Did you stand in line for the iPhone 5? Or did you feverishly click refresh on your web browser until it showed up as available on the night of its release? Whether you did either of these or something entirely different to acquire your iPhone 5, you probably shortly realized… one more thing. Where are the cases? Well, they're finally starting to trickle out, and here's a roundup of some of my personal favorites I've added to the wishlist...
1. Wood Camera Case - PhotoJojo - $42.00
It's wooden, makes your iPhone look like an old analog camera, and is reasonably priced to boot.
2. Little Black Book - Pad & Quill - $39.99
Love your moleskin? Love this little black book with a pocket for your bills even more.
3. Bamboo Case - Grove - $99.00
Made of bamboo and featuring a large variety of great engraved artwork (check out the site to see what I mean). These technically are only available for preorder right now, but guess what you can put on your Christmas list?
4. Skateback - Grove - $39.00
Made from waste produced while manufacturing skateboards. Cool and environmentally friendly.
5. Heritage Pocket Case - Hardgraft - $100 (converted from UK pound)
If money were no object this would be my case. This handcrafted felt and leather combo is my new crush.
6. Edge Bumper - Monoprice - $4.35
Yeah, you read that right...4 dollars and 35 friggin' cents. As one of my friends would say, "It's basically free."
(Images: As linked above)
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It's generally a bad idea to use your iphone case as a wallet - iphones are frequently stolen (mine was!) and I'm really glad they didn't get my cash and credit cards, and especially my ID since I was traveling and very far from home at the time.
You can actually find very nice bamboo phone cases on Etsy for a fraction of the price that Grove charges. Just thought I'd throw that out there for people who can't afford 100 bucks for a phone case.
Just as a shout out for Grove-- I tried a few of the Etsy/various-other-sites bamboo cases and they pretty much all disintegrated on me within weeks (what can I say? I'm not quite at OtterBox-level clumsiness, but it does fall the few inches onto the floor from my bed ledge a few times a month).
I have had the Grove bamboo case since March and besides a few dings and general denim pocket-patina, it's still very intact and beautiful (even after said weekly-floor-drops). They're all handcrafted by really neat folks in Portland that are paid a nice wage to make these beautiful cases so I feel the cost is quite well-warranted.
Totally love my EDGE Design Alfa case. It should have been included in the review. Check them out at http://edge-design.com