Mix the natural beauty of wood with the sleek iphone. <3 gimmie. (via GadgetGuy)

Do you want your iPhone to sport wood? Now it can with these wooden iPhone cases that come in several different colors. Natural case for an unnatural phone.

Bought one, and lo and behold, I got less than what I hoped for. The camera hole is not properly centered (made worse by climactic shifts) and the little opening for the silent/ring switch is nigh on impossible to operate even with the tiniest of pinky fingers.

The magnets they use to keep the two pieces together are nowhere near strong enough and have popped out numerous times (I've finally used some Loctite super glue to bung 'em in).

The power of the magnets prove futile, especially when the said product exhibits a gap between the pieces that is further exacerbated by changing weather or the warmth of your trouser pocket.

My worst scenario is when it's a humid or hot day, and when it comes time to answer a call, one piece decides to stay in my pocket. I am also able to wobble both pieces freely. It looks to me like they never built this product with any design tolerance towards the fit and the magnet's pulling power. I guess the Dutch aren't known for precision engineering like the Germans.

So to sum it up; risk it if you want, but you're paying a heck of a lot for a badly crafted piece of wood, not covered by any warranty or guarantee by a company with nonexistent customer support. Oh, prepare to be potentially slugged more with their payment system that uses delayed conversion rates compared to PayPal.


It's too bad. In my eyes this case has the best aesthetics when compared to any leather, plastic or silicone case.


Please note: This is a critique of the iWood for iPhone. Who knows, the line for iPods might be pretty good.

iWood case for iPhones ... This is so awesomely made if i have the money to buy an iphone this would be the case i would get .. ps they also have cases for ipods ... but the iphone case is the most special :)