Case-Mate offers $0.99 iPhone recession case... a day after recession ends
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 16th 2009 10:42PM
posted Sep 16th 2009 10:42PM
[Thanks, Andy]
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That's a sexy case.
But where's the cut out for syncing?
At least it's recyclable!
The product Q&A is a fun read.
I don't have an iPhone but I actually think this is a pretty good idea. IMO cases for iPods/iPhones/Zunes are ridiculously expensive...I think this would be a good solution for when you are like out doing something active and want to have some cheap protection for your device.
if you dont have the money for a decent an iphone case, you probably dont have the money for an iphone plan, let alone the phone itself
I would buy an iphone just for this case.
Of course it's that cheap to ship - just chuck a stamp on it and go.
wut do you think of this for 99 cents
http://dealbit.com/p/WirelessAccessories/301188/B001CJTE0K/Apple-iPhone-Black-Leather-Texture-Horizontal-Holster-Carrying-Case-With Belt-Loop-And-Clip
International shipping is $31..................
nice :(
31 bucks?! Are you kiddng? It's a sheet of paper for Christ sake!
If that is sexy I would hate to see what your wife looks like
I don't think it will protect your cell from the rain for long...
"sean @ Sep 17th 2009 7:27AM
If that is sexy I would hate to see what your wife looks like"
Come on that you should know, she has a box over her head with a Sharpie eyes and smile. I think every one was into that lol.
Bernanke doesn't know what he's talking about. The recession isn't over while unemployment continues to climb.
Seeing as how he (and Greenspan) are part of why the recession happened in the first place (keeping interest rates artificially low for countless years thus creating a huge bubble which obviously eventually had to pop)...
agreed.
He obtained the nickname 'Helicopter Ben' for a reason.
Bernanke just got re-upped for another. He doesn't have to worry about unemployment anymore - he has a job.
Anyone who thinks the recession is close to being over should read the container ship 'ghost fleet' article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1212013/Revealed-The-ghost-fleet-recession-anchored-just-east-Singapore.html
But see the thing is if it weren't for that bubble then unemployment would have never been quite that low either. So in a hypothetical world where we never had the bubble the unemployment rate might have looked more like the early 80's or the mid 90's.
The whole dot-com bubble was what pretty much halved our unemployment from the mid-90's until it burst in 2000...and then unemployment was helped again by the following bubble.
So I think if you're going to blame the bubble you also can't expect to have 3-4% unemployment rates like the heydays of the bubble. Of course I don't think our economy will be healthy until we cut the current levels down but without bubbles it'll settle around the 6% range.
Thus is life in a capitalist world.
OH, BUT THEY HAVE A NAME FOR IT !
A "jobless recovery" - Fox News.
Agree, the banks are still sitting on almost 700 billion of toxic assets.
Cash for clunkers = huge band-aid
Stimulus package = money owed to china and other countries.
I would take the employement and housing prices of the 90's over today. A two bedroom apartment in Manhattan costs $1 million vs. $250 thousand in the 90s. My salary hasn't quadrupled.
Also, cash for clunkers was just another scam to saddle the consumer with more debt while adding profits to the finance companies who can borrow from the fed at 0% and lend out at 5%. Wait until those loans start to default and we get another round of bailouts.
it's also a vicious cycle where, if no one says the recession is over, there'll be no one spending money out there and sales will continue to plummet and shit will keep hitting the fan. It's true that they caused this mess and it's also true that they're being outright liars, but honesty isn't really going to make the situation any better.
Do not believe a word Bernanke says. Recession over my butt.
but part of the reason the recession continues is that people believe there is a recession, so they spend less.
I bet he pulled that out of your ass
One question for Bernake, how can you end a recession caused by too much debt, with MORE debt?
I'm going to laugh my ass off when all the "too big to fail" banks realize they're just as screwed as they were a year ago, once the Fed tries to pull back all its bailouts and toxic asset purchases (which are completely worthless).
The systemic problems are still there, they've just peen pushed out another few years
Typical politicians. can't see two feet in front of them...
@Tim - good point. Consumer spending has to decline, since consumer spending was being paid for by home equity lines backed by incredibly overpriced houses.
The only way to get consumer spending back is to reinflate the housing bubble or create another one, and I don't think there are enough dupes in the world to buy the next round of securities based on bubble market assets (at least for a decade or so).
We've finally hit the credit wall they've been building up for us by never letting recessions take their _required_ natural course and purge the system of bad debt via bankruptcies. By perpetually kicking the can down the road for political reasons, we're now in the high slope area of an exponential debt curve. We're _irreparably_ screwed and they've only pushed the grand finale back a few years which is all they (we) can afford to do this time:
http://market-ticker.org/archives/1442-More-On-My-Deflationary-Collapse-Ticker.html
Have a nice day.
is looks better that most of the cases out there.
Is it recyclable
Lol. They deserve a couple of bucks more just for their sense of humor.
That thing could scratch your iPhone as you put it in the case. I suppose you can't complain for $0.99.
No it won't, it's not a brick...
Thats actually pretty cool, is it wrong that i want one?
Oh, well if Bernanke said it...
I'd would literally slap the iPhone outta someones hand if I saw them using this. Better buy more than one.
