{"id":4684,"date":"2017-03-13T15:57:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T19:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2017-03-13T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T19:57:31","slug":"android-phone-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/03\/13\/android-phone-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"An Android Phone for your iPhone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what can perhaps best be described as &#8220;unusual,&#8221; Tel Aviv-based\u00a0ESTI Inc., has revealed a Kickstarter for something called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/boboseye\/eye-take-your-phone-to-the-next-level\/description\" target=\"_blank\">Eye &#8211; The Smart iPhone Case<\/a>. It&#8217;s unusual because it basically promises a fully functioning Nougat-based Android smartphone in a case that attaches to your existing (or upcoming) iPhone, including the Plus model.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I love the basic idea of strapping a whole other smartphone to your existing smartphone, and it really does sound like they&#8217;re targeting some pretty impressive features, including &#8220;wireless&#8221; charging, dedicated battery, and shared storage. At the same time, I also struggle to see the need for such a thing, despite my fondness for insane technology whose only major reason to exist is because it&#8217;s darn cool.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTdladlIKe4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another issue of course is that this is a company without a known track record, and this is an incredibly ambitious project, particularly for an August\/September delivery date. I know I for one am tired of investing in these things and either being disappointed with the end product, or not getting the end product at all.<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the price. At $95 for a Super Early Bird, this seems like an awful lot of technology for too little money.<\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;ll be keeping an eye on this project, ultimately, it won&#8217;t be something I&#8217;ll be investing in. 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