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Mar 10

Case Adds Lens-Shaped Bulge to iPhone 4

Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, iPhone, Today's Chili

The UN01 case adds a raised circle to your iPhone 4

This is the UN01 case for the iPhone 4, and it’s only function (apart from protection) is to make the phone look like a camera by adding an annoying lens-shaped bulge in the middle.

Actually, that’s not quite true. You can also thread a lanyard, neck strap (included) or or wrist strap through a couple of those fiddly corner holes you find on cheap phones and MP3 players.

The UN01 comes in three parts. The two-part plastic shell slides onto the iPhone from each side, adding 2.5mm (1/10th inch) to each side, increasing the iPhone’s thickness by half again. To keep these two haves in place, a circular locking ring snaps into place and forms the pocket-unfriendly bulge.

And that’s it. Gaps are left for all the controls, and of course the camera and flash, but while you can pretend that you have a proper camera in your hands, you’ll still need to touch the screen to take a snap.

The UN01 is a Kickstarter project, so you can’t get one right away. If you want to pledge, though, the minimum buy-in is $30.

UN01 – iPhone4 Photography Kit [Kickstarter via iPhoneography]

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