And they would literally kick your ass if you ever slapped their phone off their hands!
I would literally slap you upside the face if you did that. Oh, and then I'd stab you.
I think it would be better to take the iPhone from the person, wave it around making funny comments and accidentally taking a picture of yourself, then after setting it on the ground pretend to stomp on it.
Then you'd become Donkey Kong.
Double dip baby, get ready for it.
haha it's like calling your pocket a recession case.
does it come in pre?
Nope, Pre-owners didnt have to take out a second mortgage to finance their cell phone.
id love one... but ima g1 lover....
including shipping? I dont get how this even makes any money
shipping costs are like 2 bucks, cheapest at usps...
i dont get it either.
unless they are getting a bailout from the government hahaha
and theres a discount too hahahaha wtf?!
giveme20
They're sending it in a normal envelope.
Maybe it *is* the envelope? Just fold right-side out.
I hope that was sarcasm. I can't tell. Seriously, they're not trying to make money. At least not any serious money. This is just a clever idea that someone is having fun with, and they are motivated enough to actually share it.
mememememememe
whos that weird dude you're talking to BRO!? .... Oh cool, My friends are here... welp, see yah later... BLUUUUFFFF
GI JOEEEEE!
The recession ended?
They want you to believe that it has so they can get back to pushing the Health Care bill again.
And shipping to Canada is $26.43. I guess we're not important enough.
That's because it's Canadians who are bailing us out of our recession... By paying high shipping fees.
Get 20% off with code "giveme20". You're welcome.
That makes its only $0.79, for those pulling out their calculators. I totally just bought one.
Thanks for the code.
I just bought one too........and for only .79 cents.......nice
Dose it feature Cut and Past.
a dose of cut and past?
I like to not cut myself.. and most of us look to the future. you should too.
If you pay $100 a month for your phone and bitch about the recession you have issues.
ding ding!
Dose it feature Cut and Past.
a dose of cut and past?
I like to not cut myself.. and most of us look to the future. you should "two".
see what I did there?
I was hoping for a manila envelope...
LOL.
Recession over? Tell that to my parents, who are among the many still struggling not to lose their home!
a recession means things are getting worse, we are just at a low right now
Actually, dealextreme has some (IMHO) better ways to waste $0.99, but this certainly has them beat for lulz.
my question is is it water proff :)
does it come in white?
This case is out for a while now. At least more than 2 weeks already........
Well then Engadget should ignore it!
You know why we had a recession and will continue to have growing debt? Because US money is based on nothing..absolutly nothing.
Federal reserve is a scam operation. We do not need a federal reserve. You know how they started? A bunch of bankers created the great depression to force a central banking system saying it will save america from future problems. They will be the downfall of America. Its the only thing Zeitgeist got right!
It makes the iPhone look better - get one!
do they have 1 for the itouch
there is no such thing as an "itouch".
Prokanda, don't be such a dork. Names get shortened all the time. Chevy - Chevrolet, Coke - Coca Cola, get the picture?
But people don't call the iPod Shuffle the iShuffle or the iPod Nano the iNano.
over? who has a good job now days?
Create one!
Wuts the word i'm lookin for umm... Oh yeah FAIL!
Well at least it can be recycled.
Hollers
Okay - we can officially stop referring to everything with the cutesy, diminuitive "ie" ending now.
Your cellphone is not a "cellie", your laptop is not a "lappie", and your sweatshirt is not "hoodie".
Grow the f@&k up.
cellie is easier than saying cellular phone, lappie is easier than saying laptop computer, hoodie is easier than saying hooded sweatshirt.
it's just slang. if you want to go around policing internet slang, you've got a big job ahead of you.
maybe you should go get some chill-pillies.
It's not "Internet slang" - if you think you've got something special there you are kidding yourself.
It is lazy linguistic crap that makes you sound like an idiot. And, incidentally, no one said you had to say "cellular phone". "cell phone" or just "cell" would serve the same shortening purpose without making the speaker (or writer, in this case) sound infantile.
But clearly none of that will concern you - you can't even find the shift key. I'll take your opinion and file it accordingly.
I've had a cellie so long I remember when they transied from annie to diggie, which is what my homies and shorties all call our cellies now...
"Any body see my diggie?"
LOLoutoud, lordy!
Love the case personalization there.
Do they charge extra to use a color texta?
Heil!
The customisation options for this case are near-infinite. I for one can support something like that.
i really wanted one of these. really badly! but not for $40 australian (including shipping)... that's nuts!
people will literally make and sell anything that can go on an ipod/iphone... ridiculous...
Wow, the iPhone has never looked better!
I wonder if they include a piece of Saran Wrap as a scratch shield?
Any news on Zune cardboard cases?
Shipping starts at $27 to Canada. :'(
Who says the recession is over, anyway? Oh yeah, the same GENIUSES who said they didn't know we were in a recession till a year after it had already started.....
The same geniuses who own numerous countries with their private banks. Any country that has a Federal Reserve system
is screwed with debt already. A recession never existed, they just wanted their money and we were behind. That's what Income Tax pays for; the private bank who makes the currency. Google "Silver Certificate" and see why we would have never had a "recession" ever again.