Smartphone Galaxy Note 3 for some time sold on the Ukrainian market, and in addition to it, Samsung is planning to release a number of accessories. Go to our office hit some of them, let’s see how useful they can be for owners Galaxy Note 3.

Induction charging Wireless ChargingPad and rear cover for her

Despite the fact that bundled with the Galaxy Note 3 is wired charger, the company has provided support for wireless smartphone recharges using the standard Qi. On the Ukrainian market Samsung plans to model Wireless ChargingPad, that will be compatible not only with Note 3, but other smartphones with support for Qi.

In the case of the Galaxy Note 3, in order to recharge the device need to change the back cover on a similar, but with a special connector.

After this appearance are little changed. The fact that the rear cover for wireless charging standard is thicker, it also has a metal plate, and besides, the plastic is more dense.

As a result, the thickness increases Note 3.

High does not cause discomfort, smart still placed in the pocket, however, it is felt a little more.

Wireless charging itself has a nice look and feel comparable to a small size. Its body is made of plastic, much of which has soft-touch coating. Replacing the cover in the Galaxy Note smartphone is enough to put 3 on Wireless ChargingPad and it starts charging, no further action is required.

In this position, Note 3 fully restocked battery power of 4 hours, which is two times more than a conventional battery charger. This is one of the two challenges of using wireless charging. The second applies to all devices of this type lies in the fact that despite the name “wireless” charging station will still be connected to the outlet. This does not solve the problem of having the wire. Therefore, given the time required to fully charge the battery at the moment by the type of device Wireless ChargingPad can be classified as image-making. The practical benefits of wireless charging yet, but just put on her smartphone certainly nice in that there is a certain wow-effect.

Like:

+ Design

+ Design

+ Easy to install and use

Did not like:

Long-time charge

The back-cover for induction charging increases the thickness of the smartphone

Cover Wallet Flip Cover and S View Cover.

For Galaxy Note 3 Samsung released a whole line of covers-covers that protect the front and back of the smartphone. They were called Wallet Flip Cover and S View Cover.

Cover Wallet Flip Cover is made of synthetic leather and protects both the front and back of the Galaxy Note 3.

It is fitted in place of the back cover, so it becomes part of a smartphone.

In practice, cover well protects your smartphone from scratches and scuffs, and may even save the unit if dropped on a hard surface.

In imitation leather Wallet Flip Cover pleasant to the touch, while it can be made in different colors. Go to our office were cases of blue and orange. These options allow you to vary the bright appearance Galaxy Note 3, which is currently sold in Ukraine only in two colors: black and white. In general, Wallet Flip Cover – this is an interesting option for the protection of your smartphone, but other benefits, and it also has two disadvantages.

The first is that the cover significantly increases the thickness of Note 3, it is great to not to become, but in a pocket of jeans to wear it is not so comfortable. The second is the volume keys, cover completely covers them, but the point of contact with them, it is soft, and the buttons are still well-pressed, but finding them is hard to the touch.

This problem becomes particularly acute when trying to adjust the volume during a call, if you do not disclose the cover.

Case S View Cover repeats Wallet Flip Cover, with the only exception that on its front side is a special window. With it, lighting of the display Note 3, the cover gives the user access to certain features of a smartphone.

Among them: time, date, weather, start the camera button, fast notes Action Memo, as well as control playback of music.

This is a small screen allows you to receive incoming calls as well as read SMS messages and e-mails without opening the cover. This box is closed piece of transparent plastic, which protects the display, but it allows to work with the touch screen.

Like:

+ Stylish appearance

+ Materials

Did not like:

-Increase the thickness and size of the smartphone

Docking Station

For a more comfortable and practical placement Galaxy Note 3 on the desktop, Samsung makes a special docking station. It is made of white glossy plastic with soft-touch coating in those parts of the body, which is in contact with the smartphone.

Lid covering plug microUSB 3.0, folds, creating a stand Note 3.

Despite the size of a smartphone, it is firmly fixed in the docking station.

With the docking station Note 3 can not only recharge, but also displayed on the screen is a calendar, weather forecast, as well as application icons. However, in this mode, it employs only a few minutes, and then goes into sleep mode and display only the time and weather.

It is also convenient that the docking station has a 3.5 mm jack, which allows you to connect it to speakers and listen to music with Note 3 while it is charging.

Like:

+ Design

+ Design

+ 3.5 mm jack

Did not like:

-No

Portable Charging

Compact, portable charger Note 3 is made in the same style as the smartphone itself. It’s made of plastic, which is stylized under the skin with characteristic lines at the edges of the case.

The device came out thin and light, so do not take up much space in your pocket, and even more so in the bag while traveling.

MicroUSB 2.0 connector hidden in the body and is charged on a floppy, but the short cord. The main body of the device can also be found the power button and indicator light work.

Capacity built into a portable charging of the battery is only 3100 mAh, exactly the same as in the Galaxy Note 3, which is barely enough to fully charge it once the battery. For trips this is not enough, but for everyday use easier to buy a set of extra batteries and charging for it.

Like:

+ Design

+ Size and weight

Did not like:

-Capacity of 3100 mAh

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Simple external battery for the smartphone can not attract the attention of consumers, as the market simply a huge amount. Therefore, manufacturers have come up with a new category of devices that combine an external battery, wireless card reader port and USB. Not so long ago we visited on test such a device from Kingston , now the competition he decided to make another gadget this kind of Verbatim, called MediaShare Wireless. Let’s see what the this new product.

