Roy Smyth

Associate Editor and part of the team of gadget reviewers at DroidHorizon. Also been known to dabble in software development to pay the bills.

Otterbox Symmetry Series Case Review

Otterbox’s new Symmetry Series Case is marketed as the style you want, the protection you need. As many of you will be aware Otterbox are famous for their heavy duty cases, such as the Commuter Series Wallet case we reviewed a few weeks ago. Now with the Symmetry series they claim you don’t have to choose between a protective case and a stylish one. Does the Symmetry case really let yo...[Read More]

FSL 360° Bluetooth Headphones Review

The 360° from Future Sound Lab offers advanced sound quality in a slick around-ear design with One Button Control (OBC) for complete ease of use.  Imagine full control of your music and calls from just one button without needing to take your smartphone out of your pocket. Add to that the around ear design of the 360 manufactured to block out external noise by up to 90% enabling you to listen to mu...[Read More]

Otterbox Commuter Series Wallet Case Review

We’ve reviewed quite a few wallet cases in our time, all of which have followed a very similar folding front cover with card slots design.  Otterbox have come up with a wallet case that breaks this mold, so read on to see how this version for the S4 stacks up.   Design This case comes in two parts – a rubber inner-layer and a hard polycarbonate shell.  The phone slips into the rub...[Read More]

Jammy Lizard Luxury Leather Wallet Case Review

Jammy Lizard market this as the ultimate luxury case with water resistant full-grain style leather finish and high quality stitching.  It’s a wallet style case made from PU leather with card slots, designed to be the perfect fit for your Samsung Galaxy S4.  The hard polycarbonate inner case secures your phone giving it total protection and shock resistance.   Build Quality As an inexpen...[Read More]

Droid of the Day App Review

You may have noticed that the Droid Horizon team like our apps.  In fact we almost break a smile when some kind person steers us in the direction of a quality free app.  So when someone offers to do this for us every single day in life at no charge? When you install Droid of the Day (DOTD) it waits around patiently without using resources until the pre-selected time comes when it can send you a no...[Read More]

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HMDX Jam Plus Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Review

The Jam Plus bluetooth speaker lets you connect wirelessly up to 30 feet away from your device and even pair two for true stereo sound. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers up to 6 hours of wireless play. Build Quality & Design Before I get into reviewing the device itself, I need to mention the packaging. HMDX are running with the jam theme by supplying their speaker inside a jam jar...[Read More]

Tech21 Impact Snap D3O Case with Cover Review

D3O is an amazing material that is soft until stuck, after which it goes rock hard and absorbs the shock throughout the material. If you haven’t already seen this material in action I’d recommend searching for D3O on YouTube for videos including phones and even eggs being thrown at full force against the wall and surviving without a mark. Tech21 are leading the way in building D3O into...[Read More]

Return App Review

Maps is certainly one of Google’s flagship applications, with it’s accuracy and ease of use making it an industry leader. That being said, nobody ever said it was perfect and one problem I’ve always had with it is saving your current location. Yes, it’s possible to add a star a location but it needs to be on a road which leads to difficulties when you’re off the beate...[Read More]

Urban Armor Gear Maverick Protective Case Review

UAG Composite Cases feature a hard outer shell and a soft impact resistant core. The unique shape of the case also provides structural rigidity while minimizing size and weight. They are available in a variety of colours for a range of devices – this review is of the Translucent Ice-Black Maverick version for the Samsung Galaxy S4.   Design   You can tell from the photos that this ...[Read More]

Jammy Lizard S4 Smart View Flip Case Review

Samsung released a variety of official accessories to coincide with the release of the Galaxy S4, one of which was the S-View Cover which has a transparent window on the front of the case allowing you to view the date, time, notification icons and answer calls without opening it. Jammy Lizard’s Smart View Flip case obviously borrows from Samsung’s design, but with a number of differenc...[Read More]

Micro Miners Game Review

What do you get when you take a classic game like Lemmings, mash it together with Disney’s “Where’s My” series of touch games and sprinkle it with the current fashion of 8-bit graphics and audio?  Micro Miners, that’s what. Like Lemmings your miners will march about aimlessly, until they come across precious deposits which they will happily mine for you.  You have two...[Read More]

Cozybot Desktop Smartphone Holder

Here at Droid Horizon we pride ourselves in our honest, unbiased reviews. All traces of brand loyalty are put aside and we review each item for what it is, not what label it carries. However deep deep down, in every single one of our reviewer’s hearts lies a secret love. Even though sometimes our subconscious betrays us and leaves subtle hints here and there (such as the name of the site and...[Read More]