3 Unusual Smartphone Cases, the Likes You've Probably Never Seen Before

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 24 Jun 2016

Some people don’t like phone cases and say that they’ll never spend their hard earned money on one. CNET’s Chris Matyszczyk for example says that putting a case on an iPhone is like "going to a three-star Michelin restaurant and asking for ketchup" or "going to church, chewing gum and blowing bubbles at the priest."

You probably don’t feel as strongly against smartphone cases. You even like them, as long as they’re something novel, something you don’t see every day. Like the 3 awesome cases featured below.

1. The case that turns your phone into a Game Boy

In making an April Fools' Day joke, you sometimes stumble onto something that’s actually useful. We’ve seen it happen with Google Photos and the option to search using emoji.

And we’ve also seen it happen with Hyperkin Lab and its Smart Boy, the smartphone case that turns a phone into a Game Boy.



The Smart Boy is designed to work with pretty much any Android smartphone that has a micro USB port. It is compatible with Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, comes with a classic handheld-style tactile button set, and it’s available for pre-order as a Developer Kit, currently priced at $59.99 and expected to ship on December 1st, 2016.


2. The case that gives you extra storage space

While Apple’s Smart Battery Case gives you extra power, SanDisk’s iXpand Memory Case gives you extra storage capacity – 32GB, 64GB or 128GB of extra storage for your photos, your videos, your music, and anything else you want to store on your iPhone.

SanDisk offers an optional add-on battery pack for the iXpand Memory Case. A 1900mAh battery pack that will help your iPhone keep going for longer, allowing you to take more photos, watch more videos, and keep listening to your music for longer.



The iXpand Memory Case is compatible with the iPhone 6 and 6S. The 32GB case is priced at $59.99, the 64GB case is priced at $99.99, and the 128GB case is priced at $129.99.


3. The case that turns your phone into an X-Wing

Denshi Gihan's Moeco Star Wars Circuit Board iPhone Case presents a brilliant diagram that explains how the X-Wing works. The diagram features gold-plated circuit lines and it even has a working LED that lights up.



Compatible with the iPhone 6 and 6S, this case is available in 3 colors: white, green and black. At over $100, it’s not exactly cheap. It is great looking though!



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