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If you’re looking for an iPhone 4 case that looks industrial and can keep your iPhone safe from harm, the Stainless Steel iPhone 4 Case may be perfect for you. The steel shell is cut from multiple pieces of sheet metal and attached with soft pins that keep your iPhone secure inside. The case also has a flip-top screen protector that rotates 180 degrees over the top of the phone and onto the back when you’re using it, and then back in place covering the display when the phone isn’t in use. The case even has a rubber band on the lid that you can use to store credit cards or bills.

Since the case doesn’t have sides and instead is made of two pieces of metal fastened together with rubberized pins, all of the buttons on the top and sides of the iPhone are open for use. The dock connector and speakers on the bottom are open as well. The backplate has a hole cut out for the camera and flash, and the front has spaces cut out for the speakers and home button. If the industrial look is something you can’t resist, one can be yours for $95.00 US. Pre-orders are open now, and the case will begin shipping on August 16th.

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If you’re sick to death of iPhone and iPod Touch cases that are just the same old silicone shell, then get a gander at Robotector. While this compact bot looks like he wants to smash, in reality he just wants to protect–and be your pal. Sure, he’s not going to fit all the way into your pocket, but pics on the Web site show that he’s meant to fit halfway in with his arms sticking out, as if he were curious where you’re going next.

There’s one shape of Robotector, but in four colors and designs. Designs are printed on the back, as well. The case sells for $24.99, but with tax and shipping is around $33. Note that Robotector currently works with the iPhone 3G/3GS, not the iPhone 4. Also, the site only shows the silver version, while the promotional e-mail showed blue, black, while, green, and red versions, as well. A note in the e-mail says “For all new colors not listed on the website order must be placed by email only,” so drop a note if you want a different color. The case includes screen wallpaper that matches the robot’s look.

If you haven’t picked up a free skin or bumper from Apple for your iPhone 4 yet, iSkin has some attractive new designs in the form of their new iSkin Solo and iSkin Revo cases for the iPhone 4. The iSkin Solo is one of iSkin’s most popular lines, and has been updated to fit the iPhone 4. It’s available in five different colors including flat black, clear, light blue, purple, and pink, and all feature a translucent back so you can still see the back of the case. There are openings for the dock connector, headphone jack, speaker, and camera, while the power and volume buttons are protected but can still be used.

The iSkin Revo is a silicone shell case that protects all sides of your iPhone in four two-tone color designs: black/brown, yellow/black, pink/black, and brown/white. The Revo case also has a firm plastic case that snaps over the screen of your iPhone to keep it protected. The Solo retails for $14.99 and the Revo is $39.99, and both cases are available now. 

Well, would you look at that? The v1.2 update to MobileMe iDisk that Apple pushed out last month has a secret — er, did have a secret. One of the concealed new features of the app is background streaming, or as Apple puts it, the ability to “play audio from your iDisk while using another app.” For starters, it’s pretty fantastic just to have this functionality in-hand for your own garage jams, but what’s more is that any licensed music on your iDisk still streams perfectly fine. Only time will tell if any record labels (or that mean, mean RIAA) step forward with a grievance, but this could very well be the beginning of iTunes in the cloud. Or a reason for buying Lala. Or a mysterious combination of the two.

Apple slyly enables background iDisk music streaming in iOS 4 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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