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For portrait pictures you’ll need to prevent the lid from covering the camera sensor and in landscape mode holding the front flap whilst trying to balance the phone is far too fidgety, though of course this is an issue with most folio-style cases. While the Dot View case might save your screen from fingerprint smudges it doesn’t prevent the perforated lid from leaving its smudgy mark. The display often looks grubby where the case presses up against it so you’ll find yourself rubbing it on your shirt or with a cleaning cloth regularly. HTC Dot View case: Features Currently, there’s really only a handful of things the Dot View case can do and they are all largely based around the M8’s core features.
The lack of third party app support including Google’s own native applications is disappointing. HTC has made the software available as an app so there’s clearly potential for future updates enabling you to interact with Twitter or Facebook feeds. What you can do at the moment is receive email notifications, schedule reminders, see weather updates all by simply making a very deliberate double tap on the front of the case or by pressing the standby button.
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The M8 then displays the dot matrix-style interface through the case. It can also display volume level although you still need to actually touch the volume rocker to activate it. The most interesting feature is the gesture support to deal with incoming calls. When someone rings you, the screen will flash up with the contact and the option to swipe up to answer and swipe down to reject the call.
Thanks to the proximity sensors in the phone, you can take the call without opening the case. Verdict There’s very little to complain about the Dot View case in terms of the HTC One M8 features that it does work with. It responds well to gestures for answering or rejecting phone calls and taking a call with the cover on doesn’t dramatically impact on the call quality. The dot matrix UI definitely has a real retro charm about it, but there’s some obvious design issues that can make it a chore to use. It’s difficult to see the notifications in bright sunlight for example and our issues with the snap back hinge, especially when taking pictures, can be frustrating. Covering the M8’s metal body up with plastic instead of something more lavish just feels wrong as well.
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Like Samsung’s S View case, the Dot View is a nice concept, but adding greater third-party app support would go some way to justifying paying more than £30 for it. For the same amount of money you could get a more protective case or one that doesn’t entirely hide away the M8’s great design. MORE: 5 HTC One M8 cases Tried and Tested ONOCTOBER 10, 2013EDIT "JABRA TOUR REVIEW | TRUSTED REVIEWS" Jabra Tour Review | Trusted Reviews What is the Jabra Tour? The Jabra Tour is the answer to several problems.
It’s a Bluetooth 3.0 hands-free speakerphone that clips onto your car’s sun visor. It lets you make and receive calls, can act as a speaker for clearer GPS instructions and supports most phone’s voice control systems. It also supports two simultaneous Bluetooth connections, so you can pair more than one phone. That’s a lot of boxes ticked for £85. Jabra Tour: Design & Setup There’s nothing remarkable about the Jabra Tour’s design, but everything is as it needs to be. Volume controls flank each side of the bottom edge, there’s a call button at the top and a button on the silver ring in the middle activates your phone’s voice controls.
It clips securely onto your sun visor, and there’s even a mic mute button on one side. It’s all very neat and tidy. It’s incredibly easy to setup, too. Unlike many Bluetooth devices that rely on a variety of unintelligible flashing lights and noises to tell you things, the Jabra Tour has voice guidance.
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