Make Jonathan Ive weep with these bling-y iPhone 4 cases

You mean the new iPhone 4 isn't fabulous enough? The bumpers too tacky and un-Apple for your taste? Here's an iPhone 4 case that even P. Diddy might approve of (while Apple designer Jonathan Ive cringes in the corner). Hard Candy's Bubble Slider Chrome iPhone 4 cases will turn heads with their in-your-face design. Why choose the black one? The silver looks hot, while the gold one is very B-Boy- (as well as Kardashian-) friendly. These chrome cases will set you back $34.95 a pop. Good thing Apple is refunding you of the money you wasted for that bumper, just add 5 bucks!

The "iWatch"

These guys must be very pleased with themselves. It seems that an Italian design firm, ADR Studio, has already come up with not only a design, but also packaging, and even a mock advertisement and an unboxing video for a device they call the iWatch.

As you can judge from these photos (more here), everything was done very tastefully and very Apple-like that frankly all Steve Jobs ought to do is give these guys a call and give the green-light for the iWatch's mass-production.



ADR Studio lists down the iWatch's "features":

- Aluminium body
- WiFi and Bluetooth
- Integrated RSS Reader
- 16GB;
- Weather forecast system;
- Possibility to connect to the Bluetooth or WiFi to iPhone / iPad
- LCD projector to show everywhere pictures by your iPhone / iPad
- Available in various colors

As this was designed prior to the introduction of iPhone 4, there's no FaceTime yet in the features. That wouldn't be difficult, would it? I'm not a watch person, but if I see these babies in my favorite Apple reseller's shelves, I might buy two.

Consumer Reports: "we can't recommend the iPhone 4"

In what could be the last word on the iPhone 4 reception issue, Consumer Reports has released the results of its tests and concluded that "there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4."

The report confirms that this is a hardware issue, and not a software issue as Apple claimed.

However, the report maintains that the iPhone 4 "sports the sharpest display and best video camera we've seen on any phone, and even outshines its high-scoring predecessors with improved battery life and such new features as a front-facing camera for video chats and a built-in gyroscope that turns the phone into a super-responsive game controller." Which means that the iPhone 4 is perhaps the best hand-held device out there for doing the other stuff, except making calls.

How about you? Would you be willing to pay a hefty amount for such a great-looking phone (with the Retina Display, FaceTime, two cameras, multitasking and a new handsome industrial design) even if it, you know, drops your calls because you're holding it the "wrong way?"