[Galaxy Book2 Pro Series “How To”] 2 Enjoy More Extensive Ecosystem and Productivity Experiences – Samsung Global Newsroom
At a time when laptop flexibility and performance are more important than ever, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Book2 Pro series redefines the standards for next-level lightweight computing, offering consumers a versatile laptop that is both powerfully fast and powerfully secure.
In the second installment of this three-part “How To” series, Samsung Newsroom will be exploring the range of powerful ecosystem and productivity features that Samsung made sure to pack the Galaxy Book2 Pro series with in order to empower you to do more with your connected devices.
Double the Screen, Double the Productivity With Second Screen
Second screen lets you transform your Galaxy tablet1 into an additional display for your Galaxy Book2 Pro series, super-charging your workflow regardless of the task.
By simply opening Second screen from your tablet’s Quick Panel and then selecting your tablet in the Second screen app on your Galaxy Book2 Pro series PC, you can harness either Duplicated mode for more precise editing of a document on your tablet, or Extended mode for full screen support and total control over the two screens at once.
Stay Focused and Connected With Phone Link and Link to Windows
Link to Windows,2 or Microsoft Phone Link, allows you to extend your Galaxy phone experience to your PC. By simply launching the Phone Link app on your Galaxy Book2 Pro series and visiting the Apps menu, you can send and receive messages — and even calls — right from your PC for more seamless working experiences.
Your phone and Link to Windows allow you to access smartphone apps from your computer, even though you do not have the app installed. You can launch up to five Android apps at once on your PC screen to extend the benefits of your Galaxy smartphone to your PC.
The new Recent Apps functionality on the Galaxy Book2 Pro series also allows you to access your most recently-used smartphone apps — all merely a click away from your Windows 11 taskbar.
Control Your Devices More Seamlessly With Multi Control
With Multi Control,3 your inter-device experiences just got so much easier, as the feature lets you harness the keyboard and trackpad of your Galaxy Book2 Pro series for your Galaxy Tab S8 screen. To move the cursor between two screens, simply enable Multi Control.
Furthermore, Multi Control lets you easily copy and paste text and images across devices, and even allows you to drag and drop Gallery photos or files across your devices.
With work and studying from home taking up more of our daily lives, it is essential to be able to take advantage of all the connected devices. With the Galaxy Book2 Pro series, taking control of your ecosystem for more productive workflow experiences just got easier than ever before.
1 Compatible with Galaxy Tab S7, S7+, S7 FE, S8, S8+ and S8 Ultra. 2 Link to Windows is preloaded on select Galaxy devices. Phone Link requires Windows 10 April 2019 Update (or later) for PC and recommends the latest Windows 11. Mobile apps can restrict the content that is shared or require touch screens to allow interaction. Multiple Android applications can be launched simultaneously — up to five at a time — on a Windows 11 PC. 3 The same Samsung Account and turning on Multi Control on both devices is required (Samsung Settings > Advanced features > Multi Control). The devices must be connected to the same Wi Fi network. Samsung Multi Control requires One UI 4. 1 update or later on the Galaxy Tab and Samsung settings v1. 5, Samsung Settings v3. 3 (ARM) or later on the PC.
Upcoming Snapchat parental controls will offer limited opportunities for chat monitoring
Parent company Snap has been slower to offer Snapchat parental controls than other social media apps, but it will be offering parents and guardians limited chat-monitoring capabilities.
Limited because teens will have to approve the monitoring, and because parents won’t be able to see the actual content of messages …
Background
Most social media apps have offered parental controls for some years now, making Snap one of the last major companies to act.
The company said late last year that this would be changing, and the first specific feature was announced in January.
There will be options to limit friend suggestions for teen users so that adult strangers won’t find these accounts easily […] Snapchat will no longer show 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts as suggestions to other users unless they have a certain number of friends in common. This won’t stop strangers from adding teenagers on the social network, but it will certainly make it harder for them to chat with teens they don’t know […]
This move comes as part of Snapchat’s efforts to combat the “fentanyl epidemic,” as the social network has been accused of failing to prevent “drug-related content.”
