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InkCase i7 – Add A Second Screen To Your Apple iPhone 7

InkCase, iPhone cases from Oaxis have again been upgraded with new version known as InkCase i7.  What we are going to talk about is not like any other ordinary cover because InkCase i7 adds a secondary screen to you phone and allows you to read eBooks, access live news, save articles to read afterwards and even change the case wallpaper with your own image.

InkCase i7

InkCase i7 Specifications

  • iPhone 7 Support
  • 3inches E ink Display
  • 48 x 800p resolution with 217 dpi
  • Bluetooth 4.0 support
  • 1 tact button and 3 touch buttons
  • Dimensions- 140.x 69.5 x 11 mm
  • Weight- 62g
  • 460 mAh Battery with standby time of 5 day

How to get started?

You can put on the case on your iPhone and move on with the further steps. First, you’ll have to download InkCase i7 app from the store and link with the case via Bluetooth.

What’s interesting?

Send images from your phone

You can send photos from your iPhone to the InkCase i7 by going to the InkCase i7 app and selecting the image from the gallery or you can take bew one as well. Once you select a particular image, it will ask you if you want to send it to the InkCase. By selecting the option, your image will automatically get displayed on your InkCse i7. If you want to delete the picture then you have to follow a simple step. Just navigate to the picture, hold the menu button for 3 seconds and then choose the delete option.

InkCase i7

Read eBooks without using the phone’s display

You can easily sync eBooks from itunes via InkCase and read it on the secondary display, the InkCase i7. Once the eBooks are imported and visible in the reader menu on the app, you can then select and send the eBook yu want to read to the InkCase and the reader wil display the content on it. You can then delete the eBook by entering into the eBook menu by pressing the menu button once and then pressing the same for 3 seconds to get the delete option.


InkCase i7

Get weather updates, reminders for upcoming events and tasks

You can easily get the weather updates and clock on the InkCase. With that, you can also sync your calendar with your widget via InkCase i7 app. By choosing the widget menu from the case, you’ll be able to see the time, weather updates and reminders for your upcoming event and tasks. As weather and time stays automatically refreshing, you can refresh the upcoming events and tasks by changing the same in calendar app and then press the refresh button.

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Add articles to read later option.

In the last of the list from InkCase i7 menu, you can choose the pin button to explore the articles you had added to read later. You can add articles to the read later menu from the InkCase i7 app. For that you have to make an account on Pocket.com so that you can add articles straight from your safari browser.

InkCase i7

Conclusion

The InkCase i7 is an incredible cover which can help you save a lot battery on the phone. You can directly see time and weather updates by just pulling out your phone from the pocket and turning it around. You can read news and articles without even unlocking your phone.

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Abhishek Bhatnagar

Abhishek Bhatnagar, a known technology blogger & YouTuber from India. A Software Engineer by qualification, now he works as the editor-In-Chief, Webmaster, & Managing Director at Gadgets To Use. He runs a number of other technology websites as well.