Gadget Case Roundup: Keep Your Gear Safe


We have a drawer at our house with a collection of slightly broken things — a fully functional iPhone with a shattered screen, a point and shoot that sometimes deletes entire memory cards on a whim, etcetera.

Looking in the drawer, it occurs to me that the convenience of throwing
gadgets in my bag is perhaps outweighed by the cost of replacing them
when they bang into each other and break.
But cases offer the best of both worlds — relatively free-floating
gadgets that still work when you turn them on. Here are five stylish
options to protect your gadgets without adding too much bulk to your
bag.



Shootsac Basic Black Shooters Kit, $149

You used to just hang your camera around your neck, until you clocked your $600 lens against the car door.

Margaret Mason
Margaret Mason
Maggie Mason is the author of No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog, publisher of Mighty Mighty Media, and a Twitter power user (@Maggie). Her personal blog, Mighty Girl was recently nominated for a SxSW Lifetime Achievement Award, and she was named one of Silicon Valley's Top 50 Influencers by Now Public.

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  • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Meg

    I found that a plastic travel soap case was just the right size to house my little point and shoot. Done and done.

  • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0000000000000014 Maggie Mason

    Whoa, I love that idea.