iPhone cases that do more than protect your iPhone
These helpful holsters offer some surprising features, everything from headphones to SIM cards to extra camera lenses.
Rick Broida Senior Editor
Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show Travelers). He lives in Michigan, where he previously owned two escape rooms (chronicled in the ebook "I Was a Middle-Aged Zombie").
If you're going to diminish the beauty of your iPhone by covering it with a case, it seems like that case should do more than merely protect the phone from the perils of gravity. Surely case makers can outfit their wrappers with useful amenities like can openers, welding torches, and java dispensers. (iKeurig, anyone?)
OK, maybe those examples are a little extreme, but there are some iPhone cases that offer more than just protection. Here's a roundup of some of the latest.
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