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My Top Five iPhone 3G Cases

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:11:21 -0600

As the name implies, in this vid, Carlos gives us his top five iPhone cases. In descending order, they are:

iSkin Revo2 (00:38) See original review here
Lots of protection
Silicone really tacky
Lint catcher (but less so with iSkin Revo2 clip)
Thick silicone near home button can get in the way
Speck PixelSkin (02:25) See his original review here
Textured
Little bit of a lint catcher
Firmer silicone, but less in the way near home button
Fits in iSkin Revo2 clip
Contour Flick (03:52) See his original review here
Was a little expensive ($35)
Did not come with screen shield or microfiber
Provides scuff protection
Fits well in Incase Folio clip
Likes the simplicity and slim design
Incase Slider (05:13) See his original review here
Awesome design
Fits well in hand
Protection and lay-on-the-table design
Doesn’t scratch
Comes in various colors, but not as much protection and in-your-face design as #1
Switcheasy Capsule Rebel (06:49) See his original review here
Good protection
In-your-face design
Personally, Carlos has not had problems with the saggy bottoms or mushy corners
Demands attention (big selling point for Carlos)

iPhone Case vs Battle 3G

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:41:45 -0500

Carlos compares 8 different form-fitting cases (plus one bonus comparison):
Contour Flick (00:40)
One of Carlos’s first nice cases
No lay-on-the-table design
#2 in final line-up (but close to the #3 Slider)
8 or 9 of 10
Griffin iClear (01:27)
He “really likes this case” (has one on his iTouch, but limited use with iPhone version)
Cannot dock with this but can port with it
No shake in the case
Won’t fit in Folio
#4 in final line-up
8 or 9 of 10
Griffin Elan Form (03:00)
Similar design to Nu Form but with leather backing
Fits nice, but not as small as the Flick
Little bit of a lay-on-the-table design
#7 in final line-up
No “X of 10” value given
Power Support Air Jacket (04:33)
Comes with two different screen shields (anti-glare and crystal)
No lay-on-the-table--chrome totally exposed
Really nice form-fit--barely looks like anything is on the phone
Fits okay in Folio
Great for scuff protection
#6 in final line-up
5 or 6 of 10
Agent 18 (06:02)
Bulkiest one of the list
Carlos calls it a tank of form-fits.
Similar to iClear but thicker plastic/more bulk
Others have said the case popped open when case was dropped
#5 in final line-up
Solid 7, possibly an 8 of 10
Incase Slider (08:02)
One of the nicest he has (next to the iClear, because it’s nice too)
iPhone slides in nicely
Little bit thicker than Flick
Lay-on-the-table design
Feels really good
Still prefers Flick for thinness with scratch protection
#3 (but close to #2 Flick)in final line-up
A 9 of 10
Inspiretech (10:05)
Reminds Carlos of his Seidio
Feels kind of rubbery
Felt lining
iPhone slides in smoothly, clips together like iFrogz
Feels like Siedo
Really, Really nice design with good quality plastic
#1 (as a pretend Siedio) in final line-up
9/10
Marware Flex Skin (13:02)
Only available with Sidewinder
Jason’s side note: Flexi-Shell from Marware can be purchased separately
Is it a polymer? Or is it rubber?
Not sticky or tacky or gummy feeling
It’s firm--can’t stretch it
Gets a watermark with the clear version (though Carlos is over it)
Compact in design
Not rated in final line-up (Carlos has limited experience with it)

Bonus: Griffin Wave Case (15:25)
Not one of the most compact cases
Carlos shows this one because you can find it anywhere and, if you feel one in your hand and like it, you’ll love the more compact style of the rest of the cases.
Carlos gives it a 9 of 10

Starts rating the cases against one another (17:08)
Going to treat the Inspiretech as a Seidio
#1 Seidio (Inspiretech)
#2 Flick
#3 Incase Slider
#4 iClear
#5 Agent 18 (Jason’s note: Carlos calls it an iClear “times one” haha)
#6 Air Jacket
Carlos tries his Gel case on top of the Air Jacket--tight fit but goes on (21:12)
Carlos talks to the cat (21:48)
#7 Elan Form
Flex-skin was not rated

