Cool Design, Poor Execution
348243
I'd give this a single star, but I'll give it a second star because the design/form factor is fairly well done. There are tons of multi-function tools for keychains, but this has the space for a SIM card and tool, a magnet, a phone stand, and glows in the dark...all fairly cool features, but certainly not necessities. If this thing was sturdy, it would be a 5 star product, hands down.

Unfortunately, this just isn't the case. It's made of cheap plastic, and the phone stand on the bottom breaks off easily since it's a small piece that sticks out, especially if the tool's magnet sticks to anything else on your keychain. I have a key-knife tool on my keychain made of stainless steel, so the magnet stuck to it every chance. It didn't take long for the magnet to come completely out of the tool and stick to anything in my pocket. Not much longer after that, the entire end of the tool broke off.

The only feature I ever even used was the SIM holder...I never so much as opened a bottle. Save yourself some time and spend the extra money on a good multi-tool made out of metal.
2749578
While I love the design concept, and it served me reasonably well for a week in Grand Teton National Park, there were some unfortunate quality issues. First, the snap-able left shoulder flap had its snap come loose from the vest side (tore out), presumably from my camera or tripod strap catching on it during hiking. Certainly, this occurred from nothing more than expected wear and tear.  This happened in the first day or two.  Next, the large front right zippered pocket had a blow out.  Luckily, no gear was lost, but the silky polyester liner inside this pocket was found to be super thin/cheap.  In fact, the overall vest's cotton material is a bit too thin in general.  I would love this vest, if it were only made more durable.  In this case, I would have returned it after having these problems with only a week's normal wear, but I missed my return window.  Can anybody recommend a better made photographer's vest?
1165290
this is sleek and light. Dynamic design, but there are some flaws. Mainly, the rubber latches that cover the headphone and usb holes are rubber and impossible to bypass at times. They just keep flapping back after moving the to access a hole. It was like a perpetual pair of panties getting in the way. I had to remove them. Secondly, the four bolts you see on the back of the unit are actually rubber and any amount of use will eventually render them useless. The gray back panel will become loose. The side buttons are very tough to register and will sometimes require a second, more powerful pinch. That gray back is made of plastic, as well as the kickstand latch. It's sleek and strong and stylish, but don't expect it to work for very long. I sent this back for a refund, because one of the rubber stoppers on the back came loose in less than a month of use, now the panel won't stay flush.
1052725
This is a clever design, that is not well executed. The parts are stapled and unevenly pinned together, and the thin rails the birds (and squirrels) will perch on to feed is held on by four unevenly spaced thin pins. One rail is warped away from the base, and I expect that without additional fasteners, it will rip or split within a season. The roof is held on by gravity, and is slid up the rope in order to fill the feeder with seeds.
1293773
I bought this toilet paper holder as an accessory to a contemporary M*** design faucet.  I loved the sleek minimalist design and uniqueness of it.  However, after a few days using the product, I am dissatisfied in the way the holder loosens from the wall and now wiggles and won't stay straight.  I have asked my husband to build a thin frame of wood around the edges, in hopes that the holder can still be used.  I am also not satisfied the the arm of the holder is not a solid piece. Each time a piece of paper is ripped off, it sounds "hollow" which feels cheap and inexpensive to me.  I am strongly considering replacing this toilet paper holder with another.
3790829
Plastic parts are difficult to assemble and break very easily. There are no instructions, so you are on your own for assembly. Parts are not precision made and can shift, obscuring the port holes for the usb. Design is really striking and a good idea, but the craftsmanship makes it necessary to buy 2 just to have 1 workable case.
188579
Awesome idea and cool concept, but poor execution.

The Magnetos is a cool idea and will fit most CD slots, but as many have previously stated, don't tighten the screw too much. I had this thing for a little under two weeks. If you over tighten the screw, even a fraction, the plastic cracks and you have a useless piece of plastic.

two stars because the magnet is plenty strong, even through a case, and the idea is sound. Too bad that a cheap piece of Chinese plastic keeps it from being a good product
1396770
I love the look, and the design. It is rather sturdy, and the swivel option is nice. However, it just didn't measure up. First of all, it did fall down when in 2 of the 3 angle options, especially when typing. The number of angles was limited to 1 which was too steep to type comfortably. Second, when closed, it did not put the ipad to sleep. There was no contact with the cover and the device to cause it to power down, so it just glowed from inside and wasted battery life. There was no pen holder. I knew this and thought I would be ok with it, but I wasn't. After getting a stylus, I really found I needed a place to put it. And yes, it was a magnetic one, but it just wouldn't stay. I will say I dropped it once and it was fine. The ipad wasn't damaged at all. I was very skeptical of how the ipad snapped in, preferred an envelope design, but it worked and was fine. Did end up returning it for a different design that would allow for the various angles during typing.
32752
This case looks great and the "kickstand" is really cool, buuuuuuuutttttttt.....

