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Top 10: Accessories For Your Smartphone – May 2016

There are all kinds of accessories available for your smartphone. This includes smartwatches, fitness trackers, cases, screen protectors and so much more. We’re here to show you some of the best new accessories that are available. Not all of these are new, some may be old ones that were undiscovered before. So let’s have a look.

Garmin Vivomove Sport

Just announced this week, the Garmin Vivomove is their latest wearable and it’s a pretty interesting one. It’s a classic looking watch, without much “smart” capabilities. But it can still track your activity and it doesn’t show on the watch face. The Garmin Vivomove can be synced with its companion app which is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

Buy the Garmin Vivomove Sport

Huawei Watch Elegant & Huawei Watch Jewel

Huawei has a couple new versions of their smartwatch that are geared towards the ladies out there. There is the Elegant, and the Jewel. The Elegant features a textured bezel to make it seem more fancy, a bit like the micro knurl found on the new Moto 360. The Huawei Watch Jewel has actual jewels from Swarovski along the bezel, and is a bit more pricey than the Elegant. Both models launched this week and are currently seeing a $50 discount on Amazon.

Buy the Huawei Watch Elegant

Buy the Huawei Watch Jewel

POWER A MOGA Hero Power Game Controller

This isn’t necessarily a new controller, but the MOGA Hero Power game controller is definitely one to take a look at. It features a pretty large battery inside, which can be used to charge up your phone while you are playing a game. It’s also a very ergonomic feeling game controller, which will make you feel more comfortable when playing games.

Buy the POWER A MOGA Hero Power Game Controller

SanDisk Ultra 200GB Micro SD

Many smartphones this year have launched with a microSD card slot that supports “Up To 2TB” of storage. Although the largest micro SD card that is currently available is a 200GB model. Which we have here from SanDisk. This can add a ton of space to your smartphone for pictures, music, videos and so much more.

Buy the SanDisk Ultra 200GB Micro SD

Triby Alexa-Enabled Portable Speaker

Triby is one of the first products that is not made by Amazon that is Alexa-Enabled. Alexa is the smart personal assistant found in the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and Amazon Tap. This is a radio and speakerphone that can be mounted to something like your fridge, and you can use Alexa to order you pizza from Dominos.

Buy the Triby Alexa-Enabled Portable Speaker

ecobee3 Smart Thermostat

You’ve likely heard a whole lot about the Smart Home lately, and a big part of that is the smart thermostats hanging around from companies like ecobee, Nest, and many others. The ecobee3 is a smart thermostat that uses WiFi to connect to your smartphone. From there you can adjust the temperature in your home, whether you are home or somewhere else – even half way across the world.

ecobee3 Smart Thermostat

Netatmo Weather Station

This is definitely something you don’t see every day. The Netatmo Weather Station can connect to your smartphone and give you all kinds of information. This includes the temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and much more. You’ll get real-time notifications and graphs with data history. It works with iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

Buy the Netatmo Weather Station

Sony MDRXB950BT/B Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones

If you love bass-heavy music, you’ll love these headphones. These are Sony’s “Extra Bass” Bluetooth headphones. They are pretty cheap – especially when it comes to premium audio – and have a built-in microphone for taking calls. Sony has 40mm drivers inside for wide frequency response, which also makes up for that amazing sounding audio you’ll hear.

Buy the Sony MDRXB950BT/B Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones

Fluance Fi30 Bluetooth Speaker

This speaker from Fluance will give you plenty of audio, and good audio at that. It’s not a portable speaker as it does need to stay plugged in. It comes in glossy black, white as well as a wood trim. Now the wood trim does look pretty nice, and will definitely stand out in your living room or even your office.

Buy the Fluance Fi30 Bluetooth Speaker

Samsung Gear VR

If you own the Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 Edge, you are definitely going to want to check out the Gear VR. It’s a Virtual Reality viewer that costs just $99. It’s definitely worth the price, especially with the number of apps and games coming to the platform all the time. Not to mention the 360-degree videos that are being created.

Buy the Samsung Gear VR