Protection Case Study/iPhone

While waiting for my iPHONE 4S, my brother inspired me to shop more wisely and consider more protection for my new phone , ie cases and insurance.

Cases for Apple iPHONE 4 /4S

For my last two  iPhones, I bought cases at TJMaxx/ Marshalls or got gifts from my son's online treasures.  Usually I get ONE case ASAP and then look around to find something that fits well when in my pocket, I can hold onto for one handed camera shots, and like the way it look. When you buy online- you don't get to try it out but if you've looked at others' phones, in stores, and online purchases can cost less as my son often gets from his online deals and the global market.

With Apple tightening their belts and not going to replace screens so "nicely" ie, free of charge- I am looking at a stronger, more protective case which may also enhance the use of the iPhone for all activities. Some cases are like a vault encasement, ie. they sustain great pain ( the kids at school get them as they drop punt their phones and throw them around like Tom Brady passes to Dion.)

CNET reviewed their "Top 20 Tough iPhone Cases".  It will provide those who want to "protect their phones and not just have something that looks good, an option.  To make your choice, get something NOW, look around, and know what you will use your phone for.

For me, I am tempted by the  LIFE Proof Boxes for iPhone 4/4S GEN 2  $69.95- $79.95
Life Proof Boxes reputedly have protection and the ability to swim underwater, mud, sand, etc. with a high degree of shock protection.  Looking online, I was amazed at the feats that made me hold my breath as I saw the iPHONE underwater use and being thrown from high places by "ordinary people" NOT the manufacturers!

Uncasing the box, underwater, and in the water wilderness videos are pretty convincing.
While I am waiting for my iPHONE 4S, I will continue looking and report back on my decision.

Word of caution for iPHONE 4S users, some "4" cases block the 4S sensors window and the camera view.


INSURANCE 
 AppleCare Plus   ($99  for  2 drops or accidental breakage- you lose it, you buy new phone.
Apple and the other multi -billion dollar service provider companies are not on the same page -
re: Apple Care. I think it is so the Phone companies will sell their insurance plans and Apple Care PLUS is out to make more money changing screens.  NO ONE has ONE answer- Frustrating to us consumers.

Related articles

• There's still time to protect your iPhone 4S with AppleCare+ (iphone4tips.wordpress.com)
• Didn't get AppleCare+ when you preordered your iPhone 4S? You still can (reviews.cnet.com)
• How to add AppleCare+ to your early iPhone 4S order (tuaw.com)
• Apple's new AppleCare+ lets you drop and replace your iPhone twice (geek.com)

Siri : ) Spoof : )

Some new ways the SIRI could be : ) NOT : ) love the spoofs!

Apple - Introducing Siri on iPhone 4S

the new PA ... envisioned in 1987 by Apple.

Just be careful of what you Ask for : )

More to come.. when I get my new iPHONE 4S

Apple Ahead of it's time SIRI 1987

One of a kind "Steve jobs"

Having just heard of the passing of one of my fav Innovative Leaders, Steve Jobs - the creator and leader of Apple- I am deeply saddened.
It is not about the business and the stability of Apple products nor the economy or possible loss of jobs- it is the loss a driven man whose curious mind and Genius being - lived the American Dream. He collaborated with others producing a box that allowed the every day person to have computers and later devices that changed our lives.

I recall many years Apple products had to strive ahead amongst comments and downplaying as they competed with PC / Microsoft -
from it's early start when they made a model in a garage and Jobs shaved his beard and wore a suit to sell a uniquely designed component offering the everyday person an operating system on a  home computer.
His passionate genius and demand for Design with an end to empower the masses!

Design is not just the way it looks and feels but how it works- using good design to democratize technology.
Words that some have interpreted Jobs' philosophy.

He started to make computers so everyone could use them - something I first learned in 1983. Later,
Jobs extended that idea to other devices and each one I longed to get "the first one". Being one of those Apple lovers who has to watch every Apple presentation and have my picture at every store looking to try the newest devices, applications, and now apps. My son grew up in a household with no other computer and was one of the first to get an iPod- we still have the well designed box.

My preference for "Apple" met some who argued the products were too limited, too expensive, or not practical as it had unique software. However, the designs and products excelled in meeting our needs over the years to changing the way we communicate, create, and use technology.
I am happy that Jobs ( and I) have lived long enough to see how Apple has captured the eyes of the world. The iPod and iTunes began the cross over and the emerging of the iPhone sealed the deal. The Apple stores that are free Internet places and encourage free acess to computers, Internet acess, and software creations with training to this day are examples of making technology available to the masses.

Extending my sympathies to Steve Jobs' wife and family as we "friends" of our Apple genius also mourn his loss.

I end this blog with his words..."Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition - they somehow seem to know." Steve Jobs at Stanford U. Graduation 2005

Thank you, Steve for enriching and empowering my life- you are missed dearly,

an Apple lover and admirer of innovative genius,

Peg Verdi

Apple EVENT  - News of Cupertino  iPhone 4S Oct. 14, 2011 Update:

No, NO  iPHONE 5 


I have to admit, I miss the ambiance and stage presence of Steve Jobs. 
This was the first disappointment. The second, NO iPhone 5.  Apple has updated the
 iPhone 4  with an iPhone 4S -  describing it as the 'greatest phone ever'
so how could anything be better. hmmmm


I feel like we have been jilted and are being given the option to spend our hard earned money and contract upgrade option - on a "new and better" iphone (4)  Actually, it sounds like an advertisement for a new and improved CAMERA and Mobile device. The proposed hype about new camera cases and  "more than one phone option" really set the stage for a newly designed 5 model. They did promise a better antenna setup for better reception, a faster processor for data transmission, and a longer lasting battery. 


It's most unique feature is an app called  SIRI  ( no not as in the Tom Cruise family.)  Siri is a "personal assistant" that  may save money on traffic tickets and headsets. 


Siri, if it works like they say, we can "have our texts read aloud to us " and we can respond to them. I wonder if it will "understand" my Boston accent. 
However, the Apple commercial , did remind me of a Saturday Night Live skit with a guy running and talking to his phone. 
Granted there are some great new things about this phone, but I am still in shock of  "NO iPhone 5".  I somehow feel this is a marketing manuever- to sell more of one kind of phone and milk the model until it is "old". Makes me want to boycott this model - and wait for the iPhone 5. 


Good news!  Next week, we will all be able to download for "free" a new operating system that will have some really cool and useful features- iOS 5 and the iCloud. Hope they work on the first iPad and iPhone. 


Tim Cook- new Apple spokes person -introduced this Apple Event. 

The new operating system will feature new apps. It includes: Cards-yo that will help to  create greeting cards; Game Center, a new version of Safari and Story mode strips out everything but the text and images from Web based text,  and a Reading List feature to bookmark articles. Reminders and Synch with Exchange and iCloud - to name a few.