It was yesterday reported that social media apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok are now the primary method for illegal drug purchases by teenagers and young adults.
“Social media is almost exclusively the way they get the pills,” said Morgan Gire, district attorney for Placer County, Calif., where 40 people died from fentanyl poisoning last year.
Additional Snapchat parental controls
TechCrunch reports on a new Family Center feature spotted by a market intelligence company.
According to new screenshots of Snapchat’s forthcoming Family Center shared with TechCrunch by the product intelligence firm Watchful, the new Family Center feature allows parents to see who their teen is friends with on the app. This is useful for parents because, unlike many social networks, Snapchat’s friend lists aren’t public.
Parents will also have visibility into who their teen has chatted with over the past seven days — but not the contents of those conversations. The screenshots additionally explain that parents will be able to assist their teen in reporting abuse and harassment, if needed.
The parental control feature works by allowing parents to invite their teen (or teens) to the new in-app Family Center in order to begin the monitoring. The recipient of that invitation has the option of either accepting or declining the invitation.
The piece also stresses that the final Family Center launched by Snap may differ from the initial version seen here.
What’s your take?
Where teens are concerned, it’s always a difficult balancing act, between respecting the privacy of teenagers and protecting them from harm.
Some might accuse Snap of doing the least it could possibly get away with here, while others will take the view that if your teens decline to accept your invitation to opt in, then you have bigger problems than the way they use an app.
What’s your view? If you’re a parent, please share your thoughts in the comments.
Framework takes the modular laptop dream a step closer to reality
Laptops allowed us to take our computers anywhere with us, but there was a price to pay for their portability and compactness. These notebooks are lighter and thinner than their desktop counterparts. Most of the parts have been soldered and fixed, which prevents any piecemeal replacements or upgrades. For years, laptop users have been dreaming of portable computers that were easy to repair and easy to upgrade, and for years, manufacturers have been promising that. None of the big names have been able to pull it off, though, but an upstart startup seems to be on the cusp of success. Framework has just unveiled its second-generation modular laptop, but the excitement is more about the announcement than the actual product.
From a technical and design perspective, the new Framework Laptop is definitely worthy of being called an “upgrade.” It makes a full jump to Intel’s current 12th-gen Alder Lake processor from last year’s inaugural release. New laptops feature a stronger and more refined top cover. They switch to full CNC manufacturing, which provides greater rigidity than the traditional aluminum forming process. Framework has delivered on its promise when it launched the first laptop.
Those who own the existing 11th-gen Intel Core models can upgrade to the latest Intel processor just by buying a new mainboard. If, however, they aren’t satisfied with the somewhat flimsy top cover of last year’s Framework Laptop, they can upgrade only that or upgrade both at the same time by buying an Upgrade Kit combo. Those who never owned a Framework Laptop have the option to buy a pre-built machine or a DIY kit that lets the buyer choose the exact modules they want and install their own operating system of choice.
Just as important is the fact that the company sells these pieces by themselves as well as Expansion Cards like the PCI-E cards of old. In fact, the announcement also reveals a new 2. 5 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card that will be joining the roster soon. Framework Laptop is able to handle both card readers and DisplayPort. And, of course, you can also upgrade or replace the RAM, the screen, or even some cables, which are all sold by Framework directly.
Although everyday laptop users won’t be too excited about this news, it’s a very bold move toward making the laptop ecosystem better for everyone. This is the first modular laptop that has managed to reach a second generation to fulfill its promises, which means it’s really the first that will allow owners to upgrade to newer hardware just by buying the parts they need rather than the whole. You will, of course, require some knowledge on how to take things apart and put them back together again, but Framework also provides guides for those.