Starts rating the cases on a 1-to-10 scale (25:30)
Top Shelf (generally 8s or 9s)
Seidio (Inspiretech): 9
Flick: 9, possibly an 8
Incase Slider: definite 9 (could switch for Flick in order above)
iClear: solid 8 or 9
Bottom Shelf (generally 6s or 7s)
Agent 18: solid 7 possibly an 8
Air Jacket: 5 or 6
Elan Form: (no number given)
Flex-skin:

PixelSkin for iPhone3G

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:50:41 -0500

Carlos unboxes and reviews the PixelSkin for iPhone 3G.
Out of the box (04:00)
No extras but lots of Silicone (04:34)
Nice lay on the table design (05:06)
Hard, smooth piece of Silicone, but does catch lint (05:43)
Tressa the cat makes an appearance (06:54)
iPhone goes in (07:45)
Splice to vid with better white-balance (10:30)
Stretch comparison with Incipio Gel (11:25)
Stretch comparison with Swticheasy Colors(11:52)
Stretch comparison with iSkin Revo2(12:21)
Rating the four as slip-on “throw-away” cases (14:30)
Revo2 is “out”
Incipio Gell is 3rd of remaining
Switch-easy Colors and Pixelskin tie for first, depending on what you want
Pixelskin is a solid 8 or 9 (19:05)
Not his everyday or throw-away
Eventually, he makes it a 7 or 8 (25:52)
Carlos talks to his Incipio Gel :) (19:58)

iSkin Revo2 Case Review Parts 1 & 2

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:00:31 -0500

Part 1:
Shows case for unboxing (00:59)
Cost was $39.95 at Apple Store.
Premium silicone protector for the iPhone 3G
Includes small touch-compatible protective screen film with anti-glare and anti-fingerprint (02:00)
No other accessories]
Feels like a lint catcher but super soft rubbery feel (04:43))
Clear silicone protection over the sensor (05:20)
Placing on iPhone 3G and massage into place (05:38)
Demo of Shock Protection--it actually bounces (06:50)
Little bit of flash (08:03)
Snap on clear, non-touch-sensitive front shield (08:17)
Part 2:
Watermark effect (00:21)
Has microban antimicrobial protection integrated into the silicone (00:55)
More flash noted in several places
Connector cover cut on angle (02:24)
Shows lint catching (04:49)
Shows clip-on face cover (05:27)
Storing face cover while using iPhone--”this is where it gets crappy on you” (06:08)

Incase Slider iPhone 3G case review

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:59:24 -0500

Another review from Carlos--this time, its the Incase Slider.
Out of the box (01:52)
Initial inspection (02:40)
iPhone goes in (04:10)
Really nice--prefers it to the Contour Flick (04:55)
Pretty tight in the Incase Folio (07:12)
Gives the case an 8 or 9 (08:04)

Capsule Rebel Switcheasy case Review for the iPhone 3G (Parts 1 & 2)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:20:01 -0500

If you’ve seen many of Carlos’s vids, you know he loves a case that gets you noticed. Here’s his two-part review of perhaps the most noticeable case he’s shown us--the Capsule Rebel.

Part 1:
Accessories come out (02:42)
Case comes out (03:35)
Mentions his review of the Incipio Silicrylic case (04:05)
Sorry, no index of that review vid yet.
Initial inspection (04:13)
Includes two screen protectors (05:02)
List of included items (05:36)
iPhone goes into main body(06:46)
Part 2:
Port/button covers and fit before the spine goes on (00:42)
Spin goes on (01:52)
Bottom port protector and earphone jack opening (03:56)
Top on-off switch (04:50)
Removing iPhone (05:27)
Flick was the favorite, but this one may take over (07:08)

iPhone 3G Case (Contour Flick)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:59:44 -0500

Carlos reviews the Flick case by Contour
Out of the box (01:45)
No screen shield (02:08)
Some inspection (02:46)
iPhone goes in (03:34)
“Actually pretty nice” (04:27)
Tight fit into Incase Folio (05:06)
Removing the iPhone (06:28)