The Desk Genie Universal Desk Charging Stand

(Comment: Spending so much time on phone, I thought it would be a good time with Christmas coming up to look at other items which aren’t always covered by blogs or other news. To this end I have come up with the Most Wanted section for the blog.  As the name entails, I will only really be writing about things that  I recommend.  I hope you enjoy!)

While designs for phones have moved forward in leaps and bounds, designs for phone accessories seems to have advanced at a more leisurely pace.Whilst researching my annual Christmas wishlist I realised how few android accessories are available on the market which for us android owners presents a problem.  Even the big carriers like Orange’s and T-Mobile’s own stores don’t sell accessories for the handsets  The good news is that if you look hard enough there are some really great gifts out there to make your android phone feel right at home.

Last week, after some digging, I struck gold in the form of the Desk Genie Non slip deskstand

Non slip??

Its salient feature and genius is the use of a non slip  pad to hold the phone in place which obviates the need for any clamps or clips on the dock.  The result of this is that the desk genie can be used with pretty much any phone- even a bulky Blackberry seems to sit well with it. For sad obsessives  like me who carry around more than one phone, then this works a treat.

I must admit I was quite sceptical when I saw pictures of it on the internet, however I can vouch that it works well.  Its quite amazing to see the phone when its on the dock appears to defy gravity. What is even more priceless is to see the confused look on your workmate’s face when they realise that the handset is not stuck to the dock and can be removed easily-in fact my “magic” phone stand was quite the object of fascination.

Additional functions:

As a bonus, it is also usb connected thus allowing it to charge your existing handset. It even comes with selection of interchangeable heads so it works with Mini usb(G1) and micro usb (DEXT), which is a clever touch.  It is thus be compatible with all current Android  handsets on the market.

It also can act as a desktop memory card reader for your camera, and act as a desktop dock for your usb stick( did I mention it also has shiny blue light on it??) It doesn’t require any drivers- which means its really easy to install.

Good Price

Coming in at only 15 quid, it is a good functional gift for the one you love(and yourself)– in addition to mine I have bought one for the boss, and I will probably get one as a great Secret Santa gift.

Summary

The genie is an ideal phone companion for people like me who spend most of their days chained to the desk.  Instead of letting my trusty G1 or Orange DEXT sit either sprawled on my desk or precariously perched on my tower unit whilst charging, it now has a good looking functional  home next to my lcd monitors.

Pick one up from Mobile fun’s accessory store.

Have you got a great Mobile Accessory to talk about-? Feel free to send me details via the contact androidbloke link.  If its something I like I may talk about it too!

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