Miniot is a company that has gained notoriety developing luxury wooden cases for the iPod and the iPod Nano, so it is only natural that they would develop a similar case for the newly released iPhone.
The iWood case for the iPhone is made of the finest mahogany and provides full enclosure for protection – except for a thin sheet of polycarbonate over the screen that allows the phone to be used. The case also features holes for the headphones and the option for personal message / logo engraving.
Expect the iWood to be available for purchase in the latter part of July.
Price: Not currently available
Via: Sybarites
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4 responses
Oct 15, 2007 at 12:04 pm
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT.
Miniot sent me a badly made excuse for a case, the product was damaged out of the box, i ordered a logo- they got the placement and size of it wrong, the power button did not line up right and ended up dinging my phone, furthermore there are metal rods inthe back which they shoddily cover and of you don’t look to make sure they will scratch the back of your phone.
Miniot is a horrible company which refused to take responsibility for the damage there crappy case did to my phone, and refused to try and send me a working one….my suspicion is that all of them are slightly messed- they even admitted to me that the tolerances are still changing…..
GREAT PRODUCT IN THEORY, BUT FAR LESS THAN PERFECT.
IF YOU LIKE GREEN THINGS, DONATE THE $175 TO A CAUSE THAT PROTECTS TREES, AND DOESNT DESTROY THEM TO MAKE A PRODUCT THAT IS A SLIGHT STEP ABOVE FIREWOOD.
Oct 16, 2007 at 11:54 pm
What’chu talkin ’bout Willis??!
The above review was quite scathing and not at all the experience I had with my case.
When I recieved the case, I was blown away with the precision of the worksmanship. Everything was precisely carved. The fit was perfectly snug, not tight, and all openings aligned perfectly. The camera eye was aligned perfectly centered, as was the alignment of the case seam when both halves were slid shut. The gap between the two wooden pieces was barely noticeable and when fully closed, the iPhone was perfectly snug within the case in all areas. Both pieces have aligned magnets along the edge of where they meet, embeded into the wood. I do not know of or see any metal rods that are exposed to any of the iPhone surface. The interior backing of the case has two large very thin pieces of felt that prevent the phone from being scratched or shifting around, even though with out them I don’t think the phone would budge. Like I said, the machining is extremely precise. The bottom connector so precise that, unfortunately, the only connector that can pass through the wooden opening is the original ipod and iphone connectors.
Once installed buttons have a very firm and minimal give, due to the nature of the material. Unfortunately when I installed the iWood for the first time, the volume UP button was being pushed by the case. I had to use a small nail file to gently scrape away some of the interior wood behind the button. I ended up scraping a bit too much and it made it VERY difficult to press the button. With a little trial and error I ended up laying a small piece of clear scotch tape on the iPhone UP Volume button and that lined up case perfectly.
My only gripe is the unusuable very small opening for the mute latch. The opening was eactly to the size of the latch, but given the thickness of the wood, and that the groove carved around the opening for the finger (or fingernail) to enter, was way to small anyway, there is no to operate the latch. The workaround is to simply lower and raise the volume using the other buttons.
One other caveat I should mention is that the case, while made of very elegant hardwood, is still wood. Given the thinness, the case can warp slightly with intense heat applied. This happend when I mounted the iPhone on my cars dash using a typical mobile phone gripper (that installs on an airvent). I had the heat blasting and basically that caused the wood to warp just slightly enough to open up a crack on the front top right edge of the case where the on/off button was. I was not happy. I took the case off and left it on my desk. The next morning, I did not see the crack, it had disappeared because the case had restored its original shape over night. I plan to apply some very thin superglue to the inside of the case where the crack was, so it will not spread or crack again.
This happened with the Padouk would. Perhaps Mahogany or other woods would not have the same problem.
Anyway, I am still very happy with the case, even though I was disappointed about the crack. But I accepted that given that it is made of wood. I would not expect this to happen with a plastic case. But a wooden case is not all that suprising.
Sep 25, 2008 at 1:56 am
I’ve just received my iWood for iPhone 3G and it’s great. Beautifully made and finished and fit’s like a glove. I did have the same problem with the “volume up” button being pushed down however as mentioned above I got a nail file to it and now it’s perfect. With a carved bit of wood you have to expect some imperfection, that’s what makes it unique.
The iPhone 3G version has no magnets as they can interfere with battery life, gps etc but instead uses a very flat, low profile clip on the inside so when the two pieces slide together it locks in place.
Really happy with it and highly recommend them if you appreciate good craftsmanship and can wait the 10 weeks it took to make and get to Australia.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:42 pm
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