i+Case - kickstarter aluminum case EDIT: DO NOT BUY

Found this in the thread about the Graft Concepts case which I also like quite a bit. Love the element case but sold it b/c of signal issues. So I will probably not buy this kickstarter project until I read a ton of reviews...

But if you love industrial design, this is gorgeous:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1791911961/i-case-iphone-4s-and-iphone-4-bumper-case

EDIT (ON JAN 18, 2012):Ok, I feel compelled to edit this post after reading through the kickstarter comments. It's quite startling to see how rude the makers of this product are. Every question dealing with signal loss is deflected. I would think that someone buying an aluminum case would expect some signal loss, but there's no excuse for their actions. Also, this blog post is going around on a bunch of tech blogs.
http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2012...rst-project-i-ever-funded-on-kickstarter.html
I feel a little responsible since I posted one of the first threads about it. Apologies. Full disclosure - I didn't contribute to the funding, I ended up with a Graft Concepts case which I'm quite happy with even though the power button fell off.

lehman310 said:

My only question is if this will affect the signal in anyway

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Yup. I have the same question too otherwise I'd order it. Problem is with the new antennae in the 4S, who knows how well any of the aluminum cases work now. Looks like I'm going to parse through a lot more reviews after a few months. One thing - the look is similar to the E13tron case so if signal affects the E13tron case, it probably affects this case too.

pourme said:

I want to be able to remove my case easliy...To clean accumulated dust and grime...just to handle nakked iphone at home....Signal issues and meatal aganist metal are just more negitives I don't want to deal with!...Remove screws to do so is a deal breaker for me. Still haven't seen anything that comes even close to Graft Concepts Leverage Case yet!

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Haha... we must have the same taste. I just ordered two of the Graft cases yesterday. BUT, and I don't see how this is possible, if the i+Case doesn't have reception issues, I'd still buy it since it's so well designed.

These guys are 52% funded as of today. I'd love to see them succeed, if not for the design aspect alone. Apparently the death grip is gone with the 4s, maybe this case won't affect signal that much? Here's to hoping...