Today’s iPhone 4 announcement was nothing short of amazing, and chances are good that you want one. iPhone 4 is full of firsts, the least of which is probably Apple’s first set of iPhone cases. That’s right, Apple hasn’t made a case for an iPhone before, but it’s time, and they seem to have really knocked it out of the park with the iPhone 4 Bumpers.
iPhone Bumpers are exactly what they sound like, a bumper for your iPhone 4. They don’t cover the front, nor the back, but they do cover the sides of the device. Brilliant. Instead of covering the front and back, it extends a small ways forwards and backwards, which should be enough to keep your iPhone 4 from touching any flat surface. If you remember past generation iPhones, then you know the corners are the weakest points of the design, so protection here just makes sense. Plus, is doesn’t hurt that they come in six different colors: white, black, green, pink, blue and orange.
The Bumpers are a bit expensive at $29.99, but that’s not surprising. If you like the Bumpers, but not the prices, hold on for a bit, because I think other companies will likely make very similar cases at more appropriate prices.
If you want to check out the Bumpers on Apple’s site, you sadly won’t find much. There’s only a brief mention of the accessory on the iPhone 4 specs page. You’ll be able to pick up the case in store or online when the iPhone 4 launches on June 24th.
So, which color will you get?
Be sure to check out our full coverage of the WWDC 2010 Keynote announcements.
Update (6/27/10): I think the white iPhone 4 really responds well to the extra color from the Bumper case, but I’ve yet to see any of them on a black iPhone 4. You can’t even buy a white iPhone 4 yet, so it would be quite a bit more useful to see these Bumper cases on the black model. So, I figured I’d do my best to “Photoshop” the image that Apple should have available on their site.
This is by no means official, but it should give you a pretty good feel for how the Bumpers will look on your black iPhone 4. Personally, I like the white one, but I worry about it discoloring. I know the iPhone headphones tend to get a blue tint from jeans, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Bumper do the same.
Stay tuned, I’m going to try to get a hands-on with the Bumpers soon to give another update.
I will get all of them…but prob only from chinese knockoffs at pennies on the dollar…you know they will come out with copies and they will prob be almost as good…lol
Great! I wil buy all the colors!!
@Boca Boi 786 – It's morons like you that fuel the Chinese pirated product industry.
@Lee
partially I get where you are coming from but in this economy when people can barely make it from paycheck to paycheck…
HELL yes I am going to buy from where gives me the best price…and for something as idiotic as a case for a phone…I will be damned if I'm going to spend $30 for something I can get for $1-$2
feel the way you want on this matter…but the last thing I am is a moron for choosing what I can afford
You can definitely get these bumpers or better full cases for much less than what Apple sells them for. For something as simple as this, it is best to buy these from a third party manufacturer at a fraction of the price.
thanks for posting the photoshopped image of the black iphones. it's helpful.
It's a dumb case, why the hell would you pay $30 for a piece of rubber? Where do you think they ALL get made from? China, duh!!!
@Lee. You such a dumb ass for making stupid comment. Even the bloody iPhone is made in china and the cost of brand name is twice the actual production cost so yes if the quality is good and price low then I wouldn't care if it's from china
i just got my new iphone 4 16GB from online store,it is authentic and just costs me $392(including shipping fee),it is beautiful and i like it very much.you can get more from http://www.trade-whole.com/apple-iphone-4-black-16gb-unlocked-mc603ba-gsm-cellular-phone-p-366.html
One to match each outfit. I love it!