Less than 3 days after installing this case and clip, the case came out of holster on its own resulting in the phone dropping 2 feet to the ground. VIOLA!!!!! A crack on the screen. Why? Poor design.

1) There is no clip or mechanism that secures your phone in the holster. It literally just slides in and out with ease. The result is that if you are wearing the phone on the same side as the door when you exit a vehicle, there is a great chance that it will be "pushed" out of the holster to fall free.

2) If you wear the holster in the vertical configuration as shown, the phone/case falling out of the holster is almost guaranteed. If you wear it in the horizontal position, it will most likely remain in place until you remove it.

3) The holster's belt clip is very uncomfortably designed. It is not designed so that the belt clip is centered in the side of the holster. The belt clip itself rides higher than the holster, so it has a tendency to push into your side as you wear it and move around. Honestly, it makes wearing it almost uncomfortably prohibitive. In fact, I have stopped wearing the holster itself for these 3 reasons. I am keeping the phone in the case until Otterbox releases the Defender for the S7 Edge, but after that, the entire holster and case is going in the trash.

4) The port opening for the headphones is too small. If you have to plug in anything bigger than the standard headphones, you'll have to remove the case. If you use an extender or high quality headset plug, the port isn't big enough to allow for proper seating of the jack.
3653666
The product looks great, but leaves some to be desired.  The design is clever, but unfortunately the execution is flawed.  Within the first moment of using it, my girlfriend got a splinter from it.  After I sanded all of the edges, the product is great.  Also the little knobs that hold the legs in place at different heights were poorly cut so they have spare plastic bits hanging off of them.  Highly recommend sanding the edges if you plan on buying this.
1554617
The designers came up with a winner.
Very good design that also provides good isolation and good mic placement for calls.
Very foldable, one of the few full-sized headphones to fit in a pocket.
Head band folds at two points and the cups swivel, making it great for storing.
However, the designers must have died with the cheap drivers they had to work with.
This results in lifeless sound with neither good bass or treble and the closed design results in cramped sound.
I could not recommend these cans for anything except listening to the news or responding to calls in loud locations.
3368449
The back of this case looks as nice as it does in the product photo; however, the overall design of the case is disappointing. The rigid plastic makes it a test of patience and strength to get the phone in and out. And there is no protective rim around the edges of the screen, making it both poor protection and aesthetically clunky. The plastic looks like claws because it grips the phone in an irregular pattern due to the cut-out for buttons, connectors, etc. The back looks great. The front . . . not so much.

I have this case in two colors: orange and pink. Both look okay with the black iPhone because of the colored plastic on the side, although I think the orange one complements the black better, with the pink one probably looking better on the white iPhone 5. I wish Belkin had a line of patterned backs with their more protective cases. I would like this more if it were easier to get in and out and if the parts seen from the front were more uniform. A rim would help immensely.

-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
1953235
I bought this because I was jealous of all the cute iPhone cases my friends have.  The design was great, and I liked the one review that talked about it having a rubberized texture on the outside.  As soon as I got it out of the package, I knew there was a problem.  The two top corners weren't flush.  You couldn't really tell if they were tiny lips to help separate the case to get it on/off, or if it was a manufacturing mistake.  Nonetheless, within two weeks, those tiny edges have broken off, leaving two gaping holes at the top of the case on either side.  Additionally, the rubberized coating is scratched or wearing off in some places.  I wouldn't recommend this product.
3525380
Loved the colors which looked like image... the lightning maybe a tad bit less bright in person, but cool.  However the cuffs and waistband had a 2+ inch elastic band that was covered entirely by the fabric, that was all bunched up and bulky.  It was awkward and did not have the desired look or feel.  Too bad, as the fabric weight and design are cool.  At a cheaper price I might have paid to have it altered.  If this had been designed better, I am sure we would have ended up with many of their offered designs.  Oh well.
2862798
This is a good idea but very poorly executed as a design.

