Last Jan. at the Consumer Electronics Show, we came upon a bunch of new tools to convert your smartphone into the HD video camera it was always meant to be.
Maybe not always, but recently.
This versatile little rectangle, has been able to get so much goodness jammed up inside it, you think twice about pulling out the real gear.
Yes, my tongue is firmly in my cheek.
Anyway, we did find one of the best overall protective cases, which is not only waterproof, but shockproof, and thin enough to let you control the touchscreen though the clear acrylic cover.
The LifeProof
fits an iPhone 4 and on it’s own, is a solid protective case, impervious to most drops, or spills into the pool.
(You do have to have a special included plug inserted into the earphone socket to get that waterproof-ness)
Lot’s of claims out there, but this item really works.
First, we made sure the seal was watertight buy submerging the closed case under water with a heavy cup on top, for an hour.

The case passed the wet test.
Now onto our usability test.(yes,we talk that way.)

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