{"id":1484,"date":"2009-07-13T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T17:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:40:55","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:40:55","slug":"not-your-typical-iphone-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/1484-not-your-typical-iphone-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Not your Typical iPhone Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"11.0px Myriad Pro;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1485\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/lro-xgear.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"350\" \/>We don&#8217;t get too excited about iPhone and iPod cases &#8211; they are more of a \u201cpersonal preference\u201d for most people &#8211; but I have to say that I have been <em>extremely <\/em>impressed and pleased with the <strong>XGear Carbon <\/strong>cases since I got my own at Macworld.<\/p>\n<p style=\"11.0px Myriad Pro;\">In a world with a million different silicon and neoprene casings, the Xgear &#8216;Nitrous Oxide&#8217; line of Carbon Fiber based cases really <em>are<\/em> a world apart. I find the case to have excellent hand comfort, looks great, and is effective at protecting from drops onto hard surfaces too. One of the best features &#8211; it does <em>not <\/em>pick up lint, dust, etc. This has my &#8216;OWC Larry&#8217; recommendation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"11.0px Myriad Pro;\">We currently carry the Xgear Carbon case for iPhone (1G, 3G, 3G S &#8211; all) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/XGear\/IP3CBF30BL\/\" target=\"_blank\">$24.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"11.0px Myriad Pro;\">You can also see all the Xgear &#8216;gear&#8217; we offer <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/xgear\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#8217;t get too excited about iPhone and iPod cases &#8211; they are more of a \u201cpersonal preference\u201d for most people &#8211; but I have to say that I have been extremely impressed and pleased with the XGear Carbon cases since I got my own at Macworld. 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