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HTC Desire HD Case – PO S550 Review

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The Desire HD is the latest Android super-phone from Taiwanese manufactures HTC. Despite only just being released, the phone is proving immensely popular with its 4.3” screen and 1 GHz Snapdragon processor.  With such a large phone, the risk of it getting scratched increase – which is where the official HTC Desire HD Pouch comes in.

As it’s made for the Desire HD by HTC themselves, you know it’s going to be a perfect fit. In fact, the fit is a bit tight to start, but after a week or so using it you’ll be sliding it in and out with no problems. To aid removal from the case, HTC have integrated a pull tab mechanism, which means you’ll never be fiddling with the pouch when an important call comes in. The ribbon has a nice silky feel, and is firmly secured to both the case and the leather tab so it’s not going to break any time soon.

The case is genuine leather, so you know the quality is good. It is machine stitched, but it’s very neat and right at the edges of the case, so you get full use of the internal dimensions. On the front of the case is an engraved HTC logo, which while not serving any particular purpose, still looks good!

So if you’re looking for a way to protect your HTC Desire HD while it’s in transit, look no further than the PO S550 pouch. It’s stylish to look at, functional in design, and offers all around coverage against scratches and minor impacts.

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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Barnes & Noble Release Colour E-Book Reader – But Can it Beat the Kindle?

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

On Tuesday, Barnes and Noble released their most impressive step into the e-book reader market yet, with the first colour reader available from a major brand.  But is it good enough to compete with the Kindle?  Many market analysts seem to think that could indeed be the case.

The Nook Color is about the same size as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and boasts a 7 inch 1024×600 LCD touch-screen display with 16 million colours.   It also comes with 8GB of storage space (that’s enough to hold over 6000 books, magazines and newspapers) and microSD capabilities if you need more, built-in speaker, headphone jack, built-in WiFi and social media integration, allowing you to update your Facebook and Twitter statuses with ease.

On the down-side, though, it doesn’t come with 3G, and whilst the Kindle can go weeks without needing to be charged up, the Nook Color can last only eight hours before petering out.

Still no word on when the Nook and the Nook Color will be available within the UK, and if you want to get your hands on it it looks like it’ll have to be an import job.

So unless the Nook gets a UK release date soon, the Kindle still looks like the best bet all round for UK e-book readers.

Do visit our sister site GearZap if you’re a keen Kindler and looking for any of these accessories and peripheries:

Kindle cover
Kindle case
Kindle light

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Top 3 Cases for the HTC Desire HD

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

The much coveted HTC Desire HD finally launched a couple of weeks ago, and it seems that the rush to grab one has been pretty full on, with Vodafone telling customers that they’re already working with limited stock.

Personally, I’m not quite decided between the HTC Desire HD and the HTC Desire Z yet – I’m quite attached to the idea of a physical QWERTY keyboard – so you can expect a blog-post comparing the two quite soon as I try to sort through my thoughts!

We’re currently expecting to offer the SIM free HTC Desire HD from the beginning of November, priced at £459.96, and pre-orders can be placed now on the website.

We’ve also been busy sourcing tons of HTC Desire HD cases and accessories ready for the SIM free lauch, and these have been coming into stock in dribs and drabs.  But it won’t be long to wait now until all the accessories (not to mention the handset itself) arrive in stock, and we’re expecting them to fly off the shelves, so it might be an idea to pre-order pretty sharpish if you want to get your hands on them.

Here’s our top three choices of case for the Desire HD:

Flexishield Skin for the HTC Desire HD

1. Flexishield Skin for the HTC Desire HD

Our best value case, the Flexishield is similar to a crystal case but with the durability and flexibility of silicone.  That keeps the phone protected from knocks and bumps, without adding too much bulk to the handset – something that you certainly don’t need, as the Desire HD is so large already.

Case-Mate Barely There Case for HTC Desire HD – Silver

2. Case-Mate Barely There Case for HTC Desire HD – Silver

The Case-Mate range is available in a variety of sedate but stylish covers, giving your phone more personality whilst keeping it looking tasteful.  The case wraps tightly around the phone, emphasising rather than hiding its curves, and protects whilst also allowing access to all the ports and buttons that you need.

