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[MOD] DIY TPU Bumper case for the G2x/O2x with Extended Battery

I just posted this in the G2x forums, but I figured you guys might find it useful as well...
I just got a 2800MAH Anker Extended battery from ebay, and unfortunately, my TPU case didn't fit over the extended case back. FatalityBoyZahy suggested that I cut the back of the TPU case off to make it fit, and this is what I did.
What you need:
Generic TPU Case
Xacto Knife/Some sort of Cutting Implement
Patience
Optional:
File
Match/Lighter/Some sort of small controlled flame
What I did was cut the back of the case, a little at a time, until it fit over my phone with the extended battery in. I ended up taking most of the back off before it fit.
I'm not that great with an Xacto, so the cut was bumpy and jaggedy. I used a file to even it out as best I could. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I wanted a clean edge. So, I used matches to melt the cut edge, and when it dried it was a clean, almost factory finish.
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Final thoughts...
I think that It came out pretty well. One thing that I do notice is that the sides dont hug the phone like they used to... I think that this is because the profile is slightly different now and I left a decent amount of material. You could probably fix this if you cut a bit more. Its no big deal and you can still press all the buttons. From a distance, this seems like a manufactured case. You can only tell that it's diy'ed when you look at it from close up. Also, I think that using the file wasn't necessary because if you hold the flame there long enough you should be able to melt it down to be even. But don't hold the flame at one place too long... I had my case catch fire once
Cases are cheap, give it a shot :laugh:

how secure is the case imean it lowers the damage of a fall or it's just like look nice case ?

angarato_surion said:
how secure is the case imean it lowers the damage of a fall or it's just like look nice case ?
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It fits pretty snugly on the phone, so it should be just as secure as using a tpu case (other than the exposed back of course). I haven't dropped it yet thankfully, but it fits on pretty tightly and wouldn't fall off or anything... I'm pretty pleased with how it came out!

Verve Folio Stand for Kindle Fire [ used with Nexus 7 ]

I have seen a lot of questions about cases for the Nexus7. I will contribute with my experience with my Verve Folio Stand for Kindle Fire.
I love this case. Simple as that.
It is like rhino skin on the outside and very short durable soft velvet on the inside that sits against your Nexus. There are elastic straps at the four corner that hold the tablet in place and it grips the Nexus snug without any sliding whatsoever. In fact, you can barely budge it at all once the straps are slipped over the corners. I was very impressed with the ease of popping the nexus in and slipping it out while still maintaining absolute firm hold when in place.
All buttons are accessible with the power button being partially covered by the top right corner strap [ not a bad thing ] and the headphone jack being easily accessible with moving the bottom right corner strap over by a 32nd of an inch.
On the back there is a velvety tight elastic strap that can be flip flopped to the front to hold the case closed and to the back to hold the case open when you need it. The case is very light and the corners stick out slightly farther than the corners of the nexus which makes dropping your nexus on the corners and breaking the screen almost impossible.
There is an engineered fold in the top quarter of the back that allows you to flip the case over and use it as a stand. They were able to do this with almost no addition to the thickness at all. This functions perfectly with the velvety interior staying clean and the rhino skin sitting against the surface of your desk.
I would say the depth of the nexus and the case together is only about an inch. Perfectly acceptable and pleasing to carry around. Because of the leathery outside you don't worry about scratches like on a hard case and you just rub it off to get the dust and garbage off the surface from your daily adventures.
I would say looking at this thing in the store you would only give it maybe 5/10. It doesn't stand out with gimmicks much.
In practice the functionality and the obvious tip top engineering that went into this case to make it as useful as possible while maintaining the lowest possible profile make it more like 9/10+. I don't see myself needing anything "better" or different than what I have here for the life of my Nexus7.
These are random pictures of the case off the net...
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Tesco do a very similar item for £15. FYI.
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[HowTo] Convert the original Asus Nexus 7 Case into a Smart Cover

Hi,
About 2 weeks ago i bought the original asus case for the nexus 7. Unfortunately it is not a smart cover. But with a few mods you can easily convert it into a smart cover which uses the sleep/wake function of the Nexus 7 tablet.
This article is a short tutorial how build such a case without spending a lot of money ...
So, first you should think about a small, thin magnet. I bought some cheap K315 AKG headphones ...
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... and saw that the box has 4 magnets. You can see the small round black magnet in this picture.
This magnet is really thin but its still too big. So, just break it into small pieces and take the best one. Afterwards sand it (in german: abschleifen) and stick it on the case. You can see the right position on the following picture. Thats how it looks afterwards ....
... and ....
...and from the side...
So, now you have a working smart cover which activates the screen when the cover gets opened. Typically you fold the cover to the back which would deactive the screen again. To avoid that you need a thin piece of shim steel. I got mine from a beer coaster During drinking the beer i've worked on the coaster and made it as thin as possible. You can see the result on the follwing picture. Make sure that you put this piece of steel on the right place !! You can test it later with your magnet ...
Finally, after putting the Nexus 7 device back into the case, you can fold the cover to the back without deactivating the screen .....
So, thats it. From now on you just need to open the cover and your Nexus 7 turns on
If you've questions, don't hesitate to ask me

