Gadgetory

hey what is up guys I'm Kay PhD here and as I test the new HTC One m8 a bit more to give you guys my full review I've been messing around with these first party accessories and I just can't help but talk about this dot view case and heck it's been a while since I did an accessory review so thumbs up for that so the m8 is probably one of the best build phones out there and I really wouldn't even suggest putting a case on it because it's built so well and it'll do just fine naked but if you are going to put a case on your m8 it should definitely be this one so first party cases from the manufacturer have the opportunity to be specifically designed for the device and they usually have some pretty great integration and sometimes they have a trick or two up their sleeve a great example would be the smart cover for the iPad most people are familiar with that but not every first party case is designed well but for 50 bucks here which is pretty steep for a case you get some pretty boss functionality added to the phone that just flat-out looks really cool so first of all when the case is closed and you open it I guess there's a magnet or sensor in there that automatically turns on the display so that's nice you can also double tap the case to wake it to give you a standard glance at the time and the weather so the time up top and the weather and temperature flash along the bottom for a few seconds you can also double tap to turn them back off but what's even cooler here is you can swipe down on the case and it opens up voice commands that you can tell it to text someone or call someone and it'll do it without you ever having to open up the case now this is HTC use voice commands not Google now or anything so you won't have the same functionality as saying okay Google on a moto X or something but it's definitely still a nice touch and it's quick easy access and on top of all of that this case also shows you your most recent notification for stuff like calendar events messages missed calls and even live for incoming calls so you have the case closed you get a call you can swipe on the case to answer the call and then talk without even removing it kind of like samsung's SVU case and then when you're done talking you can also end the call with another swipe on the case and ever even open the cover to begin with now just so we're clear there's no display built into the case there's just a ton of translucent dots that let you view into a very special mode that's activated when this case is on your phone so I guess that's explained by the name dot view case and as long as you're not activating it ridiculously often it shouldn't have too much of an effect on your battery life since you're waking your phone the same amount of times just get a slightly better looking information summary so I think it's awesome definitely a really unique concept that legit adds value instead of just being a silly gimmick or just selling a case for the sake of being a case and it's supposed to be available soon in red blue orange black green and this gray that I have here and I dig it I normally don't do case reviews obviously but imagine first-party cases is this nice from more manufacturers that'd be awesome pretty much everyone I've shown this to thinks it's basically the coolest case ever and I'm gonna have to agree on that one here so there you go just a quick look at one of the first party accessories for the HTC One m8 if you haven't already seen my video going over my first impressions of the new phone itself that will be the first link below that like button for you to check out it was uploaded yesterday and I'm diggin it so far so I'm gonna go again and get back to testing the phone and the subtour project edit and all the rest of the stuff I have to do so thanks for watching and I'll talk to you guys in the next one peace