Uncommon makes custom iPhone 3G/3GS cases. They teamed with a variety of artists to produce beautiful hardshell slider cases. If you are so inclined, you can use your own custom art. I did, and I love it. After my previous case got baked in the sun while on the beach in the Bahamas, I needed a new one. Not content with an average case, I looked for something unique. What is more unique than a one-of-a-kind print to order case? Nothing!
The cases are reasonably priced at $39.95 plus shipping. They use their TATT printing on a good quality hard plastic slider case. From their website: “Our exclusive 3D TATT™ (Thermo-Active Transdermal Technology) printing process transfers the ink deep into the case’s surface creating the only one-of-a-kind protective cases on the planet.” From my experience, the image holds up well with routine scratches. I do not have any deep gouges (yet!) Looking at the edges of the printing in the connector area, the print depth appears to range from 0.5 – 1 mm into the plastic. There is a uniform black area on the front analogous to the silver bezel on the phone.
The process is brain dead simple. After uploading your image, you can scale and rotate it while seeing how it will overlay on the case and print area. When you are done, they provide an image of what the case will look like (see left) as well as a wallpaper image for your iPhone. Uncommon kept me informed during the process from submitting my order, through printing, to shipping. It took three days from order to in my pocket. The delivered case looked exactly like the mock-up provided during the process.
I am extremely happy with the end result and have received numerous compliments. Most are doubly amazed that case image is from a photo I shot.
I normally hate tower defense games. After five minutes, delete and no-rate — it is just not fair to the developers to give them a low rating because I dislike the genre. Star Defense by ngmoco, however, grabbed me and held on! Great graphics, innovative planetary interface. Normal-mode first planet kicked my butt repeatedly. OK, maybe my lack of practice at other tower defense games is to blame. Then again, maybe ngmoco hit on the right blend of easy to grasp interface and challenging game play. Another winner.
Sniper Strike engages quickly Six locations, multiple weapons give it variety and add to the challenge. Kill everyone on screen as fast as you can, or pick your target out of the crowd and beat the clock to keep getting more targets. A third mode, capture the flag, looks like fun, but I have not tried it yet. Still earning money to buy better sniper rifles! Sniper Strike is #3 in iTunes Free Apps.
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