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Last month, we took a look at iPhone 3G/S slim cases, as some people just don’t want to add much bulk to their iPhone. But the problem with slim cases is that, by design, they sacrifice protection and functionality. For those who who’d rather keep their iPhone safe than slim,… Continue Reading »

I’m extremely picky about my iPhone cases, but in an evolving way. Originally, I was all about balance between looks, protection and functionality. I still hover around that balance, but I’ve lately started the embrace the whole “less is more” ideal. Indeed, I often don’t even put my iPhone in… Continue Reading »

I’m fairly certain there was a time when a single laptop bag was enough. But these days, laptops have become light enough that people are willing to carry them places they haven’t before, and they’re common enough to be used in classrooms, kitchens and restaurants. So, you not only need… Continue Reading »

Speck, makers of the snappy cases for Macbook, has brought their stylish translucent wrappers to the iPod touch 2g (and iPhone). The short and sweet of it is that they come in an array of bright colors and have rubberized grips to prevent you from dropping it, but they have… Continue Reading »

In for review is a new bag from Speck called the CorePack Notebook Bag. This is a large bag with room for up to a 15 inch laptop and pretty much all of the gadgets and electronics you would need to carry with you…and a few you don’t. Now that… Continue Reading »

The SeeThru Satin from Speck and the Haptique from Uniea are both hard shell cases for your 13” aluminum unibody MacBook. They’re not bags, mind you. They don’t have handles and zippers and nifty little pockets for your iPod and whatever motivational book you’re reading at the moment. They’re simply… Continue Reading »

Speck Products, developers of cases for numerous consumer electronics devices (including the iPod, iPhone and Apple laptops, of course), will introduce a new line of laptop cases at both Macworld Expo and CES in the coming week. The four new packs will launch in two distinct colors—Speakeasy Black Pinstripe with… Continue Reading »

Not all of us have the iPhone 3G or any of the new iPod designs. And, not all of us can expect to be getting them this holiday season. I mean, come on, there are Blu-ray players to buy. Flash Gordon figures. Games for the Wii (well, not really…the Wii’s… Continue Reading »

There’s a theory in the scientific community that if the world is ever wiped out by nuclear holocaust, the cockroaches alone will survive to repopulate the planet. I’m all for this, because a planet of walking, sentient cockroaches sounds crazy cool, and because if humans ever do destroy our ability… Continue Reading »

My first iPod was a 30GB iPod Video. I wasn’t exactly careful with it, and it soon became heavily scratched. I also never got around to getting a case. Now that that iPod has come and gone, and I am on my second iPod, I made a pact to treat… Continue Reading »