8 Fun and Funky iPhone Cases You'll Love

Eric Larson2013-04-23 03:55:48 UTC

Apple reportedly has started planning production on a new iPhone this year, but there's still plenty of time to stock up on cool cases for your iPhone 4's and 5's.

We've found eight accessories — including an eye-popping 3D protector, a rechargeable battery case and a squeegee-like screen-cleaning contraption — that will keep you even more attached to your smartphone as you, and the rest of us, wait it out for the newest iPhone. Check out the gallery above.

Are there any cool new cases you've seen hit the market? Share them with us below.

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Kevin Ware Tweets the Most Inspiring Pic You'll See Today

Sam Laird2013-04-15 13:56:27 -0400

Got a case of the Mondays there, dear reader? Here's a photo that should put things in perspective.

Surely you remember Kevin Ware, the University of Louisville guard who became a March Madness icon two weeks ago after essentially snapping his right leg in half during a national quarterfinal game against Duke. His story largely played out on social media, where he became a force of inspiration.

Ware's been active on Twitter since the injury, gaining more than 100,000 followers in the process while becoming a national household name. He's posted messages of congratulations to his national champion teammates, corresponded with celebrities and expressed his determination to come back from the gruesome injury.

On Monday morning, however, he upped the inspiration ante by posting this pic of himself and his heavily bandaged right leg working out on an exercise bike:

we don’t quit, we don’t cower, we don’t run. we endure and conquer. #mambamentality twitter.com/_billionairebe…

— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 15, 2013

That's a pretty incredible photo if you recall that, just sixteen days ago, Ware had a massive bone sticking out of that very same leg as he writhed in pain on the ground and his horrified teammates sobbed on the court.

So there you go. It may be Monday, your boss may be a jerk, the coffee may be cold and your inbox may be totally overwhelming — but take a look at Ware's pic and know that you, too, can endure and conquer this day.

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Nick Offerman Break Dancing Is Best Thing You'll Ever See

Neha Prakash2013-03-29 20:05:52 UTC

Add break dancing to Nick Offerman's list of many talents.

The Parks and Recreation actor got jiggy with it on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, after recalling his childhood days on the soybean fields. Turns out Offerman needed a way to keep himself busy while killing weeds, so he turned to the fine art of break dance (as one does).

At the time, he dubbed himself "Tick Tock" and busted some sweet moves. And, after all these years, he proved to Fallon that he hasn't lost the beat.

But really, did any of us doubt his ability to get down and get funky?

Image courtesy of Imgfave, FromLexiWithLove.

Keep on dancin' till the world ends, Nick. Or, should we say, Tick?

Image courtesy of YouTube, latenight

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