popSLATE 2
Ever wanted to turn your iPhone 6/s into
the YotaPhone 2 for some reason? Now you can – popSLATE's ingenious case adds
protection, a battery pack, and a second 4.7-inch monochrome e-ink display to
the back of your iPhone. The team seems to have put in quite a bit of thought
into the case, for the secondary screen is used to the best of its potential.
Once connected to your device, the
screen shows iOS widgets, customized dashboards, RSS feeds, your digital wallet
(with tickets, loyalty cards, and boarding passes), lists (to-do, groceries,
etc), clock faces, a wallpaper, and a cool animated "living canvas"
that progressively draws an image as if it's a drawing creating itself in
real-time. Controlling the screen is done with three capacitive touch
navigation keys, and the display itself is curved in a subtle, but cool way.
One can also use the screen as an
archetypal ebook reader, taking advantage of the e-ink display's proficiency in
displaying characters without straining your eyes and eating up battery.
Speaking of the latter, the case features a battery pack that's able to charge
your iPhone on the fly for up to 9 hours of extra talk time. By taking
advantage of the second screen for the many activities that can be carried out
through it, you will also be able to save more electrons for intense tasks like
gaming and photography.
The popSLATE 2 for iPhone 6/6s is
already sold out, but you can still grab one for your iPhone 6 Plus or 6s Plus
for US$ 129. The case is sold in black, gray, and white.
