Year: 2010

TikiCase releases new iPhone cases

TikiCase (http://www.tikicase.com) has released the Tiki iPhone case. It’s named after the South Pacific deity from the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. It “transforms” the Apple smarkphone into a tiki by wrapping the phone in a snug-fitting silicone skin, designed to look like traditional Polynesian tiki.

The Tiki case is available in two colors: ocean blue and Hawaiian wood. It costs US$29.97 and works with the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

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Apple wins five Red Dot design awards

This year Apple received one Red Dot award for the 13-inch MacBook Pro and four Red Dot awards for “Best of the Best” with the iMac, Magic Mouse, iPod shuffle and the iPad.

Apple took 1% of all 45 “Best of the Best” awards. The Red Dot awards were selected from 4,252 products sent from 57 countries. Also, recently the Apple Industrial Design team lead by Jonathan Ive received four iF product design awards.

You can read more at http://www.setteb.it/?p=8577 .

— Fabio M. Zambelli

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Case-mate introduces three iPad cases

Case-mate (http://www.case-mate.com) has released three iPad cases. They’re offered in a variety of designs, materials and price points. The selection of case-mate iPad cases include:

° Walkabout Felt Folio (US$79.99): This case (pictured) has a side opening, leather accents and pockets for storage. A magnetic strap keeps the iPad in place.

° Traveler Leather Commuter ($49.99): This executive folio made of premium tan leather has embedded magnetic locks for a sleek fit.

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