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OtterBox Defender Series for Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS
by rhianjo
I bought an Otterbox Defender case for my iphone because having two young children who are very clumsy, my phone gets dropped a lot or swept off the sofa if I happen to leave it lying around. I wanted a case that would protect my phone no matter what happened to it.
I bought it online, without knowing how bulky the case was. ... To be honest it more than doubles the size of my phone, and most people laugh at it when I take it out of my bag. Once you get used to the size though the benefits become obvious. I have dropped my phone on the driveway, from a fair height when it fell out of my pocket and my phone was undamaged.
The outer case is quite grippy, reducing the risk of it slipping out of your hand.
The size is its biggest disadvantage, if you are looking for a slim case then this isn't the one for you. But it's very durable, and well worth the money I paid for it.
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Kobo eReader Touch Wallet Style Case
by Thebaker50
I have a review for the kobo, and for those of you who haven't read it, overall I was not very impressed. But my mom wanted a case to go with it, to protect it encase it got dropped or anything like that.
Anyway, I got this case from Ebay, for around £5 (which honestly feels like an absolute bargain, because a week later the ... seller raised the price to £10) including delivery.
The item came, and is made out of a sort of "leather". Most "leather" cases are pretty aweful, but this leather is genuinely soft, and feels rugged. I think what they have done is rather than try to go for 100% leather, which really is not ideal, they have put some plastic in the mix to make it softer, and more rugged. For some of you that may seem like a negative, but trust me it is well done in this case. This leather "wrap" has got something underneath the leather to maintain its rigidity (I have a sneaking suspicion that at this price, it may well be cardboard or plastic), which holds the cover in place. It does a pretty good job, as this thing has not so much as deformed in about a year- a year and a half of usage in our household!
Then inside the case, there are some plastic inserts, with a sort of leather/velvet border between them. To insert your kobo, you just simply slide it in under the leather border. It takes a while, and its a very snug fit. You do not need to lock your kobo in place or anything like that. When I first saw it I was worried that the kobo would "fall out" if you held it the wrong way, but again I was wrong, it really does not let the kobo move at all. The "border" has a sort of velvet underside which is very "rough" without damaging the kobo, so you get lots of friction between the case and the reader. I though it was pretty good!
Finally, there are lots of little holes in places for things like the charger, so you do not have to worry about that, and there is also a place to store pens and paper on the "lid" side of the case. A feature that some of you may find handy if you take your kobo on the train or something like that.
Overall, the case feels very well made, and very robust, and I really do think it would do a good job protecting your kobo. I don't think it is possible to scratch the Kobo inside with this case on, but I did not feel like dropping my kobo down some stairs to see how well it would resist that...
I would recommend this product, but oddly I cannot recommend the kobo reader it protects, so I am unsure whether to say buy this or do not buy this. I guess if you already have a kobo reader, and you are looking for a case, this is the one for you!
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Belkin Verve Tab Folio for Amazon Kindle Fire
by miwa
I've loved using my Kindle ever since I first received it as gift late last year, but I have found out the hard way it takes a mental leap to go from using two hands to hold a book to one to hold a tablet - and it isn't just holding it, there's typing and navigating too. I did this so much so that I developed a mild RSI in my right ... wrist from using just that hand to navigate and type. Because of this, and wanting to personalize that boring black finish the Amazon developers decided was a good idea to give the Kindle Fire, I started looking into buying a cover for this e-reader.
After looking around online, I decided on the "Belkin Verve Tab Folio". This cover was originally for the Kindle Fire and hence will not fit any other e-reader, even other products in the Kindle range.
On the Belkin website it lists the folio as $29.99, with an alternative colour (bright purple). The Belkin website describes the product as "functional fashion for your Kindle".
When it arrived, the package contained a faux-leatherette cover, in classic black (pictured) and a plastic screen protector. You first dust the screen of your Kindle, then wipe with an alcoholic wipe (any screen-wipe will do), and then carefully smooth down the adhesive side of the plastic screen protector. This was actually my favourite part of fitting this cover to my Kindle - it was bizarrely therapeutic. After the screen-protector is applied, simply slip your Kindle it into the case. It fits very snugly, and there's pretty much no way the Kindle could fall out of its protective cover, even jostled about in a bag. There is a magnetic flap that seals the folio closed when you're not using it to ensure this (and I have found that this is perfect to make sure that no little fingers can accidentally mash the buttons and decimate your library).
On the inside flap it has a slits for notes (or a library card, perhaps), a cloth cleaning pad (like the one in many glasses cases), as well as a closing cover to protect the Kindle's screen when I wasn't using it, much like a real book. Both my friend and my brother recently cracked the screens of their own Kindles, so I knew this was probably a wise choice, though I've never had a problem with mine.
On the back are holes for the speakers - so your sound isn't muffled! Ingenious.
According to the Belkin website the cover is also scratch-proof, however, I've never had opportunity to test that out. The overall impression of the Kindle inside the black leatherette looks really classy, rather like a slim valise.
For this folio case, I paid £8 including P&P from play.com. Currently on Amazon it's for sale at £24.99. I don't really know if this is worth that price, but compared to other Kindle Fire covers, it's still reasonable. It was mostly the price that attracted me to this item, and I haven't been disappointed.
Despite the low price the product came with a 1 year warranty - I really don't see how the item could or should break, but it's certainly worth the peace of mind if it does.
My experience with this Kindle cover was very positive, more than enough for me to recommend that if you ever need or want a Kindle Fire cover, you can't beat the protection, look and 1-year warranty that comes with the Belkin Verve Tab Folio.
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