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Fabrix’s ‘Fifth October’ iPhone case is a tribute to Steve Jobs

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I learned about this from Run Around Tech this morning.

I’m not usually a fan of these sorts of memorial items but this caught my eye since it’s being done fairly tastefully. The case is only $10 plus $5 shipping to the U.S. from Singapore (their other cases are regularly $20 – $30) and Fabrix states that they’re not trying to earn any money off of this other than recovering the costs to make it.

It reflects Steve’s penchant for black turtlenecks and jeans without any logos or other gimmicks. I ordered one and will post about it when I receive it.

Check out the original post on Run Around Tech here or go directly to Fabrix’s site to order one here. (Just to be clear, I’m not affiliated with either site and earn nothing for directing you to them or if you make a purchase.)

Accessorizing

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So my shiny iPhone 4S has been in my hot little hands for a couple of days now and I’ve been searching for some new accessories for it. For the moment, I’m making do with a couple of silicone cases I had for my iPhone 4, which don’t quite fit given the mute switch’s change in location.

But first up is some screen protection. I have used screen protectors on damn near every gadget I’ve ever had in the past several years to avoid mishaps with my keys in my purse or coins in my pockets. Also, fingerprint marks drive me nuts and I tend to favor matte protectors so they don’t build up as quickly or stand out as much.

So far, here’s what I plan on getting:

1.  SGP Ultra Fine Screen and Body Protector set (Amazon affiliate link)

I have used screen protectors from Brando (review) and Power Support before but SGP has taken over the top spot on my list since they offer the best clarity in their matte screen protectors to my eyes. I’ve had this same screen protector on my iPhone 4 and it’s been great. I just ordered this set and should have it in a few days.

2.  Incipio Feather Ultralight Hard Shell case (Amazon affiliate link)

Around the house, I usually just pop my iPhone into a Speck Pixelskin case but this case is too thick and grippy to make it practical for me when I leave the house. When I’m out running errands, my iPhone usually goes into a pocket and since I’ve found that pockets in the jeans I like are quite tiny (I’m firmly convinced that the Gap clothing designers make the jeans pockets small to save money on material, or they have abnormal teeny tiny hands by which they make their pocket measurements), jamming my iPhone in a grippy rubber case into them does not work.

So, something a little sleeker is in order. Chris Meinck, with whom I co-host the everythingiCafe podcast, has had a very good experience with the Incipio Feather case for his iPhones in the past and I’m going to follow his recommendation this time around. I’m getting a black matte one that has a soft-touch coating, which should offer a bit more grip while not adding much bulk.

(My friend Bob has a spare one of these made for the iPhone 4 that he picked up at a gdgt event that he’s going to send to me. Thanks, Bob!)

For snowboarding season, I think I’m going to try out the LifeProof case. It’s supposed to be fairly shockproof and waterproof, which is good given the horrendous winter conditions I normally see on the mountains here in the northeast.

Of course, I’ll post about and/or review any exciting new accessories I get. For those of you who got an iPhone 4S, what accessories are you buying?

I <3 UPS (and my iPhone 4S)

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At around 9:15 a.m. ET this morning, I was puttering around the kitchen, having stepped away from my computer to make some coffee to begin the caffeine infusion that would render me coherent enough to work. My dog barked once and then growled, the low sound rumbling through his deep chest as he stared in the direction of the window.

I dismissed it as nothing since he goes through this exercise several times a day, often for no reason that I can see. But then I heard the grumbling of a large diesel engine and went to peek outside. It couldn’t be the UPS truck – it was way too early. The UPS truck usually hit my neighborhood around 11:00 a.m. most of the time. With my iPhone 4S delivery on schedule for today, I thought that I was going to be looking out the window and hearing ghost trucks a lot today.

But it *was* the UPS truck. And I squeed. I couldn’t even help it. It just popped out – a high-pitched, girly screech that made my dog stand up and look around to see what had bitten me.

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everythingiCafe: the show “Visionary”

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Chris Meinck and I recorded episode 38 of the everythingiCafe.com podcast on Sunday and it’s now available to download via iTunes (or you can listen to it right here using the embedded audio player above).

We talked about the iPhone 4S announcement and preorders and iOS 5. We also talked briefly about the death of Steve Jobs to offer our condolences to his friends and family and note the passing of a true visionary in the technology industry.

My Teh Awesome for the week was the official Apple Store app (link opens iTunes) solely because it finally let me preorder my iPhone 4S last week after all other methods failed me miserably (you can read about my preorder experience here). It’s a free app and beyond placing orders for Apple products, you can join the queue to get support while in an Apple store and more.

Chris’s Teh Suck this week was AT&T Wireless, who backtracked on letting him go back to an older voice plan despite promising this when prompting him to move up to a more expensive plan to avoid overage charges. AT&T is not my favorite company (my last beef with them came from their decision to only offer a single unlimited texting plan to new customers for $20 per month) and this behavior on their part does not surprise me, frankly.

Our schedule for upcoming podcasts is still a bit up in the air but you can get the latest news on when we’ll be recording/broadcasting by checking this thread in the everythingiCafe forum or following @everythingicafe on Twitter.

[frame]What do you think of our show? I have one free promo code for each of the following songs for the first two people who post a comment on this post with some feedback on our podcast. Tell me what you like, don’t like, or what you wish we’d change or add.

Note: these links open iTunes

These codes are good for U.S. iTunes store accounts only and expire in December 2011. When you comment, be sure to use your real email account (it will not be visible to others) since this is how I’ll send you the code. The first commenter gets to pick which song you want while the second gets whichever song is left. 🙂

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