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KLEARLOOK PORTABLE
PHONESTAND / £8.99 inc VAT
SUPPLIER amazon.co.ukThe Klearlook portable phone stand feels a bit like
a Transformer that doesn’t know what it’s trying to
mimic. There’s a grippy clamp on the bottom and a
magnetic pad on the top, with a matching magnet
sticky pad that you can attach to your phone or
phone case.
The middle part of the stand rotates, extends and
forms into assorted reasonably stable platforms
for your phone, allowing you to take advantage of
horizontal and vertical edges, as well as flat surfaces.
The device is small and an awkward shape for a
pocket, but it’s easy enough to carry for trips when
you’re going to want to watch video on your phone
for longer than you can be bothered to hold it up.Fa ll StandEVERCOOL PB-01 PCI SLOT FAN BRACKET
/ £4.29inc VAT
SUPPLIER amazon.co.uk
This bracket enables you to install up to two fans
in an expansion slot in your case, in a manner
akin to the view you’d get if the two blower fans
of a graphics card suddenly dropped an inch.
That’s really all there is to it, and although it’s
difficult to go wrong with such a rudimentary job,
the Evercool does make a few slip-ups.
Firstly, it’s quite a snug fit for the fans. If they’re
even a hair over 25mm thick, you’ve got a fight
on your hands.
The thickness of most fans also means you’re
lookingatoccupyingtwoexpansionslotsrather
thanone,despitethesingle-slotbackplate.
Also, there’s no help whatsoever with cabling,
and the bracket sits right out in the middle of
your PC, so it droops down slightly when two
fans are attached, and you need to deal with
wires going on adventures. Lastly, there’s the
efficacy of simply cramming extra fans into a
place in your case where they may not be that
useful. Only if your graphics card is particularly
starved for airflow – which probably hints at
other airflow issues – should such a bracket
be necessary.PCNay PCI