id America wants to dress up your iPhone 5c in a fancy manner

id-america-chicSo, you have decided to settle for the iPhone 5c since you can no longer wait for the stock of iPhone 5s smartphones to arrive (in a lovely shade of champagne, too). Well, having said that, the next logical thing to do would be to make sure that it is well protected against accidental knocks, drops, and scratches, to the best of your ability, of course. id America has your back in this aspect (and also your iPhone 5c’s back, front, side, the works) with their new Wall St and Ice Hybrid that will definitely do its bit to accessorize the all new iPhone 5c.

First of all, the Wall St will be able to deliver an attractive and useful case all the while adding a touch of modern elegance in the form of a genuine leather wallet. It is not only sleek but protective. And as for the Ice Hybrid, it offers a minimalistic case for new iPhone 5c owners to flaunt the handset’s vivid colors.

The Ice Hybrid Crystal Clear Case also happens to be a dual injection case that is constructed using a strengthened polycarbonate and a durable, rubberized TPU. Thanks to the crystal clear back, it will be able to show off the vibrant colors of the iPhone 5c as mentioned earlier, while the front lip completes the case so that it can enable the iPhone 5c to be popped on and off without breaking a sweat. Thanks to its precise cutouts, one is able to easily access the touchscreen display as well as all the relevant ports and buttons. If you’re interested, the Ice Hybrid can be picked up for $19.95 a pop.

As for the Wall St, it will cost you $34.95 each where it will arrive in half a dozen colors – black, brown, navy, orange, red and white. It is made with premium genuine leather, and the design itself adds less than 3mm of bulk so that your pockets will not be bulging out in an unsightly manner.

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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Apple’s New iPad Air And Traveling With Gadgets

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Guten Tag, and welcome to a very special (Saturday) edition of the TechCrunch Gadgets Podcast.

This week, Apple unveiled the iPad Air, the thinnest, lightest, and most powerful iPad yet. But is it an upgrade worth your cash? Is it light enough to truly become a one-handed device, as MG Siegler suggests?

Plus, as the gadgeteers are traveling through Berlin for Disrupt Europe, we thought it worthwhile to discuss how to travel abroad with your favorite gadgets.

It’s a podcast for the ages, featuring John Biggs, Matt Burns, Jordan Crook, and Greg Kumparak.

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Anonymous Hacked Quebec Government Sites With a Fifth Grader’s Help

Anonymous Hacked Quebec Government Sites With a Fifth Grader's Help

Middle school boys can be a handful. Tracking dirt into the house, crashing their bikes, helping Anonymous take down the local government’s websites. Wait, what?

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Google+ Snapseed photo editing now enabled on ARM-based Chrome OS machines

Google has fixed an oversight that prevented some Chrome OS users from accessing the new photo editing tools in the Web version of Google+. Previously, ARM-based Chrome OS machines could not use the Snapseed-powered tools, which provide advanced image editing functions above and beyond the basic editing tools. The Snapseed functions can now be accessed […]

Meet The Laserist: He Makes Cool Toys With Lasers!

What can the Laserist team make for you?Check out the laser-cut art, puzzles, toys and other goodies made by the
Laserist: An inventor, industrial designer and someone who’s all-around
handy with a powerful laser beam!

Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern Sent 30 Kilometers into the Sky

I love it when people attach things like smartphones and cameras to the bottom of helium balloons and launch them into the atmosphere. A man and his grandson have carved a Halloween pumpkin named Patches and attached the pumpkin to the bottom of a giant helium balloon.

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Along with the pumpkin, grandpa also attached a camera to record the pumpkin’s journey through the stratosphere. The man used a 1600 g balloon that was filled with 3.5 m³ of helium. That giant helium balloon was attached to a platform that held the pumpkin and a camera to record the trip. Jump to about one minute into the video to see the pumpkin head to the heavens.

On the coolest things about this video is that you can see ice form on Patches the pumpkin as it travels through the ice cold atmosphere. The pumpkin reportedly encountered temperatures as low as -20°C and accelerated at a rate of 5 m/s when let go. The pumpkin reached an altitude of 30 km before the balloon burst with Patches and the camera returning to Earth using a five-foot diameter parachute. You have to check out the video for yourself and be warned the video is a bit of a commercial for the TOP Fruit Hub app, but my eight-year-old daughter assures me the video is awesome.

Toshiba rolls out a new SSD for consumers

toshiba-q-series-ssdWhen it comes to storage space for your notebook, you are more or less spoilt for choice these days. Those who want something that is thin and light will settle for an Ultrabook, which would mean a very high probability of it carrying a Solid State Drive (SSD) within, although there are some budget oriented Ultrabook models in the market which will feature a hybrid SSD and hard drive configuration.Well, one of the players that do have an impressive array of storage solutions for those who are always demanding the best performance possible at the lowest price point would be Toshiba, and this time around, they have unveiled the new Toshiba Q Series Pro PC Internal Solid State Drive.

This is a new high performance drive upgrade for PCs that will offer consumers with a reliable and convenient way for them to increase productivity and also deliver safe storage for all personal data. It is ideal for folks who are looking at the opportunity to boost their PC storage performance to the next level without breaking the bank, of course, and also to enjoy faster boot-up and operation for the PC.

Maciek Brzeski, vice president of product marketing and development of branded storage products, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division, shared, “Toshiba’s comprehensive ecosystem of devices positions the company at an advantage when understanding consumer needs for storage. The Q Series Pro PC Internal Solid State Drive offers industry-proven caliber and authenticity with leading performance, speeds and capabilities.”

The new Toshiba Q Series Pro PC Internal SSD is said to be ideal for avid gamers, graphics professionals, and basically multi-taskers who want to provide a boost for their PC performance to a best in class level. In fact, it consumes less power than a standard hard drive, and users will be able to enjoy more time to work and play on their laptop without having to worry too much about locating the next power outlet. It measures just 7mm slim and is backed by a 3-year limited warranty. You will be able to choose from 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB capacities that will retail for $159.99, $309.99 and $739.99, respectively.

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Sony SmartWatch 2 review: a fair effort that still hasn’t cracked it

Cast your mind back to the period between August and October 2012, and there was barely a whisper about a smartwatch round these parts. Pebble was funded and well underway, and we discovered a curious Google patent — but that was pretty much it. In that same period one year later, you’ll find …

Would You Use a Bitcoin ATM?

Would You Use a Bitcoin ATM?

A Vancouver group is planning to put what’s thought to be the world’s first Bitcoin ATM into service next week. Putting aside the weird irony of a physical ATM accessing a strictly virtual currency, this got me wondering: would you use a Bitcoin ATM?

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Solar flares hit Earth, SWPC predicts more grid fluctuations Monday

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center predicts more solar storms Monday, disrupting the power grid and satellite communications. The predictions come during the peak of the current solar cycle, an eleven-year period of sun spot activity, solar storms, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The effects on Earth are expected […]