You can make your own HTC One M8 Dot View case, but I wouldn’t recommend it

HTC’s fancy new case for its flagship One M8 is bordering on brilliant, but it’s also $50 and kind of flimsy. What would happen if you tried to make your own version of the Dot View case? We decided to give it a shot to find out, and the end result was… well, just look for yourself.

It didn’t take long to figure out the basics of the Dot View case. Basically, there’s a small magnet hidden between the layers of rubber on the front flap, behind the HTC logo. There is also a tiny sheet of metal in the back side of the case. These two offer just enough magnetic force to activate a trigger mechanism in the phone that allows it to understand the case is in place and then when the case is open or closed.

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