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Fund this: Worm iPhone case packs Lightning USB cable

No more worrying about how you're going to sync or charge your phone. This clever case has the cable built right in.

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The Apple Worm may have trouble holding onto its name, but it does a nice job holding your iPhone.
The Apple Worm may have trouble holding onto its name, but it does a nice job holding your iPhone. Decent

I have a (some would say unhealthy) fascination with cases that do more than just protect your phone. Because, really, if you're going to diminish your handset's outer beauty, you might as well get something extra for it.

The Apple Worm (the name of which has almost certainly attracted the attention of Apple's lawyers by now) is an iPhone 5/5C/5S case with a built-in Lightning cable. What's so "wormy" about it? The cable lays flat across the back when not in use but can scrunch up to form a kickstand.

This is better shown than explained, so check out the developer's promo vid: