New Pixel Live Cases, OtterBox Defender are in the Google Store

Maybe you’re not so hot about the Pixel’s design after all? It’s okay, we know a few types who like to saran-wrap their Jet Black iPhone 7.

Fortunately, you have plenty of ways to cover things up. Just as Google has provided some interesting Live Cases for the Nexus phones, it has done the same for the Pixel and Pixel XL. Sure, there are the $40 Live Cases for Places, Photos and a few special artist selections, especially from designer Jeremy Scott.

But some new $49.99 cases are coming onto the scene. As with all other Live Cases, the rather simple looking Google Trends case comes with a live wallpaper that shows off the latest top trending searches. The Google Earth Live Case is printed with your choice of Google Earth view and you’ll have the option of pressing the shortcut button to head to that spot on Google Maps.

Both cases are on the Google Store and Verizon’s site, listed as “Coming Soon.”

In the meantime, you do have the option of taking the durable route with the OtterBox Defender Series cases for both the Pixel ($49.95) and the Pixel XL ($59.95). There’s an inner screen layer, a hard shell and an inner foam lining, all of which should take falls and spills quite nicely.

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OtterBox uniVERSE is a modular iPhone case

The last thing you think of when you hear about a “modular smartphone” would be Apple. It’s not Project Ara, it’s not PuzzlePhone, it’s not even a Fairphone. An iPhone is all about what’s on the phone and the accessories you can get for it.Well, case maker

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Thin smartphones and thick cases actually make a pretty good combo

The topic of cases is always somewhat of a polarizing one among smartphone users. Whether or not they’re necessary, or if they even help protect your phone (spoiler: they do). The vast majority of people are happy to put a case on their phone, because they’d rather have the piece of mind that their expensive purchase is protected in some way, than have to deal with a shattered screen or scuffed up chassis later. Other people, myself included, tend to shy away from cases, usually citing a reluctance to cover the finely crafted design of their smartphone (or using the silly ...

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