We’re all so use to having our smartphones close at hand that we can occasionally tune out and miss a call or notification that’s right in front of our faces. So what’s the solution? Obviously an iPhone 5 case with a blinding 8×16 LED grid on the back that mirrors and emphasises on-screen notifications.
So that it doesn’t drain your iPhone, the Endliss case has its own 1500mAh battery that can actually be used to top up your phone too. But at the same time it requires a constant Bluetooth connection to your handset so the power gains/power consumption probably cancel each other out. Notifications can be sourced from Twitter, Facebook, phone calls and texts, and custom animations can be used for each one. Availability and pricing information hasn’t been revealed just yet, but the real cost of what it does to your iPhone 5′s sleek form factor is immediately obvious. [Chip Chick]
FFS: "We’re all so use to"?
Does anyone proof read any more?
At least the first line of a story?
(Hint: I should be used to these typos by now … but I'm not!).
+1
Let me be "that guy" and say my galaxy nexus with customisable LED does this basic functionality out of the box.
Really? It gives you an extra 1500mAh of battery and full-screen notifications on the back of your phone? Wow! What a beast.
You must be a huge hit with the ladies
1500mAh is more than the capacity of the iPhone 5's on-board battery so I'm thinking it will more than compensate for having Bluetooth on all the time. The design looks kinds clever, too, in that it puts some of the bulk below the phone so as not to make it too much thicker. I like it.