The Independent recently published an article highlighting some mobile phone lifehacks, showing you how to turn your phone into a night light, charge it neatly and turn a loo roll into an impromptu speaker. These solutions are clever and work well in a pinch, but they’re a bit naff as well. No one wants used loo roll tubes and cut up water bottles littering their lounge, do they?
That’s why we’re presenting an alternative – 5 handy bits and pieces that are purpose-built to make your mobile live tidier, cleaner and overall better. While you do have to spend a bit of money, you get a nice-looking product that you won’t be ashamed to have lying around the house. These even make nice presents, if you want to get a jump on your Christmas shopping!
Gumbite Stoppi Desktop Cable Manager
This clever cable organiser eliminates the mess of cables sitting on your desk or nightstand. The idea here is to put your various cables – phone chargers, tablet chargers, audio cables – within the Stoppi, and then it’ll keep them in place for you when you unplug your phone. This keeps everything neat and tidy, particularly if you adhere the Stoppi to the back or side of your desk instead of keeping it on top. The holder is made from silicone and can hold pens, cables, headphones and other similarly shaped objects.
X-Power 3-in-1 Speaker, Power Bank and Stand
The X-Power is another handy thing to have around. This is a mobile phone speaker that also serves as a portable charger and a phone stand. Having a speaker is really nice for music and calls, as you get a much clearer and louder sound than any phone’s internal speakers. As well as room-filling sound, the X-Power lives up to its name with a handy reserve of extra power, 4000mAh to be exact. That’s enough to recharge most smartphones to 100% once or twice over; dead handy for a weekend away or a friend who’s run out of charge. And of course, while all of this is going on you can keep your phone in a helpful landscape orientation for watching films, playing games or just keeping an eye on incoming notifications.
Here’s another helpful bob for storing your cables when they’re not in use. The Mi Cable is a vaguely humanoid figure with helpful clefts, of just the size and shape to hold UK plugs, cables, headphones and other such items. The Mi Cable Tidy also holds smaller phones and MP3 players within its grasp, in either landscape or portrait orientations. The Mi Cable Tidy was the best-selling product at the Gadget Show Live event in Birmingham last year, and it’s sure to be a hit in your household too.
Clutchie Boost Power Bank Purse
This clutch has an unusual secret – there’s a portable charger buried within! This allows you to charge your phone in your purse, keeping it powered up throughout the day and night without unsightly wires or being tethered to a wall socket. The battery inside has a 2600mAh capacity and is made by Samsung, ensuring it is both long-lasting and reliable. The charge inside is enough to charge most phones from 0 to 100%.
High Quality Braided Fabric 1m Micro USB Cable
If you’re worried about your cables fraying, then your best bet is to get a cable that is made from a more durable material. These braided fabric cables look good and most importantly last way longer than plastic-coated cables. The cable is also less likely to get tangled while in your pocket.
Conclusion
I hope you’ve found these helpful bits and bobs… well, helpful! If you have any comments or questions you can leave them below, and you can also reach us on social media at the normal places: @mobilefun and Love Your Mobile on Facebook.