Category: Accessories

Deal – Dirt-cheap iPhone 4 / 4S Battery Case

I reviewed the Movpower portable charger recently after buying the thing for our regular madness at Mobile World Congress. But wait, there’s more, hows about a iPhone 4/4S battery case? It’s down to £3.99 from £24.99. It doubles your iPhone 4 / 4S run time with a 1500mAh …

Otterbox Commuter Glacier case for Galaxy Note II – Review

I’m quite a fan of large phones, I’ve owned both of the Galaxy Notes and before that I owned a Dell Streak. With each and every one I always found myself balancing the phone on a narrow edge or just shoving it my rucksack to carry it around. For …

Asus Nexus 7 Audio Dock – Review

Do you know that feeling when you just have to have something? Well during my time with the Nexus 7 I have experienced it three times. First of all when the damn thing came out. The thought of a Nexus branded tablet was too much for me and …

Poetic Borderline Bumper – Nexus 4 case review

Like a few of the other writers on the team I was fortunate to get a Nexus 4 out of the second batch of shipments. Although I would love to use the phone naked I am paranoid that it may get scratched or worse. To resolve this I …

Jeans made for your smartphone?!?! Sweet!

These are some pretty sweet jeans, I am not going to lie. They are not up there in techy coolness like clothing that has solar panels to charge your devices or circuitry to boost your cell phone signal, BUT, these are probably much sexier, at least the manufacturer …

Nexus 4 Charging Orb Spotted

Right you lucky people who are in possession of a Nexus 4, (THEY ARE CURRENTLY SHOWING AS IN STOCK ON THE PLAY STORE.) You know what it is like with the announcement of any official Nexus, there are a number of sexy accessories that are shown off at …

Movpower Portable Charger – Review

So on Tuesday we added a post about the Movpower 5200 Portable Charger. I decided to get one. There’s another version available but this baby has a capacity of 5200mAh. That’s quite a bit. The Samsung Galaxy Note has a 2500mAh battery, which is hefty enough, so this …

Deal – Anker dual port USB 10000mAh mobile charger

It was only yesterday the we posted details about a mobile battery pack, which quickly went out of stock and life went on as normal, well I was fishing around and I found this little bargain. Over at Amazon you can pick up one of these beauties. The …

Snugg iPad Headrest Holder – Review

Picture the scene, you’re on a long car journey with one or two kids they’re sitting in the back, asking “Are we there yet?” You’re not. You’re no-where near. You’ve not even got off your drive yet and they’re already bored or fighting each other. How do you …

Flat battery? Nowhere near a charging point? Have a looksie at this

Have a look around you next time you’re at an airport. You’re bound to see someone in a suit hunting around for a power socket. Why? Well, sadly our modern gadgets don’t quite have that one-month battery life we’d all like. Whilst prepping for our yearly trip to …

RHA Announce the new MA150 earphones

It is nearly always advised if you are a music aficionado that you should replace the earphones supplied with your mobile phone with another more sonically pleasing pair. We have reviewed many here on Coolsmartphone, from brands such as Klipsch, House of Marley and RHA. It is from …

Liquid Glass Protection. That stuff really does work.

Come close my smartphone friends. If you’re one of those handsome, sexy, fantastic people who check this wonderful website every day you may remember this review of the Crystalusion Liquid Glass Protection thing. It protects your phone and adds a resistive layer of .. err.. “magic liquid” (that’s …

Is an iPad the right thing for your baby?

Perhaps I’m getting a little old or a bit “fuddy duddy”, but this seems a bit wrong to me. Sure, my four-year-old son plays with an iPad. We restrict his time with it because, along with a Nintendo, he can quickly get addicted. However, this Fisher Price product …

VAVO Universal Kickstand – Video Review

I love Kickstarter, it’s a great website. Since I backed Pebble almost a year ago I have been backing other projects all over the place, I just can’t control myself. Someone in the same position as me described the Pebble as a gateway drug that fueled their addiction …

Beemo 4G USB Modem Review

Back in the early days of the 3G dongle, I bought a USB device from the 3 store.  It came with 1Gb data and a few text messages all for £49 and £15 per month.  To be honest it was terrible.  Connectivity was poor and it the signal …

XYFI Personal Hotspot – Review

I know what most of you guys are thinking. “Why do I need a MiFi?” or perhaps even, “What is a MiFi?” Put simply, it’s a gadget you stick your SIM card in. It’ll connect to the internet through the mobile network and then beam out a WiFi …

Lightwedge Verso Artist Series Case Review

Last week you’ll remember we announced the winners of our Kindle Fire Accessories give-away. To make sure you guys with the older Kindles aren’t left out MobileFun sent me a case for my Kindle Keyboard to show to you guys. Press play, sit back and enjoy the video. I’ve had this for …

Spigen SGP Slim Armor for iPhone 5 – Review

The trouble with phone cases are that its long been disputed which is better for protection. Hard cases, or softer silicon/TPU cases. The solution may be hybrid cases which is where the Slim Armor for the iPhone 5 comes in. The Slim Armor is a 2 part case …

Review – AppBlaster

Today we’re having a look at a gun. Now, before you call the police, this is a toy gun. I’ve actually got one of these for my 9-year-old nephew and he loved it, so I figured it was worth a review. We all know that kids love iPhones, …

