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Made from metallic silver and matte black soft touch plastics, which contribute to a lightweight and somewhat inexpensive feel in the hand, Reserve is designed to be carried around separately from the iPod or iPhone. You can optionally attach it to a belt loop or bag with an included carabiner hook, pulling it into use only when extra power is really needed—hence the “reserve” part of the name. A retractable Dock Connector plug is…

Initially, ToughCase struck us as one of the most interesting ruggedized case designs around. Made from a mix of matte and soft touch rubber charcoal gray hard plastics, combined with gunmetal plastic and metal elements and a clear integrated screen protector, the case uses a flip-open hinge and twin side-mounted locks to hold an iPhone 3G/3GS or second/third-generation iPod touch inside, purportedly secure against drop and elemental damage.…