Having a modular laptop also means having an easily repairable laptop, which goes a long way in extending the life of the device and delaying the time it will become landfill material. It is now unclear if this business model can be sustained. The Framework Laptop is still in its infancy, and it might take a few more generations before it can be considered stable or even profitable. Hopefully, the company will stick around long enough to change the laptop landscape and push bigger manufacturers in a similar direction.
MacBook Pro stage light lawsuit dismissed; court said Apple didn’t have to disclose the flaw
A class action lawsuit against Apple for the so-called MacBook Pro stage light issue has been dismissed, the court ruling that Apple had no legal obligation to disclose the design flaw.
An earlier court upheld part of the claim against Apple, while dismissing a second element …
The MacBook Pro stage light issue
Some owners of MacBook Pro models made in 2016-2018 reported a two-part problem with the displays, which occur after some period of use.
The first symptom is uneven backlighting at the bottom of the screen, reminiscent of stage lighting – hence the stage light nickname. Later, some reported that the backlighting failed altogether.
iFixit found that the problem was due to a design change Apple made with Touch Bar models of the MacBook Pro.
The problem, says the company, is caused by Apple using much thinner ribbon cables instead of the thicker wires used in previous generation MacBook Pro models.
The current generation of MacBook Pro laptops uses flexible ribbon cables to connect the display to a display controller board beneath the Touch Bar. These cables wrap over the board, where they’re secured by a pair of spring-loaded covers—and they’re subjected to the stress of bending with every opening and closure of the laptop. Within a seemingly short time, those cables are starting to fatigue and tear. The backlight cable is generally the first to go, producing the infamous “stage light” symptoms, and eventually giving out entirely when the laptop is opened more than about 40°.
When it first debuted, the design seemed fine. But as always, the devil is in the details. Apple opted for thin, fragile flex cables as opposed to the beefier wire cables used in previous designs that could be routed through the hinge instead of wrapped around it, helping mitigate the stress of repeated openings and closings.
Normally, said iFixit, a replacement ribbon cable would cost just $6 if done as a DIY repair. But because Apple made the ribbon cable part of the display assembly, it cannot be replaced, requiring a complete new display unit, costing $600.
Apple responded by offering a service program for 2016 13-inch models, but – bizarrely – not for 15-inch ones.
Class action lawsuit
Because the 15-inch model was not covered by the free repair program, a class action lawsuit was filed in which Apple was accused of continuing to sell the design without informing customers of the defective design.
A judge ruled that it could not be claimed that Apple actively hid the problem from customers, but did allow the lawsuit to proceed on the basis that omitting to inform customers could amount to ‘fraudulent omission.’
However, Patently Apple reports that a court has now ruled that Apple had no duty in law to disclose the issue.
Apple defeated an appeal to revive a would-be class action over allegedly defective MacBook Pro displays, after the Ninth Circuit said Thursday that the company had no duty to disclose the flaw.
The lawsuit alleged that MacBook Pro models released after 2016 were designed with cables that are too short and eventually fail with ordinary wear and tear. The plaintiffs claimed violations California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law.
The lawsuit also alleged fraudulent concealment under a common law theory, and violations of deceptive trade statutes in Washington, Florida, New Jersey, Michigan, Alaska, Missouri, Massachusetts, and Texas.
Qualcomm announced the next flagship Snapdragon platform today – the Qualcomm 8475 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ mobile chipset. The Plus models of these chipsets are overclocked variants of vanilla ones, but this upgrade offers more than normal.
The highlights of the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ platform include improved CPU and GPU performance, as well as a new Spectra ISP, premium Snapdragon Sound, and more power efficient NPU computing.
Let’s start with the CPU and GPU updates. According to Qualcomm, the SD 8 Gen 1+ offers 10% faster CPU performance and 10% faster GPU clock over the SD 8 Gen 1. But what’s quite impressive is the expected 30% better power efficiency of the two – this is a result of the TSMC’s more efficient fabrication process. Indeed, Qualcomm has replaced Samsung with TSMC for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ manufacturing.
