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Case-Mate, Scosche announce Verizon iPhone cases will be available for debut

by Dave Caolo Jan 13th 2011 at 2:00PM

Would you buy a Verizon iPhone in February if not for the crippling fear of running it without a case? Apple moved the mute and volume buttons on the new iPhone just enough to render most existing cases useless, sending scratch-o-phobes into spasms of anxiety.

Fear not, for Case-Mate and Scosche have you "covered." Each company has announced its intentions to have cases ready for the Verizon iPhone on launch day. Case-Mate will have a full line-up ready, and you can sign up to receive up-to-the-second, patience-be-damned notification of when they become available.

Scosche will offer a black and white version of their kickBack series (shown above), which they promise to have ready "on or before" February 10. We suspect other manufacturers are developing their own solutions right now.

One interesting question is what Apple will do to its own Bumper line. Surely it would be ridiculous to offer two lines, one for AT&T and one for Verizon. Perhaps the hole on the side will just be widened in order to accommodate either. We'll know soon enough.



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RacerE30s14

This awesome LEGO case fits the Verizon iPhone 4 and you can build bricks on it!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GNRAOQ

February 03 2011 at 8:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
twocargar

Contour Design will have cases in the Apple Stores on Verizon iPhone launch day too, FYI.

http://retail.contourdesign.com

January 13 2011 at 7:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Toni

otterbox. nuff said.

January 13 2011 at 6:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shawn

I am going to go out on a limb and say that iPhone 5 won't be a physical redesign, like the transition from 3G to 3Gs. What I think they WILL do, however, is put the buttons in the same place. This would be the best solution, and the cases could also have a sim slot. One case design to rule them all. Not sure if they will stick with the 3 part shell or adopt the 4 point like the Verizon one, but I would not bet they go the 4 part route. This would take away from the claim the slight redesign was due to CDMA.

On a side note, this is going to be a long 28 days... (well 21 until I order, but you know what I mean)

January 13 2011 at 3:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Clarence

This IS going to be a VERY long wait. It's going to cost Me about $900 total because I'm Only Halfway through my Contract.

January 13 2011 at 6:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JJ

D-A-N-G those are ugly!

and they're white because......?

January 13 2011 at 2:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mack

You'd have to assume that Apple will supply a bumper from day one - after all they have had four years advance notice of a Verizon iPhone coming.

January 13 2011 at 2:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Case.1.NameIsDavid

The Bumper has volume button overlays and these have moved down slightly, too. A wider mute switch slot isn't sufficient to enable fit. Maybe Apple will eliminate this feature in favor of a wide slot for both switch and buttons or discontinue the bumper altogether.

January 13 2011 at 2:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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