Case. It arrived!

[fryarminer]

Hey, So my Case came in the mail a couple days ago. I have to say I really like it.
It's about the size of 4 credit cards, if you stack them.
After setup, it is very easy to use. I chose to keep the third recovery key myself rather than trusting a third party company that could go belly-up. So that took a little more preparation than the average person. Most people will just keep the third recovery key with Third Key Solutions.
For info, they ask email, phone, and recovery questions. I suppose if you go the way of Third Key Solutions they will ask more questions. Then if you want (and have a bank), you can set it up further to be able to buy and sell the bitcoins straight from the device.

It's sleek. You pretty much turn it on, scan the QR code, and swipe your finger. And when it's not in use I've got it in my (credit card) wallet.
It's also like super secure, but you don't feel the security. It doesn't make you suffer because it is secure.

Great job CryptoLabs!

https://choosecase.com

[unamis76]

Seems pretty good, never heard of it I'd definitely like to try it. How's the QR code decryption accuracy? Would you be able to share a video of it working?

[BitcoinNewsMagazine]

Hey, So my Case came in the mail a couple days ago. I have to say I really like it.
It's about the size of 4 credit cards, if you stack them.
After setup, it is very easy to use. I chose to keep the third recovery key myself rather than trusting a third party company that could go belly-up. So that took a little more preparation than the average person. Most people will just keep the third recovery key with Third Key Solutions.
For info, they ask email, phone, and recovery questions. I suppose if you go the way of Third Key Solutions they will ask more questions. Then if you want (and have a bank), you can set it up further to be able to buy and sell the bitcoins straight from the device.

It's sleek. You pretty much turn it on, scan the QR code, and swipe your finger. And when it's not in use I've got it in my (credit card) wallet.
It's also like super secure, but you don't feel the security. It doesn't make you suffer because it is secure.

Great job CryptoLabs!

https://choosecase.com

Glad you got yours. I ordered as soon as pre-orders were up and am still waiting. How did they ship yours and did they send you tracking if I may ask?

[dothebeats]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

[BitcoinNewsMagazine]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

See best bitcoin hardware wallet should help.

[Kprawn]

This is the most positive feature for me ---> " Case doesn't rely on your phone or computer for Internet access. It has built-in GSM with free unlimited transactions in over 100 countries!"

I normally are not a big fan of fingerprint scanners, but this might just be a good idea. The fact that it's the size of a credit card, is just a bonus.

I will give this one a try... if it's good enough... I will chuck my Trezor... not really. 

[NorrisK]

The features seem really good, but the casing itself looks a bit flimsy to me.

Anybody else has this feeling?

I guess it will soon be time to order a hardware unit like this.

[dothebeats]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

See best bitcoin hardware wallet should help.

This is the most positive feature for me ---> " Case doesn't rely on your phone or computer for Internet access. It has built-in GSM with free unlimited transactions in over 100 countries!"
I think this is just a gimmick to make the masses visit Xotika, and nothing more about bitcoin or its impact in the society and economy. It would be nice if she actually use bitcoin, and not just receive > converts it. She just promote bitcoin for the tips, I think.
I normally are not a big fan of fingerprint scanners, but this might just be a good idea. The fact that it's the size of a credit card, is just a bonus.

I will give this one a try... if it's good enough... I will chuck my Trezor... not really.  

Wow, just a quick look on Case made me want to have it, really. That super-thin physical wallet is nice and 'handy', though a little pricey. The built-in GSM is what makes it unique, too. Thanks for the link and a positive review. Looking forward to order one.

[Carlton Banks]

*ahem*

Case comes with free global Internet access for the life of the device so you can use it to execute transactions all over the world.

How "free", and how long do the manufacturers expect these things to last? There's some serious missing detail in that part of this particular deal.

[BitcoinNewsMagazine]

*ahem*

Case comes with free global Internet access for the life of the device so you can use it to execute transactions all over the world.

How "free", and how long do the manufacturers expect these things to last? There's some serious missing detail in that part of this particular deal.

The company baked lifetime GSM access into the $200 cost. Who knows how long any gadget will last. When Case was designed maybe they did not anticipate the easy integration of smartphone bitcoin wallets with Trezor or Ledger for private key control. If you already have an Android phone, you can just install the Mycelium bitcoin wallet and use Trezor with an OTG cable to sign transactions. You can scan QR codes and send bitcoin like Case but you maintain complete control over your private keys. Not as elegant as Case but half the cost.