The most notable improvements in the gaming department are the Volumetric rendering support and the improved power efficiency, which should offer up to 1-hour extra gaming time compared to the regular SD 8 Gen 1 on a similar setup (display, RAM, battery).
The improved Spectra ISP now supports 8K HDR video capturing, as well as Bokeh effects and Face tracking simultaneously. The supported HDR format is HDR10+ with 10-bit color.
Qualcomm has bragged a lot about the improved AI performance – now up to 20% improvement per watt. What this means is that instead of more power, the AI Engine is now uses 20% less power than on the SD 8 Gen 1. The AI Engine has a lead role in the real-time bokeh effects, among many other uses.
So, long story short, the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ offers a bit faster performance as far as CPU and GPU speeds are concerned. But the most important update is the vastly improved power efficiency – 30% for CPU and GPU, 20% for AI, and an overall 15% in compound use. According to the official numbers, this allows for 1 extra hour of gaming, 88 more minutes of streaming, or 25 extra minutes of 5G video chat.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ at a glance:
Chipset: Qualcomm SD8475 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ (4 nm TSMC)
ISP: Qualcomm Spectra with 8K HDR10+ video, Simultaneous Bokeh and Face tracking.
Misc: Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec (WCD9385).
And here comes the fun part. We received a special ROG Engineering device from Asus, which has the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ inside. This isn’t a device that will be sold, and it doesn’t mean we are getting something unannounced or mysterious. It’s an engineering device made to showcase Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ capabilities.
An apparent iPhone eSIM bug is randomly deactivating iMessage and FaceTime. Sometimes, installing a physical SIM seems to work best.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman experienced the issue with T-Mobile, but others report they’ve experienced the same issue with other carriers …
What is an eSIM and what are its benefits?
An eSIM is a chip built into the iPhone motherboard. Apple first brought eSIMs to the iPhone with the launch of the iPhone XR and XS in 2018.
eSIMs have two main benefits. They allow for easier set-up and two numbers to be used on the same phone. As of the iPhone 13, Apple removed the need for a physical SIM even with two numbers.
iPhone eSIM bug
Gurman tweeted his experience of having to resort to obtaining a physical SIM after other troubleshooting steps failed.
There is a very nasty iPhone and @TMobile bug where iMessage and FaceTime for a device’s phone number will randomly deactivate and there is no way to reactivate it. I found that a physical SIM card was the only way to solve this problem. This is a very disappointing problem.
Thank you to the T-Mobile store rep who was able to quickly activate a physical SIM for my phone. This shouldn’t have been a problem in the first instance. According to them, other people had brought in the same problem and Apple couldn’t resolve it.
I’ll also add that T-Mobile was the one who contacted me directly, and not Apple. I had to accept that Apple wouldn’t be able to resolve the problem. There isn’t any troubleshooting they’d offer that I didn’t already try.
Others have reported experiencing the same thing – or being unable to activate iMessage and FaceTime in the first place – with other carriers.
Had the exact same problem, but with @Verizon. I was using eSIM, and iOS 15. 4 legit broke iMessage and FaceTime. To fix the iMessage problem, I had to remove the eSIM from my phone and contact Verizon. Not a T-Mobile problem, but an iOS 15. 4 bug.
This happened to me while I was in India using Airtel. It kept showing the message that it could not be activated after I tried everything. It worked after I swapped the sim cards.
A solution that worked for some is either to deactivate and reactivate the eSIM, or to activate a new one.
A second solution suggested by others is to delete your eSIM from the iPhone, and then set it up again. But that’s complex for most people and shouldn’t need to ever to be done. Not being able to send and receive texts is obviously not ideal. Not “it just works.”
Last week my esim for T-Mobile on my 13 pro max in the middle of the day deactivated itself and in settings kept trying to reactivate but said no service and esim said phone not allowed. After they tried many other methods that didn’t work, including asking me to reset my network settings, I had to contact T-Mobile. None of these worked.
