Grove Bamboo iPhone 5 Case Hits Pre-Order Status

The wait for the soon to be released iPhone 5 is nearly over, but case companies like Grove are at a head start. Grove has announced today of its new Grove Case for the iPhone 5 which is now available to pre-order for $59 with a full refund option in case you don't like the final case design. The Grove Case for the iPhone 5 is made from natural and sustainable materials featuring a two-piece sliding construction with a milled solid bamboo exterior and a plant fiber composite inner layer. The downside is that you'll have to wait until early October for the final case to start shipping.

Nir Schneider

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Grove SkateBack Wood iPhone Skins Made From Colorful Skateboards

Grove's new SkateBack protective back skin for the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 is made out of 100% post-industrial skateboard deck waste left behind by various skateboard manufacturers that sticks using a 3M adhesive and has cutouts for the back facing camera and LED flash. Other than looking pretty damn awesome, the SkateBack will only serve as a 0.6mm thick, scratch protective skin for the back of your iPhone. The SkateBack is available in vibrant, calm and neutral wood color schemes for $49. 

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Grove's iPad 2 Case Makes Me Want To Trow Away My Smart Cover

Grove's 0.55-inch thin bamboo and leather case for the iPad 2 works just as well as Apple's Smart Cover. It's got it all. The flexible leather cover folds leather side out, keeping the interior ultrasuede liner clean, otherwise a drawback in Apple's Smart Cover. Strong magnets firmly hold the leather cover for a typing, landscape and portrait angles. Get ready to drop $99 if this fits your fancy. 

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The Walt Mossberg Puppet Reviews Grove's iPhone 4 Case, Shut Up

The very entertaining Walt Mossberg puppet now reviews iPhone 4 cases. This must be one of the most funniest case reviews ever made. The Grove case is made entirely out of bamboo and apparently it also smells like lemon.

Nir Schneider

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Grove iPad 2 Bamboo Case Takes On Smart Cover

Here we go, the 3rd party iPad 2 cases are starting to roll out and employ Apple's Smart Cover functionalities. Grove are one of the first to come out with a bamboo case for the iPad 2 that acts similarly like a Smart Cover and features a natural vegetable tanned magnetic leather cover which double as a stand for typing and viewing movies. The Grove iPad 2 case is now available to pre-order at $79, with more options to come like laser engraved designs on the leather cover. Orders will only start to ship out in 3-6 weeks so you might want to grab one of those Smart Covers in the meantime.

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Grove Bamboo iPhone 4 Cases

 

Grove, the company behind the Bamboo cases for the iPhone 3G/S are now coming out with Bamboo cases for the iPhone 4. Pre-orders have already started and demand is very high with long wait times. The Bamboo cases are made right here in the U.S and to be exact, they are made in Portland, Oregon. This Bamboo case is nothing ordinary, you have the choice to select colored anodized aluminum front bezels on your Bamboo case as well as the color of the Bamboo itself. Grove are using echo friendly process to make their Bamboo cases and also have their own Bamboo field that they grow in order to make these cases. There are a few options for customers from artist series, plain finishes and custom customer designs. All of this will cost you $69 for the plain Bamboo case and $89 for both the laser etched artist Bamboo cases and custom customer designed Bamboo cases. Hit up the source link below to get the low down on these beautiful natural cases.

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