home button, the front camera, phone earpiece, or the proximity/ambient-light sensor. You can also see large gaps in the coverage of the sides of the phone.
The SIM tray is completely covered by the Grip case. You’ll have to remove the case if you need to access the SIM. The other side has a large opening for the mute slider and the volume buttons. I can use these controls with no problems while the iPhone 5 is wearing the case.
The power/sleep switch is open and easily usable. The bottom speaker and microphone grills are uncovered, as are the Lightning and earphone ports. Even the 30-pin-to-Lightning adapter can be used with the iPhone 5 in this case.
I had no flash flare while using the back camera in this case.
The Grip Hardshell also comes with a protective suede pouch. Unlike the pouches with the flip-cover Vaja cases, this pouch isn’t long enough to cover the entire length of the phone. Part of the front screen and part of the back of the case are left unprotected and vulnerable to scratches when carried in your pocket or gear bag.
I am a bit disappointed in the too-short pouch, but I like the Grip Hardshell case. It does add some bulk to the svelte iPhone 5, but it also adds some “grip” to the slippery phone. You can use all the controls and connectors with ease, and the case adds some color and some protection to the phone. This simple, protective leather hardshell case is ideal for the person who doesn’t need the screen protection afforded by the Vaja flip covers and who doesn’t want to deal with a dangling front cover while using the phone. At $70, it’s in line with many other leather cases.
Price: | $70 |
Manufacturer: | Vaja Cases |
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Filed in categories: Cases, Covers, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Reviews
Tagged: iPhone 5 cases and covers
Vaja Leather Grip Hardshell Case for iPhone 5 review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 30, 2013 at 11:00 am.
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/07/30/vaja-leather-grip-hardshell-case-for-iphone-5-review/
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Form or functionality? That’s question that often confronts us when we are looking for phone and tablet accessories. There are lots of products on the market that perform great but look only so-so. On the other hand, I often see products that look amazing, only to find their performance to be lacking or subpar. The DUO by Cooler Master is one accessory that performs as well as it looks.
Note: Images can be clicked to view a larger size.
Now I am a usability type of guy. I do like things to look cool, but for me, the function is more important than the look. When I first saw the DUO I figured, “this is probably all show and no go”, but was pleasantly surprised at how wrong I was.
First lets talk about the design and make up of the DUO. It is basically 2 separate stands (iPhone and iPad), designed to slide into each other when not in use. The design is both elegant and practical and fits in well Apple’s design philosophy.
The overall dimensions are 5.38 x 4.72 x 2.8 inches.
The outer stand, designed for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generations iPad and iPad mini is made of rubber-covered aluminum. The stand is solid and heavy. It is designed to hold the iPad in a landscape or portrait mode. The opening of the stand is wide enough to accommodate my iPad with the protective back cover on it. Unlike the iPhone part of the DUO, the iPad stand does not have any cutouts for your charging cable. The size and weight of the stand makes for a very stable platform for the iPad. You may also notice that the rubber on the stand does tend to be a lint magnet.
When the iPad is in portrait mode, there is a nice cutout that allows you to access the Home button, a nice touch in my opinion. My iPad sits at a comfortable viewing angle while in the stand, and it felt very secure and stable. Although the stand only allows you to view your iPad at one angle, I don’t find this to be an issue.
The inner part of the DUO is the iPhone stand. This stand is designed to fit the iPhones 4, 4s, and 5. I am using the iPhone 5 for this review. The iPhone stand seems to be made of a hard plastic materia,l and like the iPad stand, it is heavy. The stand feels very solid and looks like it could take some abuse. Like the iPad part of the DUO, the iPhone stand is an elegant and effective design.
The top of the iPhone stand has two cutouts, one for the iPhone and one for accessories. The iPhone cutout is designed to allow a user to run the charging cable and earphone jack into it so that you can use the stand as a charger. Using the stand as a charger is relatively simple; you place the iPhone end of the charging cable up through the opening inside the stand and seat it into the cutout designed to hold the cable end. The cutout is designed to hold the newer iPhone charging cables as well as the older 30-pin ones. You use the same procedure when running the earphone cable. Just as a note, the cutouts seem to be designed to precise tolerances, so I would suggest using only the OEM cables with the DUO. Like everything else on this product so far, the design is well thought out and executed.
The bottom of the iPhone stand has three wire chases designed to allow you to run your power cable as well as your earphone cable. The only difference that I can see is that the channel for the earphone cable is slightly narrower than the power cable channel. The bottom of the stand also has four rubber feet to keep the stand from slipping on your work surface.
Although the opening in the iPhone stand is large enough to accommodate some iPhones in cases, you may not be able to charge your phone this way. As you can see my iPhone with an aluminum bumper case fits in well and charges, but this may not be true with all cases. The same goes with using the earphone jack setup on the stand.
So, in the grand scheme of things, what do I think of the Cooler Master DUO? I think it is a very practical and useful tool with a surprisingly reasonable price ($49.95). The design and quality of materials not only allow the DUO to function well, but it just looks cool. As I stated in the opening of this review, I am a usability guy. I will sacrifice looks for functionality. With the Cooler Master DUO, I don’t have to sacrifice either.
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Tagged: iPad stand, iPhone Stand
Cooler Master DUO review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 26, 2013 at 11:00 am.
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/07/26/cooler-master-duo-review/
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Your friendly, neighborhood Gadgeteer team has recently been posting some great news items describing their EDC or their everyday carry gear. I’m a tad late to this party, but hopefully I can make up for it a bit with lots of detailed info on the items I carry and use on a daily basis. Let’s gear up!
I am engineer with a desk job, therefore my EDC is fairly computer gadget focused. I would also note that I travel on business an average of once per month, and bring many of the items below with me, though I tend to try to reduce this load to only the essentials for travel. Seen in the top photo and described below are the items that I have been carrying and using over the past several months, though I would note that some of these items change on an almost daily basis depending on what I need, if I am in the office versus traveling, if I am trying out new items and so forth. That said, the image is an overview of my office EDC; click it for a larger view. Description follows the image, starting from the top left and working across and down:
As mentioned above, I use a mesh zippered pouch that came with an old Lenovo power supply as my small gadget bag. The contents, again starting from the top left and working across and down:
As mentioned above, I carry a fair array of writing instruments in my Alchemy Goods Georgetown Zipper Wallet (now Maxpedition Cocoon), which to me is really more of a pencil bag than a wallet anyway. Do I carry all of these every day? No, my writing instruments vary almost daily, depending on what I expect to need. Working left to right:
There are certain items that I carry on my person at virtually all times and not in my EDC pack. These items have stayed fairly constant over the past several months, but like the items above, have evolve over time. Again starting from the top left and working across and down:
And finally, below are the items that are inside my Bill’s Urban Wallet, with the exception of the Butterfly Wallet. I typically carry the Butterfly Wallet in my back right pocket and the Bill’s Urban Wallet in my back left pocket.
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Tagged: EDC
Everyday Carry Gear – Andy Jacobs originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 27, 2013 at 9:37 am.
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/07/27/everyday-carry-gear-andy-jacobs/
Dropbox is one of the most widely used online storage services around. Dropbox for iPhone and iPad is a super convenient way to clear up some on-board storage as long as we remember to be conscious of protecting the data we put there.
Adding a passcode to Dropbox for iOS can help safeguard your important files in the event your iPhone or iPad falls into the wrong hands. Here's how to do it:
That's all there is to it. The Dropbox app will now ask for that passcode anytime someone tries to access it from your iPhone and iPad. For those that store a lot of data in Dropbox, losing it could be disastrous and this is just another step to safeguard yourself from that happening.
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