Elecom pan Design has some fun with phone accessories

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 27 Feb 2013

BARCENA—After a long day of meetings, I went on a hunt for unusual products at Mobile rld Congress hit the jackpot when I came across the Elecom pan Design booth. Elecom had a bunch of mobile accessories for the ione 5 select Android phones that ranged from colorful headphones Bluetooth speakers to mobile charging pads protective cases, but each with their very own unique spin.

First, there was the ay Game Case for the ione 5, a hard shell case with more to offer than protection alone. The back of the case sports an old school analog kids game, where you guide metal balls through a maze or series of obstacles. After seeing a new wave of ultra rugged cases flood the phone case scene, it was refreshing to see something so silly fun.

The Delicious Charge charging system app

Then there was the Delicious Charge, a charging system for the ione 5 that, well, kind of has a life of it’s own. Formatted with a ghtning to B cable, the Delicious Charge has a rubberized base with a flip top that opens up to reveal the ghtning pin. These bases come in three shapes: a fish, a bone, a banana—kitschy on their own, but even more so when you install the Delicious Charge app. en you plug the cable into your ione, the app automatically launches with a fun full screen animation of a cuddly character that appears to be eating the charging base. The fish shape has a cat cartoon, the bone has a dog, the banana—of course—has a monkey.

The Shippo line of smartphone cases also caught my eye. These cases have an adjustable kickst on the back that’s in the shape of an animal tail, with a whole ark full of options to choose from. I spied a whale, a squirrel, a tiger, many more.

Sadly, because Elecom is a panese company that mainly deals with overseas distribution, these products aren’t yet available for purchase in the .

sten, even if these ione accessories aren’t game changers, they’re a little weird, pretty cute… I kind of want that fish-shaped charger.