CES may be the spot to catch tons of upcoming official gadgetry, but it is also the place to look for leaks. Today at CES: Unveiled, one such leak was found regarding a rather popular device — the iPad 2. Case manufacturer Dexim was showing off one of their new cases which happened to be designed exclusively for the iPad 2, complete with machined iPad 2 dummy filling out the cases contours. The rumored front/rear cameras and speaker all had the appropriate cutouts meaning we should be hearing about the iPad 2 sooner rathe than later.
You see, better keep your eyes peeled at CES. You never know what you’ll find.
In a move that shouldn’t surprise many, it has come to light that Apple is finally unleashing the legal hounds on several iPhone/iPod/iPad accessory manufacturers for producing “sub-par” quality accessories. One example given by the lawsuit cites a case where an iPod user bought a third party battery charger from one of the defendants only to have the charger worsen his battery life. So far, there are over 20 different defendants named in the lawsuit.
As many of us have experienced over the years, getting that extra $5-$10 of an accessory doesn’t always lead to “value”. You know how it is — you get what you pay for. In Apple’s case, their accessories tend to be higher priced. But part of that is because Apple requires a 20-25% royalty on any products that are “officially licensed” with Apple’s seal of approval. Naturally, that cost gets passed along to consumers.
Regardless of how many companies are found guilty in this initial lawsuit, Apple’s gadgets are a hot ticket item world wide, with knock-off companies and accessory companies alike churning out new products faster than you can blink an eye.
It just goes to show that Apple’s own motto — “Our way or the high way” — is practiced in everything they do. Though in this case, they at least have some consumer interests at heart. No one wants a shoddy case…
Is it iPhone case fail day today? I think it might be. We can either have our iPhone look like a rock, or we can have what I’d only assume RoboCop would use.
Hong Kong retailer, ‘JOYCE, has released a new line of designer-created iPhone cases, now, I am only posting about the rock case, but the rest of em aren’t that pretty, but they make a hell of a lot more sense than a Rock Hide-a-key! Come on people, with all that China bans and keeps from the people, you think they wouldn’t allow crap like this to be produced, lol. My only advice, well, other than not to buy this garbage, is that if you happen to own this thing, PLEASE! remember to switch out cases before you go rock climbing, iPhones are too expensive to have lost in plain site.
Okay, now the other case we have today, albeit the complete opposite side of the spectrum, is the ‘Decepticon’ iPhone case. This beast was created by a man named Ryan Glasgow from Portland, OR, and has started selling this thing for $95. I have never been a fan of these ‘clamshell’ type cases, as I think you look like a complete dbag with the flap open while making a telly call, but this is ridiculous. I’m kinda curious as to how long it will take before it decapitates one of is unsuspecting owners.
So there ya have it, if spending hundreds of dollars on a phone wasn’t crazy enough, why not make it look like crap.
Engadget (Steel Case) <-> Gizmodo (Rock)
Seeing the word “brick” in the title should frighten you. While often used to depict something unsightly or aesthetically unappetizing, the ZooZen Xbox 360 case is actually pretty darn nice to look at. What exactly is the ZooZen 360 case? Well — it’s a case that snaps all around your Xbox 360. It’s shiny, black, and considerably increases your 360′s footprint. But it isn’t all just about looks. ZooZen went ahead and stuffed a few extra cooling fins inside for good measure. Now that Microsoft has employed a smaller design for the 360′s processor, meltdowns are less likely. Still, it never hurts. What do you think? Usually increasing the size of something isn’t exactly a good thing. But ZooZen has something here. Now if they can only make it possible for add-ons such as memory cards and other accessories to have access to the 360′s front facing ports it’s golden. Whataya say? Willing to fatten up your ‘box for a more spacey black sheen?
**Video walkthrough of case inside…
- November 25, 2009 4:59 am
Ya, the fact that this is even funny is sad. When your typical smartphone case is getting contention from Mr. Sandwhich’s humble abode you know 3rd party manufacturers need to step it up.
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PC builders take pride in their art/work because it gives them a freedom that no big electronics retailer can match in regards to specs, price, or appearance. One aspect of a computer builders life, especially a gamer, is how to cool your system when running a high end CPU and multiple graphics cards. All of that silicon and plastic heats up pretty quickly and without proper air flow will turn your dream machine into a smoldering pile of uselessness. Sure you can go buy some fancy air or liquid cooling systems, but why not tackle this little dilema head on and just do away with the main reason the heat builds up – the case. “Nonsense, a computer has to have a case.” you say. Well the “case” above does the job of holding all of your PC innards-no-outards in place while giving them all of the fresh air that they could every possibly need. (Save for the very few who are trying to clock their aging P4 up to 5GHz+…for you special few, Nitrogen is more up your alley). The Acrylic Cowboy shown above will set you back $76 which seems pretty pricey for a board of acrylic. Look on the bright side, it’s less than many other PC cases so it’s not all bad. So are you going to eschew normality and turn your next PC inside out? I think you should.
Source: Crunch Gear, Geek Stuff 4 U, BBG
- February 11, 2009 8:32 pm
Finally! A battery-in-case that isn’t so big you can’t fit it in your pocket, it almost doubles battery life, AND looks awesome! Following Mophies fairly successful “Mophie Juice Pack”, the company realized that even that model was too big, bulky, and unsightly and that something else needed to be done. Today, Mophie introduced the new slimmer sexier “Juice Pack Air“. A new battery-in-case that is lighter, smaller, and a whole lot better looking than the bigger model. The JPA contains a 1200mAh battery that as Mophie puts it, “nearly doubles battery life”. I am a pretty heavy user and manage to get just about 13 hours out of a charge so double is plenty for me. Eager buyers can snap up a pre-order of said case in exciting colors such as black, white, and…purple…(odd choice for some pizzaz but whatever). I’ll take two please. Hop on through if you must read the press release.