I like this. If I was to do it, I would paint the magnet with some rubber paint to match the colour of the case: http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

Aleemz said:
I like this. If I was to do it, I would paint the magnet with some rubber paint to match the colour of the case: http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip
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Thanks, that's a good idea.
Currently, I am thinking about a more optimized version... The hight of the magnet is so low, that it would be possible to put it to the inner side of the cover in such a way that the magnet is completly absorbed and surrounded by the cover with no contact to the display of the tablet.
Therefore i would need to countersink the cover a little bit for the magnet so that it fits into it. With that solution the magnet would be hidden with no risk to scratch the display. The front cover itself has about twice the high of the magnet. Thats perfect.
But for now, at least the next days, i let it as it is with the solution which i've described in the tutorial. It's a solution with no risk and i could revert it if want to. And it works just perfectly

Review: Melkco Special Edition Kubalt Double layer case for the LG G4

Hello all,
I'm coming at you with another review of a case. This was sent to me from @adamsjordan75 - straight from Hong Kong. The case just arrived and I had the pleasure of opening up the package and installing the case right away. Please see this link for the promotional pictures first:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=835591319823762&id=147941101922124
The package is nicely done. First of all, it does not look cheap. Secondly, it comes with a free screen protector and a cloth cleaner. I'll be honest - I didn't expect it to come with a screen protector, especially since Spigen's screen protector costs something like $11 + shipping. Third, it was shipped in bubble wrapped envelope to protect its goods during shipment. Keep in mind that this case traveled far to get to me, and it arrived in pristine condition.
Please see below for some pictures - will upload attachments via my phone.

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Here are some pictures of the packaging, right out of the box.

Here you can see the clear cut-outs for the microphones, IR blaster, charging port, speaker, flash/sensors, and USB. The front side of the phone is protected by a lip - probably 1mm or so, to prevent the screen from touching the surface (desk, table, ie). The back is TPU/silicone material, so it's grippy, yet soft. In the beginning of the install, I had some trouble getting the phone into place and thought that the fitment was off. However, I carried my phone on a short walk and the silicone eventually wiggled itself in place. You can see from the pictures with the phone installed that the fitment is perfect. The case is not too tight, unlike my Rearth Ringke case, which makes me NOT want to remove the backing to swap batteries because it feels like the phone/back will crack every time I take the case off.
This case was on carrymobile.com, but as I am unable to locate a link there, I will link you all to Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...field-keywords=melkco+g4&rh=i:aps,k:melkco+g4
I plan to update my review in a few days, as I'd like to get some usage in before giving a review on that.

Looks like it might be a good one to grab. Looking forward to your update

I had the pleasure of using this for a few more days on my vacation. The case is fairly easy to clean, especially since I got it dirty repeatedly because of my attempts to take pictures of food while eating with my hands. The case comes off easily when you want it to, allowing you to access the sdcard or to swap the battery. I made use of this feature many many times in the past few days.
Definitely a thumbs up for this case.

Supcase Armband case for running/exercise

I picked up the Supcase armband case from Amazon since it has openings for all the features of the phone so you can still use it during a workout (Camera, audio jack, spen, fingerprint reader). The case material is a very thin flexible rubber but when put onto the phone actually feels pretty solid with a good fit. Due to how light this phone is, when attached to your arm it does not bounce around much at all though I thought it might initially. The strap loops through a slot in the back of the rubber case which could be a point of failure, but that doesn't seem to be much of an issue if the strap is tight enough since it really doesn't bounce around. Time will tell about the durability. I intend to mostly use it for biking so bouncing around is not as much of a concern than it would be for running (it really doesn't move much at all). I'll update after I give it a few rounds of use. Attached are pics.
http://amzn.com/B013D2GDTS
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My wife has this case for her LG G4. She like it a lot as it seems to be very reliable when she goes running everyday. She also likes the fact that you can use it as a case without the strap. She has the pink one.

Jammol said:
My wife has this case for her LG G4. She like it a lot as it seems to be very reliable when she goes running everyday. She also likes the fact that you can use it as a case without the strap. She has the pink one.
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Yeah forgot to mention that part but I'm probably going to stick to my other case for daily driver purposes. I grabbed this one since you can still use the fingerprint reader and I heard those other ones with the plastic film over the screen limit it's usage.

ECdOc said:
Yeah forgot to mention that part but I'm probably going to stick to my other case for daily driver purposes. I grabbed this one since you can still use the fingerprint reader and I heard those other ones with the plastic film over the screen limit it's usage.
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That's true. I had a few from amazon that hindered the scanner's use. Only case I found that doesn't but does have a protector is from Supcase that's also water resistant(not waterproof).

I love this armband. Just enough opening find fingerprint
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Need this for fallout 4 so I can finally use my note as my pipboy