The Astropad Bookcase is a magnetic attachment that transforms your smartphone into an e-reader-like device. It adds handles for comfort and an NFC chip to launch reading apps and minimize distractions. While the concept is intriguing, its bulkiness and lack of e-reader features make it a niche product.
Table of Contents Do you have an iPhone or Android phone? Of course you do. Do you have an e-reader? Maybe. Have you ever wanted to turn your smartphone into an e-reader? Probably.
Related What is the Astropad Bookcase anyway? First off, you likely haven’t ever heard of Astropad. It’s a small startup company that creates apps and accessories that are designed for reading, writing, and drawing. One of the bigger things that it’s known for was turning iPads into Wacom-like drawing tablets or wireless displays for your Mac, at least until Apple implemented that feature natively.
OK, that’s all fine and dandy, but the real benefit of e-readers is the distraction-free reading experience. Astropad knows this, and it tries to replicate this with the Bookcase by adding an NFC chip inside. With the companion Bookcase app, users can configure it to launch their preferred reading app, and it will also temporarily turn off other distractions, such as notifications.
You can also choose to not utilize the NFC chip and do nothing. Those who want to really utilize the NFC chip can even use it for a Shortcuts automation to basically launch any app you want.
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