Scope of delivery

Verbatim MediaShare Wireless comes in a small box, which in addition to the device itself and the documentation can be found only a short cable with a USB to microUSB.

The latter is used for charging the built-in MediaShare Wireless battery and to recharge the battery smartphone.

Design

In appearance the Verbatim MediaShare Wireless is very similar to a portable external drive. Its body has dimensions 143h112h79 mm and weighs 127 grams. The main material – plastic.

The top of the device is designed with a practical black matte finish. But the lower half of the body is made of smooth gray plastic coated with lacquer, which is very quickly covered with small scratches.

In terms of design – it is questionable move, and it is not adding device identity, but the practicality of this suffering.

On the left side of the MediaShare Wireless is a power button and a port microUSB.

At the bottom is a slot for memory cards SDXC, SDHC and SD, reset button and port USB 2.0. All other parts of the body devoid of the connectors.

As a result, the design of the MediaShare Wireless is normal, but the device is compact, and it is convenient to take along for the ride, a lot of space in your bag, it will not take.

Wireless USB-drive and a slot for SD memory cards

The main purpose of Verbatim MediaShare Wireless – is to work with mobile devices for Android and iOS, for which he may be a wireless card reader port and USB. Thus, the user can write files to a memory card SD, USB flash drive or portable external hard drive and view them on your mobile device while connected to MediaShare Wireless Network Wi-Fi b / g / n. In this smartphone / tablet is connected to the drive via a wireless channel directly.

As a result, it would seem, the bandwidth should be enough for watching movies and videos. In Verbatim claim that at the same time to the MediaShare Wireless can connect up to 5 people. In theory, all this is true, but in practice, in spite of the higher data rate of 6 Mbit / s, even if you connect one person with a video resolution of 720p or do not play, or go with visible strokes. Thus, Verbatim MediaShare Wireless difficult to use as a portable mediahranilische.

Mobile application that is designed to work with the device, it is written as if in a hurry and does not correspond to the interface as Android, and iOS. For all this to work with him is possible, though not very convenient.

The program allows you to copy files from an external drive and watch them in streaming mode. As we have seen, with the transfer of the video device does not work very well. As for the photos, here the situation is better. After removing the card from the camera SD, it can be inserted into the MediaShare Wireless and copy the images to a mobile device, or simply view them.

As for the music, here the application developers for Verbatim went a strange way. If you try to open a video program prompts you to select a video player, in the case of the music she plays some of its built-in player himself. Not only that, he has the basic functionality, so also do not understand all the formats.

Despite the direct connection to the MediaShare Wireless smartphone / tablet on Wi-Fi, the device is able to create a bridge, so the user can connect to your network and use the Internet. This function works is also not very good, speed access to the Internet in a mode for some reason, it drops sharply, causing abandon it.

We should also say that in the Verbatim quite calmly approached the issue of security MediaShare Wireless. When you first turn the device creates a secure network, but the password is it written in his own case.

And the app when you first start Verbatim does not offer to change the password. Thus, we can assume that most users and will use a standard password.

Despite positioning, MediaShare Wireless can also work with your computer, acting as an external card reader. It may be useful to owners of those notebooks that SD card slot is not provided.

External Battery

In the Verbatim MediaShare Wireless embedded battery with a 3000 mAh battery, which was enough to work through as a wireless drive a little more than 7 hours.

Using the same battery, you can charge your smartphone / tablet. In this mode, the device works perfectly without any glitches. It is charging about 2 hours.

As a result,

To sum up, we can say that we got a great Verbatim external battery and good wireless card slot for SD. Unfortunately, with the stated functions of a wireless device mediahranilische not cope. And the blame for this, for the most part, a mobile application that needs serious improvement.

Like:

+ Wireless USB port and a slot for SD memory cards
+ Size and weight
+ Battery 3000 mAh
+ Works as an external card reader for your computer

Did not like:

– Mobile application
– Slow data transfer
– Security issues

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New product is compatible with mobile devices running iOS and Android and allows to wirelessly access the content stored on a USB-drives and memory cards format SD / SDHC / SDXC, and microSD / SDHC / SDXC.

Furthermore, the device can also be used as a charger for mobile phone.

MobileLite Wireless card reader allows you to bring and share data with three users simultaneously, and supports three simultaneous connections to the device and the router through a network of Wi-Fi. That way the user can simultaneously streaming music and surf the Internet.

Special application to work with MobileLite Wireless card reader is now available for devices running iOS and Android. In the near future, there is support for Windows 8 and Mac OS.

Dimensions of the card reader Kingston MobileLite Wireless are 124.8 h59, 9h16, 65 mm, weight – ’98 According to the manufacturer, the battery life of the device is up to 5 hours.

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LG has released a compact adapter BTS1, which is designed to connect to mobile devices wired headphones or headsets wirelessly.

This new model can be connected to mobile devices and computers via Bluetooth 3.0. By the very BTS1 can connect wired headphones. Thus, it is possible to transmit sound (music, phone calls) from mobile devices without taking them out of the jacket or bag. The device has buttons to control the volume, consistency play audio files. Also available is the pause / playback and voice calls. Novelty has a fairly compact size – 35,9 × 50,2 × 19,2 mm. In this case, it contains a built-in battery that provides up to 8 hours of battery life.

Bluetooth-Adapter LG BTS1 is already on sale in Korea for about $ 53. Terms of occurrence of the device on sale in other regions is not reported.

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