[avatar_kiyoshi]

I also interested with this bitcoin HW wallet. can you give us some review and maybe a tutorial?

Found their official thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1001855.0

[Denker]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

Yeah me too.$200 is a bit too expensive for me at the moment. However this wallet has a really cool small and flat design.Hopefully in the next months I will be able to afford one. Or it might get a bit cheaper in the future when more competition is taking place.

[Mickeyb]

$209 if you pay with Bitcoin. $214 if you pay with your credit card. That's quite a lot of money. But it does look very sleek, I must admit. If I didn't have a Trezor already, I would definitely think about buying.

It's good to see competition out there though!

Good luck to the Crypto Labs!

[fryarminer]

Hey, So my Case came in the mail a couple days ago. I have to say I really like it.
It's about the size of 4 credit cards, if you stack them.
After setup, it is very easy to use. I chose to keep the third recovery key myself rather than trusting a third party company that could go belly-up. So that took a little more preparation than the average person. Most people will just keep the third recovery key with Third Key Solutions.
For info, they ask email, phone, and recovery questions. I suppose if you go the way of Third Key Solutions they will ask more questions. Then if you want (and have a bank), you can set it up further to be able to buy and sell the bitcoins straight from the device.

It's sleek. You pretty much turn it on, scan the QR code, and swipe your finger. And when it's not in use I've got it in my (credit card) wallet.
It's also like super secure, but you don't feel the security. It doesn't make you suffer because it is secure.

Great job CryptoLabs!

https://choosecase.com

Glad you got yours. I ordered as soon as pre-orders were up and am still waiting. How did they ship yours and did they send you tracking if I may ask?

They send you an email with UPS tracking, I just put two and two together that I hadn't ordered anything from NY lately so it must be the case. It arrived a week later. If you haven't gotten it yet, contact them and ask. Their tech support is awesome. Most of the time Melanie responds herself.

[Carlton Banks]

*ahem*

Case comes with free global Internet access for the life of the device so you can use it to execute transactions all over the world.

How "free", and how long do the manufacturers expect these things to last? There's some serious missing detail in that part of this particular deal.

The company baked lifetime GSM access into the $200 cost.

That just doesn't sound plausible to me. Maybe there's a way to make that practical, but it sounds like there's information missing still.

[dothebeats]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

Yeah me too.$200 is a bit too expensive for me at the moment. However this wallet has a really cool small and flat design.Hopefully in the next months I will be able to afford one. Or it might get a bit cheaper in the future when more competition is taking place.

The competition would surely be present in the future. But for now, I'll stick with Electrum and paper wallets. Hardware wallets can wait, so is my budget for them. 

[fryarminer]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

I'd say they are probably equally secure, (different kind of security but when the cards are on the table, equally secure). However Trezor needs a laptop with USB slot and internet to operate, case is something that stands alone. You whip it out, and make your transaction, anywhere.

[fryarminer]

*ahem*

Case comes with free global Internet access for the life of the device so you can use it to execute transactions all over the world.

How "free", and how long do the manufacturers expect these things to last? There's some serious missing detail in that part of this particular deal.

The company baked lifetime GSM access into the $200 cost.

That just doesn't sound plausible to me. Maybe there's a way to make that practical, but it sounds like there's information missing still.

It's a lot less bandwidth than the first generation kindles were giving away for free, for life. They use 1g or something like that, and only to sign transactions - I'm sure a good will is all they really need from cell phone companies. Maybe 1GB for the entire life of the device.

[fryarminer]

Seems pretty good, never heard of it I'd definitely like to try it. How's the QR code decryption accuracy? Would you be able to share a video of it working?

The QR code description accuracy is pretty good for me so far. I really don't feel like doing a video for you, sorry! Nothing you won't see on the website anyway. Check out their videos:

https://vimeo.com/casewallet

[dothebeats]

I'd love to buy one, but budget tells me not to yet. Gonna stick up with the traditional paper wallets first before I get mine. Btw, what's the difference between Case and Trezor? Aside from the price, of course.

I'd say they are probably equally secure, (different kind of security but when the cards are on the table, equally secure). However Trezor needs a laptop with USB slot and internet to operate, case is something that stands alone. You whip it out, and make your transaction, anywhere.

That sounds convincing to me, although I'm not sure as to how the GSM module was implemented on the hardware wallet. I wonder how long would that GSM support last?