Of All the Cases At CES, Ivyskin’s SmartCase Stood Out

Leander Kahney ()

Of All the Cases At CES, Ivyskin’s SmartCase Stood Out

Ivyskin's Federa Hedayatnia with the SmartCase. The iPhone case has a removable backplate that can be swapped for a rechargeable battery or a card carrier.

Of all the cases at CES, Ivyskin’s SmartCase looked to be one of the best. Made from tough polycarbonate in a range of colors, the SmartCase is a nice-looking iPhone/iPod case with a removable back plate that can be swapped out for an interchangeable battery pack (hit the jump for more photos of Ivskin’s Federa Hedayatnia showing how it works).

The interchangeable battery doubles the iPhone’s battery life, the company claims. When connected, the external battery drains before the iPhone/iPt’s built-in battery.

The case also features a tempered glass screen that doesn’t interfere with the iPhone/iPt multitouch controls. The SmartCase costs $44.95, or $79.99 with the interchangeable battery. An optional card holder, which can also be swapped out for the backplate, holds up to four credit cards or a small stack of business cards.

Of All the Cases At CES, Ivyskin’s SmartCase Stood Out

Slide off the SmartCase's backplate...

Of All the Cases At CES, Ivyskin’s SmartCase Stood Out

...and slide on the interchangeable battery pack.

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  • CaryMG

    Could Dummy stick her breasts out just a leeeeetle bit more?

    I wasn’t attempted-to-be-distracted enough the first time ….

  • Gryffin

    Yeah, really… Oughta edit the headline, the SmartCase wasn’t the ONLY thing that stood out!

  • Chuck

    What, are you guys 12 years old?

  • Sara

    “CaryMG” or should I say ” KamalaBabaCC” ….. 3rd world comment from a dummy.
    Get a life and if you’re looking for a** and bo*** you’re in a wrong site ;)

  • chano

    And yet, what a trivial story.
    Astonishing really, LK’s fascination with trivia.
    I come to COM last, just before bedtime.
    Works a treat.

    In other news, Pranav Mistry gets Personal Computing!!!!
    Nah, these cases are far more interesting….polycarbonate too!
    That’s really cool Leander.
    Oh wait. The COM effect is working even faster than usu….
    zzzzzzzzz

  • luude

    Just ordered the case Leander, it looks diffrent than anything I’ve seen so far. COM is also my last stop before bedtime…. great story

  • Chris

    The battery pack has a problem with it, it repeatedly fails. I have had 2 packs and they have both had exactly the same problem. Also the pack DOES NOT drain first as advertised, what actually happens is the inboard battery is charged by the pack, so it is a charger, not an additional battery.

  • http://www.gadgetorama.fr/ Gadgets

    Personally I am against buying external battery packs as the added weight and bulk isn’t worth it.

  • Jean

    I’ve been using this case for over a year now. I must say it’s 2nd to none. Grade A material meets a thoughtful design.