One of my friends is always dropping his phone. The guy went through four iPhones in six months because he kept dropping it and breaking the screen. After the fourth iPhone broke, he spent the money on the Otter Box Defender case and the fourth iPhone has lasted him a long time now.

Otter Box has announced a new line of cases for the recently launched Blackberry Tour including the Defender and the Impact. Those needing the ultimate protection will want to get the Defender. The case sells for $49.95 and is designed to protect the Tour from drops, bumps, dust, and shocks. All of the ports are accessible along with all functions of the phone when it’s in the case.

The folks over at OtterBox, protectors of gadgets for the active and accident-prone, gave us a chance to try out one of their defensive products to see just how well it holds up. In this case, OtterBox sent us a protective case for the Blackberry Curve, a device I have with me day in and day out.

Since the case from OtterBox is protecting something I own and depend on daily, we did not put it through the usual drops, dunks and vodka-proof trials that we would normally do. But, despite this we can tell you that this case blows away any other protective case we’ve had our hands on, for any mobile device.

BlackBerry 8800 series device owners looking for a way to protect their CrackBerry investment should take note of a new case from Otter Products. The OtterBox 1933, priced at around $50, is designed to give your BlackBerry an extra level of protection.

The OtterBox 1933 offers what Otter Products says is three layers of protection. These layers include a clear membrane to protect the screen and keyboard against scratches and a polycarbonate shell and silicone skin to protect against bumps and shock. The combined case offers usability of the BlackBerry’s trackball and headset speaker.

Otterbox is well-known for making tough and waterproof cases for mobile phones, PDA’s, iPod’s and even cases to keep your cigars safe and dry, so it’s no surprise to see that they have one coming out for the Apple iPhone. But it is a surprise to see that they don’t have one out yet nor do they even have a set date. The company has only said that the case is still months away from being released.

The design shown here looks promising with a cover that gives the iPhone a “semi-rugged” protection and completely covers the device including touchscreen with a patented membrane that should still allow full functionality. The buttons are are all accessible by pass-through buttons on the case and plugs will cover up the headphone and dock ports which can be removed to utilize them without removing the entire case.

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