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Griffin iPhone Wave Case Review

By Julie Strietelmeier / May 19, 2008 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Plastic / Leave a Comment

Cases for iPhones are a dime a dozen in as much as they are all pretty much alike in design and function. I don’t envy companies that sell these products as it has to be very difficult to come up with ideas to make their offerings unique enough for consumers to take a second look and ultimately make a purchase. Today I want to show you the Wave case from Griffin Technology. Let’s see if it is different enough to catch your eye…

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Amazon Kindle Waterfield Cases

By Rob Tillotson / May 1, 2008 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, eBook Readers, Gear, Kindle / 3 Comments

It usually isn’t long after the arrival of a new gadget that accessories start to show up. Like many other gadgets, the Amazon Kindle comes with a basic cover to protect it straight out of the box, leaving the creation of more elaborate and fashionable cases to third parties. Recently, Waterfield Designs became one of the first companies to introduce cases for the Kindle, in three different designs.

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Video Quick Look at the Boa Design iPhone Fashion Sleeve

By Julie Strietelmeier / April 25, 2008 / Reviews / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone / 4 Comments

Here’s my quick look video review of the iPhone Fashion Sleeve from Boa Design.

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Orbino Corsa iPod Touch and Sonata iPod 3G Nano Cases

By Dave Rees / March 12, 2008 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, iPod nano, Leather / Leave a Comment

I have used many well-made tech-toy cases from around the world over the years. The Corsa for the iPod Touch and Sonata for the Nano are the first cases by Orbino I have ever tried. If first impressions are as important in cases as it in the real world, Orbino leaves most others behind.

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Incipio ORION Case for the 3rd Generation iPod Nano

By Dave Rees / March 12, 2008 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, Leather / Leave a Comment

With all the expensive cases out there for your iPod, the Incipio ORION slipper case is a nice, inexpensive alternative for protecting your 3G iPod Nano.

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Sena iPhone Cases

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 22, 2008 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Leather / 8 Comments

Last month at Macworld Expo I had the opportunity to meet the folks from Sena. After working with them for years, it was nice to finally shake their hands and put faces to the names. When I got back from Macworld, I had a whole gaggle of iPhone cases arrive from them to review. Let’s take a look…

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Incipio iPhone Cases

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 22, 2008 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Leather / 5 Comments

I can’t believe that it’s been almost eight years since we had a review of an Incipio case on The Gadgeteer! Back then, the review was of a generic PDA case. Today I have three iPhone very different cases for you to take a look at.

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GizMac Titan Clear iPhone Case

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 22, 2008 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Plastic / 2 Comments

Do you prefer a simple case for your iPhone, or one that has all sorts of extra features built in? I think that there is a fine line between getting more for your money and having too much of a good thing. Let’s see where the GizMac Titan Clear case falls in that range…

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Vaja i-volution Top Holster for the iPod Touch

By Dave Rees / January 24, 2008 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, Leather / 1 Comment

Once again Vaja ‘s
style and craftsmanship shines through with the i-volution
Top Holster for the iPod Touch. Vaja has the unique ability of creating
cases that not only protect our precious tech-toys but turn heads as well. Many
of Vaja cases are so nice (and sometimes extravagant), they themselves
should be protected from day-to-day use and hazards.

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Otterbox iPod Swim Kit

By meredyth / January 18, 2008 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, Plastic / 1 Comment

iPods are a great way to lessen the monotony of exercise. Their compact size makes them easy to carry with you nearly anywhere. However, electronics and water tend not go together which makes using an iPod while swimming problematic. After my recent arm surgeries I have have been swimming regularly as rehabilitation. It’s a good workout, but quite boring. Since one of my new year’s resolutions is not to electrocute myself, I was very interested in trying out the Otterbox iPod Swim Kit.