Pong Case for the Samsung Galaxy S III – Review

We’ve already seen the Pong iPhone 4 / 4S case and recently had a nose around the iPad case too. A case, you might think, doesn’t take a great deal of explanation or reviewing. However, the people at Pong are quite clever. All of their cases, including this …

Nexus 7 dock to become available in U.S. and Europe this month

After an eternity of waiting and speculation, it seems the elusive ASUS Nexus 7 dock may be about to hit the United States and Europe this month. In the Netherlands, AndroidWorld.nl has word from ASUS Benelux that the dock will arrive in mid-January. Prices are speculated to be …

Apple iWatch: latest rumours suggest a wearable revolution

Apple is rumoured to be working on its own version of the iWatch. It’ll use the previous version of the iPod Nano and Intel chips to provide a new interface for the best-selling iPhone. Makers of Apple accessories have already raised more than $10m to make a watch …

Zagg Invisible Shield Screen Protector review

Phone protection…. there’s two schools of thought regarding this. Some people like to put their phone in a nice protective case, while others like to keep their phone naked. I like the middle ground. A slim bumper case and a screen protector. I know the sales man in …

iPhone 5 Power Jacket Case

The guys over at MobileFun have sent us an extended battery case for the iPhone 5. The Power Jacket is the first extended battery case to enter the market for the iPhone 5 and we have the privilege of getting one. First impressions when getting it out of …

Official extended battery for the S3 approaching

If you’ve got an S3 and want a little more battery life, the official and genuine battery kit will be available in around 8 weeks from now. It’ll match the colour of your blue or white Samsung Galaxy S3 and will cost £39.99. Not only is the battery …

Nexus 4 FlexiShield Skin – Review

While I do love my Nexus 4, I did spend a fair amount of time in my review, and on the podcast, discussing its design flaws. Although the glass back might look and feel great, it certainly doesn’t help with durability or handling. It’s an accident waiting to happen, both …

Don’t use those free headphones? You should

Let me into a little secret, We review a lot of phones and sometimes, just sometimes, we don’t have time to test everything. In the Samsung Galaxy SIII review I looked at the headphones that came in the box, but never actually used them. The same headphones are …

Warm your ears whilst listening to some banging beats

The wife wanted me to take her to one of those festive German Markets this weekend. She wasn’t too please when I pulled into Aldi, but hey – £2.38 for four cans of lager? You can’t argue with that. If you are planning on actually going out to …

Spigen SGP Illuzion for iPhone 5 – Review

Another day, another case review and this time its something a little different. The Spigen SGP Illuzion case is folio style case with slots for credit cards in the front flap. The case I have is black and orange, although a range of colours are available. The case …

Zenus Galaxy Nexus Prestige Carbon Slim Diary Case Review

So, the Nexus 4 has launched but has been rather difficult to get hold of which means that those of us that want to upgrade from the Galaxy Nexus need to wait a while longer. Whilst waiting there is no point in jeopardising your still rather nice device so why …

Spigen SGP Neo Hybrid EX Metal iPhone 5 Case – Review

If you haven’t realised by now, I am somewhat of an accessory addict. I’m always buying accessories for my devices and the iPhone 5 has been no different. My current case du jour is a Neo Hybrid EX Metal from Spigen SGP. Is it any good? You’re about to …

Coolsmartphone Christmas Gift Guide Part 3

Christmas is nearly upon us and sometimes it can be a struggle to find a present to give for that one particular person. Well, struggle no more for we here at Coolsmartphone have teamed up with some of the leading retailers in order to provide you with a …

ZTE Announce worlds smallest 4G LTE datacard

ZTE today announced the upcoming release of the worlds smallest 4G datacard. The ZTE MF823 is only 13mm thick and uses Qualcomms second generation LTE chip platform.  It is around one third the thickness of the current crop of data cards. The card has already launched in Kazakhstan …

Sony Ericsson Liveview Smartwatch £19.99 For Limited time at Expansys

The deal of the day today at Expansys is an absolute corker…. For the bargain basement price of £19.99 you can bag yourself a Sony Ericsson Liveview Smartwatch. The SonyEricsson Liveview Smartwatch  lets you check your Android phone without taking it out of your pocket. Acting as a second …

Gear4 Flipcase for iPhone 5 – Review

I’ve been reviewing and using snap on style cases for the last few weeks and decided it was time for a change. So for the last little while I have been using the Gear4 Flipcase, a leather wallet style case for the iPhone 5. Lets start with how …

The first real smartwatch ?

If you’re visiting us then you’re going to want one thing and one thing only. A watch. Yes, a watch. Wait, this isn’t any normal watch. This is the hotly anticipated I’m Watch, a smartwatch running a custom version of Android. It’s got 4GB of Flash, 128MB of …

Coolsmartphone and RHA Competition Giveaway

On Sunday 25th November we reviewed the rather good RHA 200 Headphones. Now we here at Coolsmartphone have teamed up with RHA in order to bring you something rather special. We have not 1, not 2 but 3 sets of the RHA200’s to give away to 3 lucky …

RHA CA-200 Headphones review

After listening to and reviewing the rather good RHA MA350 earphones and knowing that not everybody likes in ear buds, I thought I would take a look at another RHA product but this time a pair of headphones – the RHA CA-200s. The RHA CA200’s are a bit …

Coolsmartphone Christmas Gift Guide

Christmas is nearly upon us and sometimes it can be a struggle to find a present to give for that one particular person. Well, struggle no more for we here at Coolsmartphone  have teamed up with some of the leading retailers in order to provide you with a …