The tech support team after reissuing esim at least 3 different times the new one finally activated a half hour later. Upon the new esim being activated it created issues with the line itself. I had to call back the next day and they then had to unregister my line from the phone plan and link it back to the plan.
The issue has been occurring since at least iOS 15. 4, but it’s as yet unclear whether this was the earliest instance.
Have this happened to you?
Have you ever experienced this? Please share your iOS version and the carrier with us in the comments.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ may be the new default flagship chipset in the Android world but we also got a new midrange option with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The new 4nm platform brings several firsts to the SD 7 series including Qualcomm’s dedicated AI Engine, up to 200MP image capture and Android Ready SE for e-money solutions.
A Kryo CPU cluster clocked at up to 2. 4Ghz alongside the Adreno 662 GPU sit at the heart of the new SoC. Qualcomm claims the new chip handles graphics 20% faster than the outgoing Snapdragon 778G while AI tasks are said to perform 30% better on the new platform.
Adreno Frame Motion Engine is claimed to double framerates in games while maintaining the same power consumption as the SD 778G. The new chip can handle up to 16GB LP-DDR5 RAM.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 key specs
SD 7 Gen 1 also gets the Snapdragon X62 5G modem capable of 4. 4 Gbps download speeds with dual standby 5G connectivity on both (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes. WiFi 6E is also on board as is Bluetooth 5. 3 with Snapdragon Sound and aptX support.
Qualcomm Spectra triple ISP brings support for up to 200MP photo capture and 4K HDR video recording. 10-bit HEIC photo capture and HEVC video recording are also possible here. The Android SE and Trusted management Engine are another first. They promise optimal security for wallets and digital keys.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 infographic
The first batch of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 phones are expected to arrive in a few weeks’ time from a broad range of makers. Oppo’s Reno8 Pro is expected to be the first phone on the market with the new chipset when it gets announced on May 23.
Apple display supplier BOE may lose all iPhone 14 orders after trying to cheat
The problems faced by tertiary Apple display supplier BOE appear to have gone from bad to worse, according to a new report. The company is now in danger of losing all orders for the iPhone 14.
Too many of the company’s displays were failing to pass quality control checks, and BOE reportedly tried to solve this by quietly changing the specs – without telling Apple …
Background
Chinese display manufacturer BOE was only ever third-placed in Apple’s supply chain, behind Samsung and LG, but was still hoping to make as many as 40M OLED screens this year for a range of iPhone models.
BOE hit two problems, however, which put this number in doubt. First, it was struggling to buy enough display driver chips. As we noted previously, these are one of the worst-hit components in the global chip shortage.
The global chip shortage was created by a mix of factors. These include increased demand for technology during the pandemic, COVID-related production disruption, and a growing demand for chips by car-makers; as cars rely on increasing numbers of microprocessor units.
The biggest issue is not with CPUs and GPUs, but far more mundane chips like display drivers and power management systems. These relatively low-tech chips are used in a huge number of devices, including Apple ones.
Second, BOE was experiencing poor yield rates – the proportion of units that passed quality control.
Yield rates are always a challenge for Apple suppliers, as the company’s specs are often tighter than those set by other smartphone makers. Even Samsung Display, which has the most-advanced OLED manufacturing capabilities, has at times had yield rates as low as 60% for iPhone displays.
Apple display supplier BOE tried to cheat
BOE was apparently experiencing such low yields that it decided to cheat, by quietly lowering the specs on the iPhone displays it made.
Specifically, reports TheElec, it changed the circuit width of the film transistors, presumably making them thicker, and thus easier to manufacture. Unfortunately for BOE, that didn’t go unnoticed by Apple.
The company was caught having changed the circuit width of the thin film transistors on the OLED panels it made for iPhone 13 earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said.
This was done without Apple’s approval in a likely bid to increase the yield rate, they said.
BOE tried to explain its actions, but it seems Apple was understandably unimpressed.
The Chinese display panel sent a C-level executive and employees to Apple’s headquarters following the incident to explain why they changed the circuit width of the transistors.
