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Jan 21

Fund this: Worm iPhone case packs Lightning USB cable

The Apple Worm may have trouble holding onto its name, but it does a nice job holding your iPhone.

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I have a (some would say unhealthy) fascination with cases that do more than just protect your phone. Because, really, if you’re going to diminish your handset’s outer beauty, you might as well get something extra for it.

The Apple Worm (the name of which has almost certainly attracted the attention of Apple’s lawyers by now) is an iPhone 5/5C/5S case with a built-in Lightning cable. What’s so “wormy” about it? The cable lays flat across the back when not in use but can scrunch up to form a kickstand.

This is better shown than explained, so check out the developer’s promo vid:

As you can see, the cable stows neatly in the rear of the case and adds a nice little splash of color. You can slide it right out for syncing and charging purposes, or bend it to prop up your phone in portrait or landscape orientation. (Surprisingly few kickstand cases support portrait, which I find invaluable for reading.)

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