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If you have an iPhone 4 or 4S, your iPhone really should have a case to protect the lens from potential scratches and damage. With the holiday season upon us, adding a really cool case to your holiday wish list is a great way to get a cool case, protect your phone, and help your friends and relatives avoid giving you something yucky as a gift like socks.

We’ll be taking a look at several iPhone 4 cases in the coming days. All of them are great for iPhoneographers in different ways. All of them will add additional functionality to your phone, as well as help protect it. And all would make a great gift!

I got a press release for the Diff iPhone 4/4S case back when it was in pre-production. Its available now and should ship in time for the holidays. File this under cool stuff I want really badly!

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Back in December, 2010, I reviewed the pic.me Tripod Case for iPhone 3G/3GS. It’s a lightweight and low profile case that that transforms into a multi-angle tripod stand and a viewing stand. At the time, I wrote,

The pic.me iPhone case is an attractive case that offers good protection for your iPhone from everyday scratches and bumps. The built-in “kickstand” is a great substitute for users who may otherwise want a tripod simply for time lapse or to get into their own photos. It’s also a great stand for watching video or playing games on your iPhone. Overall, it’s a good case. It packs a lot into a little.

Now, an iPhone 4 version of the case is in the works.

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Photo courtesy of Tragically Hipstamatic Blog

A while back, we posted a link for making your iPhone 4 look like a Leica M8 camera. In case you missed it, Tragically Hipstamatic blog recently posted a similar method for skinning your iPhone 4 to look like a “Hipstamatic 185″ case. It’s a cool project and pretty easy to make. You’ll need an Xacto knife, a small OLFA knife or some other fine utility knife.

Tragically Hipstamatic writes in a January 2, 2011 post:

My iPhone 4 is a camera that I sometimes use to make phone calls, and with that in mind I endeavoured to make my iPhone look like the camera I use the most: the Hipstamatic.

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Here’s a giveaway for iPhone 4 owners. Want to win the PixelSkin HD case by Speck that’s shown above? I’ve got a case for an iPhone 4 that I’m giving away to one lucky reader this week.

PixelSkin HD has a shiny polished back with matte pixel overlay, creating an eye catching, sophisticated, and modern artful look. The grippy, rubberized case protects your iPhone from bumps, dings, and scratches. It easily slides on your iPhone 4, yet is flexible enough to remove easily and quickly.

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Want to win the pic.me iPhone case by mini-mal that’s shown above? I’ve got a case for an iPhone 3G or 3GS that I’m giving away to one lucky reader this week.

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Your iPhone should never be naked. A good case protects against scratches and shocks, while adding a couple of millimeters between your camera lens and things that want to scratch it.

The pic.me iPhone tripod case by mini-mal is a very good case for your iPhone. It offers additional functionality along with protection. Probably my biggest complaint about the case is that it isn’t available for iPhone 4 yet.

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The 2010 holiday shopping season is officially upon us. Cyber Monday — the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. — has become the biggest online shopping day worldwide. I suspect it has a lot to do with a) there is nothing worth getting up at 4:00 am to wait in line in the cold for on Black Friday, and b) after a four-day weekend, it’s really, really, really hard to get back in that work groove. Honestly, I can only hit refresh on Facebook for so many hours before I’ve got to do something else.

Life In LoFi has put together this shopping guide/wish list for iPhoneographers. There’s a broad range of gift ideas here. Practical items to help improve your iPhoneography. Cool, geeky gadgets that are just great to have. A few fun, non-iPhoneography related items that appeal to your inner Apple fanboy.

Click past the jump to marvel at all the toys. >>>

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Leica M8 back for iPhone 4 case. Photo credit: BeyondtheTech

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While the rest of us are waiting patiently for our free iPhone 4 cases from Apple, Life In LoFi reader Gary Moyer turned me onto his cool new iPhone 4 case — one that looks like a Leica M8 camera.

How to create your own mock Leicaphone after the jump. >>>

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