They also asked the iPhone maker to approve the production of OLED panels for iPhone 14, but didn’t receive a clear response from Apple, they also said.
Cupertino seems poised to give the order for around 30 million OLED panels it intended to give BOE before the incident to Samsung Display and LG Display instead.
Samsung remains the lead supplier, and is expected to make all of the higher-specced displays for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models.
Honor 70 and 70 Pro appear in official renders, live shots
The Honor 70 series is arriving on May 30, and today the company shared official images of the vanilla version on its website with official renders in all four colors. In addition, the device also appeared in live shots, sitting next to the Honor 70 Pro, revealing minor changes in design that will make it easier to differentiate both versions.
Honor 70 and Honor 70 Pro
The Honor 70 and Honor 70 Pro will have a triple-camera setup. The Pro appears to have its shooters on an elevated island, while the vanilla has the cameras in two circles. Also, the more premium phone will be slightly bigger, which has been the case with the previous two generations of number series.
Honor 70
Both the Honor 70 and Honor 70 Pro will have USB-C port, skip the 3.5 mm audio jack, and offer fancy and traditional color options for the domestic audience. Specs-wise we expect a new 54MP camera sensor that’s 1/1.49” in size and is made by Sony.
Top 10 Apple watch accessories to give your smartwatch the powerpacked upgrade it deserves
Currently, the Apple Watch is the most popular watch globally, and this honestly doesn’t come as much of a surprise when you consider the number of people you see jogging or walking on the street with their Apple Watch armed on their wrists. In celebration of this one-of-a-kind watch, and in anticipation of what its latest version may unveil, we’ve curated a collection of nifty accessories that will perfectly complement your beloved Apple Watch. From the most inventive Apple Watch charging dock you’ll ever see to a lightweight and breathable Apple Watch band that mixes comfort and convenience– we’ve put together a range of diverse and interesting Apple Watch accessories that even hardcore Apple lovers will go gaga over!
1. Serafino Luxury’s Apple Watch Cases
For the true watch aficionado who’s spent way too much time around Rolexes and Brietlings and Tag Heuers, this Apple Watch case turns your slick piece of tech into something that looks like a true watch encased in steel with a well-sculpted body and a steel or leather strap to match. Designed by the folks at Serafino Luxury, the case transforms the Apple Watch from tech wearable to Haute Horlogerie. The cases come available in a variety of styles, with metallic and anodized black, blue, and gold finishes to choose from. Depending on the style you choose, you even get a complimentary strap to match the case.
2. The NightWatch
The NightWatch is a pretty simple accessory that enhances your Apple Watch’s abilities. It doesn’t come with its own charger but will let you hook your Apple Watch’s charger into it. Once assembled, you can easily slide your Apple Watch into its unique design, and that calibrated glass lens on the front enlarges the screen like a magnifying glass would, making numbers much more visible when your watch is in Nightstand mode. It comes with a patented system that even lets you tap the glass surface to ‘wake’ up your Apple Watch’s display, so you can read the time clearly… and when your watch’s alarm begins ringing, special acoustic channels designed in the NightWatch charging dock’s base help amplify your watch’s audio, making that alarm much louder.
3. The Baseus Let’’s go Watch Band
This Apple Watch strap has a smart design that reduces the contact area with the skin to not hinder in any way with athletic activities while still being able to do all the health and fitness tracking to perfection. The design of the strap is such that it lets the wearer adjust the length to millimeter detail – something that every wearable strap can sometimes disappoint with. Especially for users who are very finicky about their wearables. Most of all, the watch band maintains a very high level of comfort and convenience, even with long hours of wearing.
4. The ActionBand
While we use our Apple Watches outside of the gym, keeping an eye on our workout’s progress with activity tracking always helps to push our limits. Designing a new wristband made specifically for working out with your Apple Watch, Apple-inspired design group Twelve South created the ActionBand, a sweatband that can hold your Apple Watch. When working out, our grips make all the difference. So when sweat comes into play, a tight grip around dumbbells, barbells, and kettlebells becomes harder to maintain. No one wants to lose out on activities that might close our rings though, so Twelve South developed a solution.