The first problem is that center screw (of 3 shown vertically) is in the wrong place.  Unlike a pocket knife which it looks to emulate, the keys have to rotate out from the side opposite the thumb notch, that is to say on the sidenearest to the clip.  If you try to fit them in the other side the screw there keeps the keys from folding inside.

The second are all the spacer hardware.  The metal washers are too small for many keys and will distort, bend, and catch inside your keys.  The rubber grommets are also too soft and stretch around each other if you try to screw it too tight, and inside the keys if you put them directly against them.  There's also a lot of friction between the rubber grommets which makes the keys rotate together instead of individually.  I overcame this problem with a few #8 Nylon washers from my local big box for 50c, but its annoying to have to modify a product after market to make it useful.

2 Stars for a nifty idea that can be made into a workable product, but only 2 stars because it isn't useful out of the box.
3603525
I loved the idea of this keyboard. It is incredibly sleek and slim, and typing on the tiny keys is actually quite easy. Built-in stand works fine and the battery is nearly endless. The horizontal folds mean the device CAN be used on your lap, a plus in a pinch.

It gets 2 stars, however, because the build quality is poor. I've suffered the repeated keys others have mentioned and now I have floating issues where either the . key fails or now the N and M keys do not respond. The . I can live without due to iOS' built-in double-space-as-period, but N and M are somewhat important.

In short, I'm tired of fighting with the keyboard's non-functioning letters and will go for a different design. There are many cheaper off-brand versions of this same style, but I think it's a design flaw that cannot be overcome; something in the ribbons lacing the keyboard sections together is being damaged over time.
763082
I bought this laptop and ultimately had to return it.  It's a great design, but had some major flaws for me.

First off, the Ezel hinge - I love it.  This laptop gives full flexibility in display position, and it's a lot of fun to constantly play with different setups.  One under-advertised feature is the ability to pull the screen closer while still having access to the keyboard.  Basically you're able to keep your preferred viewing angle while independently adjusting the position of the display.  This is my most used position, and once you've used it you won't want to go back to a laptop with a non-adjustable display.

You'll notice the border of the frame only reaches halfway up the screen.  This is not a problem, and you'll quickly ignore it.  The aesthetics of the laptop are still quite sleek.

First thing I noticed is this laptop is very flat.  It's a thin and light design that truly feels like a "notebook" when slipping it into your bag.  The Gorilla glass display is a great touch, and it feels great in tablet mode, largely due to the flatness of the design.  Of course, since the screen swivels you don't have to worry about the keyboard in tablet mode (I've noticed accidentally pressing keys on some other laptops even though the keyboards should be disabled).

Overall I think the hinge design is a great success and I really hope Acer continues with the design in future products.  Now the bad news:

The speakers are pretty horrible.  I'm no audio expert, but the tinny sound quality is pretty obvious.  The speakers can be described as functional, but poor.  I wound up wearing headphones when watching movies or listening to music.

The 128GB SSD was too small for me.  On my first day of usage I checked the remaining capacity and found I was down to about 60GB.  The operating system and partitions take up a sizable chunk, and once you've installed such essentials as Microsoft Office you're left with only about half of the space remaining.  I easily used up about another 20GB in the next couple weeks and realized that even if I carefully conserved space with external hard drives the storage space was unlikely to last me the 5 years or so I wanted out of the product.  Otherwise the hardware specs are quite good.

The touchpad is icky.  I don't usually use a mouse but rely entirely on the touchpad for a similar level of performance.  With or without tap-click I found this touchpad to be very difficult to use quickly and efficiently.  There are no dedicated buttons, and I often found the cursor would move slightly when I tried to click on something.  I even went so far as to create keyboard shortcuts for the mouse clicks.  The touchpad was so bad I found myself using my fingers on the touchscreen instead to avoid clicking on the wrong thing.  This was one of the main flaws that led me to return the product.

The keyboard doesn't reach all the way to the edge of the laptop - as you'll see in the pictures.  This is likely to enable a thin design while leaving room for internal routing of the USB ports.  The small keyboard didn't bother me much, but is a little more compressed than usual.

I had some issues with the touchscreen drivers.  Occasionally the touch features of the screen would simply stop working, and I had to call Acer support.  I'm not sure if this is a widespread issue.