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Hacking an original Speck ToughSkin iPhone case to work with a 3G

By Stephen M. Nipper

I recently ditched my old Treo phone for a 3G iPhone. When I bought it, I asked a number of people for recommendations for a case. Matt Buchanan was quick to recommend the Speck ToughSkin. I ordered one. It is a great case. Highly recommended. BUT…I was constantly battling a problem where my face would mysteriously dial numbers while I was on a call. I even managed to conference call in a client’s fax machine once…much to my wife’s frustration. Eventually, I figured out that the problem was the ToughSkin case. I had mistakenly ordered an original iPhone case instead of the 3G case. The iPhone 3G has a sensor in it that detects when the phone is near your head…and disables the keypad. Of course, my case blocked said sensor…rendering it useless and causing my face dialing problem...continue to full post

Full post as published by Invent Blog on September 16, 2008 (boomark / email).