5. The Wristfit
Elago’s products are just sensible and help you use your Apple products more efficiently. Take for instance the Wristfit, a band for your Apple Watch that lets you conveniently dock your Airpods in them too. At the time of their release, the Airpods were criticized for being too ‘easy to lose’. This spawned a wide variety of products like the Elago Airpods strap that helped you secure your expensive earpieces in place, eliminating the danger of losing them. The Wristfit is another such ‘sensible’ product that simply gives you the ability to dock your Airpods on your Apple Watch. Keeping them in a place that’s easy to access, the Wristfit secures the Watch around your wrist, and the Airpods right on the strap like a sort of holster for your earphones. Push them right in when you’re not using them and you won’t have to worry about them at all.
6. Satechi’s Magnetic Dock
Like all of Satechi’s products, the USB-C Magnetic Charging Dock comes with Apple-certified MFI charging and works across all generations of the Apple Watch. The dock plugs right into the side of the iPad Pro or the MacBook Pro, although you could just as easily use it with any power bank too. The sleek aluminum design does a pretty good job of blending in with Apple’s design language, while inbuilt magnets securely hold onto your watch as it charges, allowing you to dock your iPad on a stand without worrying about the watch slipping or falling off. Neat, eh? Maybe you could even use it as a small extended display too, running a timer, your clock, or the weather app right beside your screen as you work or browse the web!
7. Colors
Colors, a protective case design for Apple Watches from SwitchEasy, comes with four different cases and colors. Available in black, abyss blue, starlight, and army green, each one of the different colors has its own energy and gives your Apple Watch a whole new personality. Each case is compatible with the Apple Watch strap lock design and comes with screen-raised-edges to ensure total, shockproof protection. The cases are also easy to strap into place. Following a similar assembly method to traditional iPhone cases, users just slide their bare Apple Watch into the Colors case and it locks into place.
8. The hardgraft Collectors Watch case
The hardgraft Collectors Watch case is an artisanal leather product that will your store smartwatch in style! The case features a soft Alcantara lining on the inside and is padded as well. The exterior of the case boasts vegetable-tanned Italian leather and a scratch-free zipper. Its round compact form not only stores your watch well but also makes it super easy to carry around. It is available in three elegant color options – Classic, Coal, and Off Grey. It’s a functional + stylish product to give your Apple Watch the protection it deserves!
9. The PITAKA MagEZ Slider
Meet the PITAKA MagEZ Slider. It’s a charger. No, wait. It’s a wireless charger. Uh, hold on. It’s a wireless charger with MagSafe capabilities. Oh, let me say that again. It’s a wireless charger with MagSafe capabilities that also has a built-in detachable power bank and can charge your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Simultaneously. Over the course of its existence, PITAKA’s worked to fundamentally make Apple’s products better by designing highly functional charging accessories for them. The MagEZ Slider, however, feels like a culmination of all that work. A wireless charger designed to work with your phone, watch, and TWS earbuds, the MagEZ Slider is a compact little number that’s perfectly sized to sit on any tabletop surface while simultaneously ensuring that your workspace isn’t cluttered with different wires and dongles.
10. The 2 in 1 Apple Devices Charging Stand
Inspired by the daily sunrise, industrial designer Taesung Yoon has thought of the 2 in 1 Apple Devices Charging Stand (yes, that’s the name of this accessory) that does what it says. Designed after feedback from the data-driven research and realizing what people actually want in their unified Apple charging stand, this accessory has been cleverly designed for form and function. The charging stand’s vertical stance with a slightly arched top means that the iPhone sits comfortably without the fear of accidentally toppling it over with an accidental shove. Likewise, the possibility of using it for watching multimedia content is also there.
