14 DAY TRIAL // Case manufacturers usually stick to the design of the devices they're working for, but this time around, Griffin Technology thought to spice things up a bit. Nonconformist to say the least, the Elan Form Cork looks pretty strange on its own, not to mention on Apple's iPhone, but the bigger the consumer population, the larger array of taste right?
Blokes over at ilounge.com even decided to review the thing and revealed that, although it doesn't offer as much protection as it does style, it manages not to hold its position between add and bold. Here's a closer image (left, click to enlarge). As you can see, the Elan Form Cork is not all cork, but just covered in cork. Had it been 100% made of cork, it would have disintegrated within its first week on the iPhone.
But, as most of you will find this obvious, the Elan Form Cork hasn't been especially designed for protection, although it does a pretty good job at that too, according to iLounge, not interfering with the ports, touchscreen and Home button one bit.
Griffin's cork case comes with an included rectangular screen protector that covers only the iPhone's display, "and not the area around its ear speaker or home button. This is a B level of protection by comparison with other alternatives we've tested, and Griffin could definitely have done better for the price," the review goes on.
"The cork version of Elan Form is, without question, a comparatively niche product that at best can be described as 'fun,' particularly for sommeliers and other wine aficionados, and less charitably as weird, a design that doesn't mesh in any way with the iPhone's aesthetic," iLounge concludes.
Griffin Technology has priced the Elan Form Cork at $30, so that leaves one question for the readers: would you buy the iPhone case?
