Dock Minimal: Use your tablet in comfort (Review)

Onanoff has built its business a simple idea, build what is basic and necessary for all users. They have built quite the portfolio of products that are simple and durable. Sometimes you may not even know that you could use a product until you see it. That’s why today I bring you one of those products, Dock Minimal.

Review

Dock Minimal is exactly what it sounds like, a simple dock for your tablets. This is a one size fits all dock that can handle iPads, Kindles, Samsung Tablets, e-book readers and more. With its tough plastic shell and matte finish, it can easily withstand drops and still look just as good as it did right out of the box.

With a shape that I can only describe as a bowtie, it’s the most unique looking dock that I have seen. Just as smooth as it looks, it’s functionality matches it. Dock Minimal comes with four different size slot adapters that will fit almost any size tablet. This will ensure a tight fit so your device doesn’t slip out.

The back features six different holes for the kickstand that can give you around 20 different angles for your viewing comfort. Inside the aluminium kickstand, you can pull out the stylus. This little beauty works with most touch screens and quickly tucks back in when not in use.

Now, what about charging? Sometimes you need to do that while watching, reading, or whatever it is that you are doing. There are adapters for that. In total, you have five different options for accommodating charging. Two consist of microUSB adapters that you snap in. The other three allow you to easily tuck the cord through the bottom.

Summary

There are some options out there for tablet docks, but not all look as good or have the versatility of Dock Minimal. If you’re looking for a tablet dock, one that can even hold a much smaller phablet, there is no reason you shouldn’t consider this one.

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Newsfold: A fantastic news reader (Review)

This world is driven by news.  Everyone reads gets news delivered to them on a daily basis in some form whether it’s through Facebook, news sites themselves, or RSS feeds. Today we will take a look at a news reader called Newsfold.

Developer: mvilla

Cost: Free with in app purchase

Review

Newsfold is a news reader that pulls in your news feeds from your Feedly and Inoreader accounts. It has a very clean Material Design that really catches your eye. You are given four different theme options that include dark, light, black and sepia to get that look of your choice. The latter two are included in the upgrade package.

The home screen is laid out in such a simple way that you don’t have to search to see where things are located. You are simply greeted with Unread, All, and Starred. Below these three categories are all of your collections, news grouped together by categories, and all your individual subscriptions all in alphabetical order.

Gesture controls have been implemented really well. Each article can be marked read or unread by simply swiping that one article from the right. Swiping the screen from anywhere on the left will get you back to your previous screen, while long pressing an article gives you the choices to share, star, and mark articles read/unread as well. This makes navigating the app a breeze.

There is also the option to cache items so you can read them later when you’re not on wifi, because data matters. This can be synchronized at different intervals in your settings with the ability to only do it in WiFi as well.

If you would like to become a supporter, since developers gotta eat too, you can do so by giving $2.49. This will remove ads, it will net you the two extra themes mentioned before, and multiple user accounts. I do need to mention that the current ads aren’t intrusive at all.

This doesn’t cover every single thing, but I did give you enough to get started. There are quite a few options to tinker with to get you your feed just right. This is one of the options you should consider when picking out a news reader.

Conclusion

Picking a new reader can be difficult with all of the choices available in the Google Play Store. What it really boils down to is do you like Nike or Under Amour. I choose that analogy because that’s what it’s like, a lot of quality ones out there, you just gotta find that right fit.

*Note* When these screen shots were taken it was still called Quote, all other references to the name Quote have been changed.

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