Piel Frama Case for HTC Desire HD

3. Piel Frama Case for HTC Desire HD

For something a little more costly but high-quality and professional-looking, the Piel Frama is an HTC Desire HD case that is designed to impress.  Each case is made from finest hand-crafted leather, which each case taking a total of 25 days to manufacture from start to finish.  The company also take a lot of care to work within the guidelines for ecological leather manufacturing.

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HTC Desire Z Screen Protector

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

HTC Desire Z Screen Protector

No matter how careful you are, without protection, your screen will get scratched. It’s just one of those things. With this being the case, the simplest way to look after the screen on your HTC Desire Z is to fit a HTC Desire Z Screen Protector.

The only way to truly protect your HTC Desire is with the invisibleSHIELD. This fantastic product is completely invisible so that it protects your screen without spoiling the look of the handset that a case can sometimes do. The urethane plastic that it is manufactured from is so super slim in design that it does not affect the look and feel of the Desire Z’s capacitive touchscreen at all.

HTC Desire Z

Now some screen protectors can be a bit hit and miss – they can scratch with heavy abrasion and can pick up dust if they are not fitted properly. Even then there can be an overlap on the size of the screen compared to the protector. Not so the invisibleSHIELD. Precision cut to size, the screen protector fits your screen snugly and, as the plastic began life in the US Military as a helicopter blade protector, it has self healing properties, allowing the scratches it may pick up to be erased and therefore remoulded into its original clear state.

Having said all of the above and for that extra peace of mind, InvisibleSHIELD are so confident that this screen protector does exactly what it says on the tin, the packaging includes a lifetime replacement guarantee direct from the manufacturer.

(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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HTC’s Holy Trinity of Windows 7 Handsets

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Microsoft’s brand new Windows Phone 7 platform launched yesterday, bringing a ton of exciting new developments with it; perhaps most notably, the integration with Xbox live, letting the user experience console-like gaming on their mobile handset.

Microsoft have been working with a variety of designers, and phones are available at launch from LG, HTC and Samsung.  Since three out of the five handsets available at launch are HTC, though, I’m going to concentrate on those for the moment.

It will certainly prove a big step for HTC, who this year have been on the up and up with a range of high-end, best-selling Android devices (most notably the HTC Desire).

We haven’t managed to get our mitts on the handsets for a proper look at them yet, but it’s only a matter of time as they’re launching across the country this week.  At first glance, the main draw-back to the handsets seems to be that they don’t have a MicroSD card slot, meaning you have to make do with the on-board memory.

HTC 7 Trophy

Here’s a brief low-down of the three:

HTC 7 Mozart

By all accounts, the Mozart is an aesthetically pleasing phone, with Engadget describing it as “classy” and ITPro as “good looking”.  Of the three, this looks to be the definite choice if it’s the media experience you’re after; with integrated Microsoft Zune, you can sync your phone with your PC media library.  Dolby Mobile and SRS WOW HD give you virtual surround sound.  Though the 3.7 inch screen is more than generous, if you’re keen on a more visual experience you’d be better off with bigger brothers the HTC 7 Trophy or 7 HD.

HTC 7 Mozart accessories

HTC 7 Trophy

The Trophy, on the other hand, looks like a great choice for gamers – my little brother’s already salivating over it.  With a 4’3 inch screen and integrated Xbox live, it gives an immersive experience so that you’ll never be away from the action for too long.  On the other hand, we have trouble prising my brother away from the Xbox as it is, so your mileage may vary on whether being able to game wherever you are is a good thing or not!

HTC 7 Trophy accessories

HTC HD7

The HD7 is your own pocket cinematic experience, whether you’re a budding film director or more of a coach potato.  It comes with a 5 megapixel camera and can both shoot and playback video in HD, giving your home movies that professional sheen.  Like the Trophy, the screen is an enormous 4.3 inches, so it’s definitely important to invest in a good HTC HD7 cover.

HTC HD7 accessories

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