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Astropad Launches 'Bookcase' for Turning an iPhone Into an E-Reader
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I love this part of their self-review (https://astropad.com/blog/my-honest-thoughts-on-bookcase/):
"And it’s a great travel companion because I don’t need to pack a separate device like a Kindle."
Yeah, no separate device, except for the separate device.
"And it’s a great travel companion because I don’t need to pack a separate device like a Kindle."
Yeah, no separate device, except for the separate device.
If someone here buys this, I will refund them the $40 to buy themselves 2 educational books on how to increase intelligence.
THAT'S what that is. I kept staring at it thinking it looked familiar. Thank you.
That's hilarious--Mr. Coffee actually made a "Mrs. Tea" tea pot for a number of years.
I saw they are having a clearance sale over at Humane
Not sure who is buying that at this point
Faster and more rewarding to literally burn money in your fireplace
If the strips on the left and right allowed you to tap to go back and forth through a book, it 'might' have been useful... but just seems bananas to me.
I have a mild case of repetitive strain injury - going on 15 years - and am curious about how this form factor feels to hold for long periods. Instead of having a big Plus or Pro Max phone, i have the iPhone 12 mini because it is also the lightest phone to hold, and i don't use it a lot, preferring either a tablet i can rest in my lap or something with a keyboard.
I wonder if it is useful, too, for folks that might have other disabilities that affect their hands- maybe folks with arthritis or shaky hands from another illness.
From a completely different vantage point, the design is kind of campy-- if you've seen the extra huge silicon cases that often increase phone sizes to roughly this dimension (and often taller) then you know what i'm talking about.
I wonder if it is useful, too, for folks that might have other disabilities that affect their hands- maybe folks with arthritis or shaky hands from another illness.
From a completely different vantage point, the design is kind of campy-- if you've seen the extra huge silicon cases that often increase phone sizes to roughly this dimension (and often taller) then you know what i'm talking about.
I made one just like this a while back as a simple project.
Just grab 2 x £10 notes and role them long ways into tubes to form the sides. For the back use 2 x £5 notes laid flat with the ends slightly rolled into the £10 tubes. Coat the whole thing in clear epoxy (£1) and allow to cure.
For the pro edition you can even add some magnets and a charging cable to achieve the full £40 effect.
With the clear epoxy design everyone will know what you did with the money and judge you accordingly.
Just grab 2 x £10 notes and role them long ways into tubes to form the sides. For the back use 2 x £5 notes laid flat with the ends slightly rolled into the £10 tubes. Coat the whole thing in clear epoxy (£1) and allow to cure.
For the pro edition you can even add some magnets and a charging cable to achieve the full £40 effect.
With the clear epoxy design everyone will know what you did with the money and judge you accordingly.