Why iPhones are not transparent

From Gizmodo.

[#1 posted by pewma , December 28, 2008 5:45 PM]

I dunno, I think it looks pretty cool. I'd go for a clear back if I had an iPhone 3G. But it's just that plastic back that keeps me from upgrading from my sturdy metal backed 1st gen. iPhone.

[#2 posted by MomTheBlog , December 28, 2008 7:06 PM]

ha that is K@@L looking in deed. I still need to buy me (since I didn't get one for xmas) an iPhone.

[#3 posted by zuzu , December 28, 2008 7:39 PM]

I have one of those iVue crystal clear cases for my old 4G iPod and I love the look. (I had to open it up to replace/upgrade the hard drive and battery anyway.) I also get plenty of compliments on it, and it's rare enough that someone couldn't casually steal it and claim it as their own.

If I had an iPhone I'd probably want this, minus that silkscreened image on it.

[#4 posted by Patrick Austin , December 29, 2008 6:08 AM]

@#1: That's right, because everything made of plastic is fragile. Do you have experience with anything other than bakelite? :)

[#5 posted by pewma , December 29, 2008 9:20 AM]

@4: Well yes, there's plenty of sturdy plastics but for my bet I still trust metal over plastic for that inevitable fall from shoulder height to the sidewalk.

[#6 posted by Tensegrity , December 29, 2008 11:22 AM]

@#5: good thing you don't design helmets