iPhone gets a stainless steel clamshell case, we'll wait for the titanium version

You know, for all the praise the iPhone has received in its time, we never thought it looked quite Matrix-y enough. Thankfully, that all-important deficiency has been remedied by a man named Ryan Glasgow up in Portland, who has just started selling the above case to all who care to have one. It's built out of stainless steel on the outside and silicone padding on the inside, with strategically located cutouts for wireless signals and heat emissions to get through. You can flip the front plate open, turning it into a rather outsized clamshell, or you can just talk with the lid closed, it's all up to you. Aluminum and engraving options (how about "my other phone is a Vertu"?) are also available with each case costing a slightly spendy $95. See more of it in the gallery below.

Solid steel iPhone case

[baizhangg Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:42AM]

iPhone, you're gonna need this case pretty soon when you will be beaten by Android/Google. :)

[DaMaDo Posted Mar 4th 2010 8:47AM]

What's that Model 3 thing on his website?

[damien6669 Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:29AM]

@DaMaDo

I thin it is a "Tobacco Smoking Appliance" ; )

[DaMaDo Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:49AM]

@damien6669

[DaMaDo Posted Mar 4th 2010 9:50AM]

@damien6669
Oh lol...got it...that's hardcore...

[routb3d Posted Mar 4th 2010 12:46PM]

Go Ryan! I have always really like Ryan's work and his perspective on design. He has a thoughtful and exploratory nature that really shows in his creations. I had the opportunity to help him with CNC work on his wooden sunglasses project. I really enjoyed working with the guy.

IC

[zgryfx Posted Mar 4th 2010 2:21PM]

Great. Spend money to turn your iPhone into a glorified flip phone. Cutouts or not, you're still going to take a hit on reception with a metal enclosure like that. Those thin edges are also bound on something as you pocket this. Buy hey, if you like the style, by all means...

[zgryfx Posted Mar 4th 2010 2:25PM]

@zgryfx ...also bound to snag on something... and Buy = But

Why can't i edit my comments damnit?!

[daewootech Posted Mar 4th 2010 3:48PM]

....and i thought my coworkers incase case scratched up his iphone, this one will def scratch the hell out of the iphone

[these2boots Posted Mar 4th 2010 4:31PM]

nice idea, unfortunately the hinges would be murder on my pockets, i would miss every call getting it out. not to mention it's ugly as sin.

[DDRobert Posted Mar 9th 2010 7:28PM]

this is 100 times better than that awful titanium iPhone you posted on.
I'd buy this thing. In fact, I've got a birthday coming up for such an outlandish looking case