Remember them from the Jolla 1 days?
I remember getting some veneer and making my own.
I sent a suggestion to Lastu on their Facebook page and a few Jolla users actually liked the suggestion.
Maybe email them and see if they’re willing to make some for the new Jolla.
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Just emailed them, for whatever it’s worth.
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Yikes! I’ve just received this reply from lastu. I’m already in too deep! Lol!
Thanks for reaching out with your suggestion for a Jolla 2 bumper cover! That’s really helpful feedback.
I’ve checked our current information, and I don’t have any details about future product releases or a way to directly submit new product suggestions at the moment.
To make sure your idea gets to the right people, I’m going to connect you with one of our team members. They’ll be in touch shortly to help out further.
I assume I can only redirect them to Jolla’s contact details at https://jolla.com/#Contact if they do reach out to me.
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Hmm… The Other Half specs are public. They shouldn’t need additional input from Jolla.
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Well, maybe they are a bit cautious. Back in the days of the tablet, I ordered a Lastu cover alongside the tablet. Beautiful design with wood, and I prepaid for it of course.
After the tablet project went wrong, I contacted Lastu to see about the prepayment, any possibilities, etc. I got the impression they lost some money on the project.
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I cannot find the actual specs there. They say they will opensource them, and I believe them, but have they done it yet? Maybe @rodoherty jumped the gun a little there, but otoh it can’t hurt to get in touch early.
Honestly, by pinging Lastu an email, I thought I was just adding my little contribution of support for a 3rd party bumper cover. I wasn’t expecting any kind of reply.
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In one of the news bulletins there was something about publishing some TOH specification end of March, but I am not aware of any of that having happened. I would assume they have currently other, more urgent things to do.
TOH specs are not sufficient to create a phone case.
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In his update to his First Impressions post, Josh Strobl points out that
There were some design changes made to the interior (TOH2 side) to hopefully give any prospective TOH2 hardware designers in the community some more flexibility. I’ll let Jolla dive into that since you never know if it’ll evolve further
Elsewhere in the post he says the fit of the OH feels better, whilst also noting other changes to that side, including the battery cover plate, so that suggests the final form wasn’t ready in March.
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I don’t believe in people talking about creating phone covers anyway.
Hmm, I think you’re right. Or, to be more specific, TOH is not a phone case and the specs might even miss spme phone dimensions.
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I shared the damage of the tablet drama with Jolla but still fancied a Jolla tablet (and still do). Years later someone sold his tablet with Lastu case to me. Unfortunately the tablet was useless (no power, no battery) but the Lastu case still does its job on my old ipad mini!
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Bit of a discussion kicked off here.
I remember that Lastu used to supply sheets of self adhesive veneer that just stuck to the back of the cover. Jolla have provided a clear protective cover that fits over the existing back cover.
I don’t think it would be too difficult for Lastu to create something similar. They wouldn’t need the TOH specs and schematics to do that.
Unless someone creates an odd shaped TOH with lumps and bumps, then that could pose a problem.
My Keyboard OH has one of these Lastu applied. I can’t remember whether it was an option when i bought the keyboard, or if i bought it from Lastu
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My TOH Keyboard is the same. If I remember you could either choose a plain black cover or one with the Lastu veneer.
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I still own Lastu covers for the Jolla 1 and the Jolla Tablet. Both are complete backcovers, not just veneers to be glued on an existing cover. You can find more information here: A Finnish design match: Lastu and Jolla bring tech and nature together | Jolla Blog
The Lastu wallet case for the original Jolla phone is absolutely beautiful and easily the best phone cover I have ever had. I haven’t had a Lastu case for any of the phones I have had since and I don’t think it would have matched the rounded corners of other phones all that well. With the Jolla phone’s sharp edges and minimalistic design it is just a perfect fit combining Finnish design with Finnish nature. The fact that it doesn’t add an extra layer on top of the phone but just connects directly as TOH also makes is so much better and slimmer than most covers.
I would love to have a similar wallet case for my new Jolla phone and I will make sure to write to Lastu to let them know that.
Here are some pictures in the Jolla Blog for anyone who doesn’t know what I’m talking about: A Finnish design match: Lastu and Jolla bring tech and nature together | Jolla Blog
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Quite surprised to read about Lastu again here. I loved their wood covers. Hopefully they’ll make one for the new Jolla Phone as well!
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I just sent them an email (yeah, I know… ) asking if they had any plans to support the JP2. Let’s see what they’ll have to say.
[edit] Wow. 2 minutes later the reply came in. Currently they don’t have plans but my request will get passed along. Maybe we /do/ need to write them individually.
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