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ezGear Slimline and Max skins for the iPhone

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 30, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone / 3 Comments

What kind of case do you use for your iPhone? For me, I tend to keep it naked, but if I did want to use a case with it, I would pick something that added the least amount of bulk and weight. ezGear offers several case options that fit that criteria. They sent me their ezSkin Max and ezSkin Slimline iPhone cases to try out. Here’s what I learned…

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Beyza Apple iPod touch Leather Cases

By Dave Rees / October 22, 2007 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, Leather / 4 Comments

One of the negatives of being an early adopter of technology is the lack of protective accessories for the latest & greatest tech-toys. I started my search for a leather case immediately after buying an iPod Touch. At that time there were not many options out there. Beyza was one of the first to create leather cases for the Touch; the SlimLINE Vertical Leather Pouch and UniSR MN Lateral Leather Pouch.

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Vaja iVolution Lady Holster for the Apple iPhone

By meredyth / October 4, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Leather / 1 Comment

Working in the technology industry, I get a fair amount of products in the mail. Over time, I have become less enthusiastic about package deliveries. I love opening boxes and trying new things, but I no longer obsessively check tracking numbers multiple times a day or intercept the delivery man as he is walking up to my sidewalk. However, there are still a few products that I await the arrival of with bated breath: in this instance, a Vaja leather case for my iPhone.

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Proporta Protective Laptop Sleeve

By Dave Rees / September 25, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, Laptops and Gear / 1 Comment

For someone as dedicated to protecting my tech-toys as I am, I carry them around
in a VERY antiquated leather bag. Which provides little to no protection for
my Macbook. When I went from a 15" to 17" laptop, I had to abandon
my old Waterfield sleeve for something that was sized to fit my new laptop.
I considered buying another sleeve from Waterfield, but decided to try something
new in form and construction. So, I decided to try the Proporta
Protective Laptop Sleeve.

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Vaja iVolution iPhone Holster

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 28, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone, Leather / 5 Comments

You know a device has hit milestones in popularity when
Vaja makes a case for it.
Not that there was really any doubt that the
iPhone wasn’t going
to end up being as uber-popular as it is. But just incase you didn’t know,
the iPhone is crazy popular, and as a result there are now several Vaja cases
for it. The first one we’re going to look at here on The Gadgeteer is the
iVolution Holster.

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iSkin revo for iPhone

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 6, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone / 4 Comments

I don’t use cases for my mobile devices very often these days. I prefer to just put them in a pocket in my gear bag, or jeans. Same goes for my iPhone. I typically just put it in my right cargo pants pocket or back pocket when I’m walking around, and on my desk when I’m not. Even though I don’t use a case very often with my iPhone, I’m always up for testing one. As a result, my first iPhone case review is of iSkin’s revo.

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Mophie Bevy iPod shuffle Keychain and Bottle Opener

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 6, 2007 / Uncategorized / Audio, Video, TV, Cases and Covers, iPod, iPod shuffle, Plastic / 1 Comment

The Mophie Illuminator project started earlier this year at MacWorld 2007. Attendees doodled product ideas and submitted them for the community to vote on. The Bevy iPod shuffle case, keychain, bottle opener, is the first such product to come out of this project.

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Vaja BlackBerry 8800 Classic Leather Case

By Dave Rees / July 24, 2007 / Reviews / Cases and Covers / 2 Comments

Perfection. That sums up the Vaja Classic Blackberry 8800 case.
Currently, the Blackberry 8800 is my device of choice (with me 24/7). Every
cool piece of personal technology deserves a case that compliments its form
and features while protecting it from the hazards of day-to-day life. This Vaja
case does both with style & craftsmanship second to none.

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Noreve BlackBerry 8800 Tradition Leather Case

By Dave Rees / June 14, 2007 / Reviews / Cases and Covers / 4 Comments

The first thought that came to my mind as I was opening the Noreve BlackBerry 8800 Tradition leather case was that of a finely crafted European wallet. The case is well made and very stylish. Definitely something you could slide into the breast pocket of your business suit.

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Vaja Palm TX Flip Top Case (PA171)

By Don Damiani / June 1, 2007 / Uncategorized / Cases and Covers, Leather, Palm, Palm OS related / 1 Comment

I recently upgraded my PDA from a T2 to the Palm T|X. I was somewhat disappointed when I got the T|X to see that it only came with a flimsy flip cover. (Not much screen protection there.) Since I had a Vaja case for my T2, I wanted to check out the Vaja cases for the T|X.

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