Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Google Live Cases: Super Custom!”.
Hey what is up guys, mkbhd here and today we have a bit of an exclusive something that you haven’t seen anywhere else on the internet, and this is the first place you’re getting to see it with me here. So this is a live case for nexus. So if you have a nexus 6p or a nexus 5x, then this is the case that you can get made for your phone. Now, it’s a little bit of an interesting process.
Google has decided to share it with me, so i’m going to turn around and share that right back with you. Let’S go and take a look at a highlight, so here’s how it works. You might remember this image.
I’Ve had it as a wallpaper in like half my videos. This is a facet by justin mallard, shout out to justin he’s done a ton of awesome art like this i’ll link, his stuff right below that like button. So, to make the case you upload your image to google’s live case, design studio, it’s a web app just for this, so you can upload and then drag and position the picture how you like on the case center it up fill the area.
Do what you got to do and there it is, and if it’s a super, simple image, you can even further customize it with a couple built-in effects for adding color or like a dual tone, look or stripes or patterns or whatever you want now. The facet here is already pretty complex, so i’m just going to appreciate it in all its original glory boom. That’S it, you can choose between matte and glossy and you’re done, and that is what your case will look like according to the site for when you should get it and, as you can see in real life, it’s pretty much on point with how it looks on The site, it’s a direct conversion between the image you uploaded, whether it’s one that you took on your phone or maybe photography or art, is your hobby.
Whatever you want, it’s a direct conversion of that and it’s a quality print too. I mean this happens to be a 4k image, but most photos you take are larger than that and just like that, you have a one-to-one limited edition nexus case and even if you don’t have a photo, you want to use they’ll. Also, let you use a google maps location so, let’s say there’s a city or a spot on the map, that’s special to you. Maybe a dope bridge or your favorite park or the location of a new studio. Whatever it might be. On google maps, you can position it exactly how you want on the case and get it made like that, there’s also some customization of the style of the map, so you can be sure that your spot is truly one of a kind.
So live cases is pretty unique and it’s actually pretty decent case. As far as they go, i mean obviously i’m not a huge case person, but these are designed specifically by google for these phones, so the port, cutouts and button cutouts and the fingerprint reader are all pretty much precise, they’re on point and there’s also a bit of Protection, which is the advantage of a case, so the lip on the front, extends just a tiny bit past the glass. So if your phone goes face down on a surface, you don’t risk any scratching. Now here’s a cherry on top inside every live case.
There’S an nfc tagged button when you install the case for the first time and press the button you get linked to the play store to download the live cases, app, that’s a new app and then the app will. Let you set the image you originally uploaded. As your wallpaper for a little dual color action front and back so after you’ve, set that the live cases app will let you set the button as a shortcut to something else so to toggle the flashlight open, the camera, toggle wi-fi or even open any app.
You want on your phone, so for the sake of an example, let’s say i calculate a lot of things. I need the calculator app a lot, so i’ll set the case button to open the calculator app now anytime. I want, wherever i am press and hold that button for a second and boom calculator, so i think this is pretty cool.
I have a couple other versions here, which you can see. This image is one of the best smartphone photos, i’ve ever taken in the fog with some triangles. For effect, this one is just the mkbhd logo front and center no customization, and this one is the golden gate bridge. Can you see it? It’S an overhead google maps to you see now you see it can pretty much guarantee. No one else has a case like that. So there you have it. That’S a pretty quick and simple way to literally customize your phone in a way that nobody else can, and it just kind of gets me thinking more about like customizing your devices and electronics. I did a dope tech episode all about custom tech where you can skin your phone.
You can get it custom painted. This is just another thing to add to that list. So i’ll leave that link below. If you want to check that out as well, either way.
That’S pretty much it! Thank you for watching and i’ll talk to you guys in the next one peace. .