Using Pressy to make your smartphone smarter

Last week, I reviewed Pressy, the button that hijacks the 3.5mm jack on your smartphone and turns it into a button which you can then use to launch apps, send SMS, place calls, and a few other simple tasks.Frankly, I really like the little bugger. It’s not exactly the most practical accessory, it’s overpriced, and, yes, it takes up the headphone jack, meaning it could potentially become annoying for someone who listens to music often on their smartphone via wired headphones. I don’t. I have two ...

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Pressy Review: hijack your phone’s headphone jack

Back in the early 2000s, it was customary to cram every last possible hardware button on a phone. These days, it’s all about being as streamlined and as beautiful as possible. Goodbye, hardware keys!While most everything can be replicated by on-screen controls, eliminating all the hardware buttons doesn’t exactly help the user experience at all. In fact, it often makes it worse, turning a one-step process into a five- or six-step process – sometimes even more than that. That’s where ...

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