The iPhone Stun Gun Case: Because 650k Volts Should Always Be That Close to Your Head

You can thank the sparky brain of 23-year-old Seth Froom for a new chapter in the Darwin Awards -- he's currently raising cash to develop an iPhone case with a 650k volt taser.According to his campaign page Indie Go Go, the on the online crowdfunding piggy bank for all sorts of ideas, Froom, a former military police officer, was attacked by an armed robber who stole his cell phones, laptops, and gadgets. And while Froom wasn't looking for revenge, he wanted to create something that might have altered the situation.That, and having an all-in-one spotty service cell phone, music player, camera, GPS system, calendar, song identifier, pug hipstamatic machine, AND a weapon would be just too good to pass up.
The Yellow Jacket iPhone case is meant for iPhone 4 and 4S (no word on whether or not Siri can be tased) that has its own external battery within the case that extends the actual phone's battery life for up to 20 additional hours.In Froom's promotional video, he claims the Yellow Jacket can take down a full-sized male, and has a safety switch to prevent accidental misfires -- once you read the directions and keep the phone in a lock box away from small children and drunk friends on your way home from the bar. Sure, a clunk factor has to be considered here, which is why the Yellow Jacket also functions as a heavy object that can be thrown at the attacker in case of a dead battery or a lack of quick hand-eye coordination when attempting to flip the safety switch and rotating electrode cap. Don't worry, there's just a a fully grown, aggressive person charging at you with something that's likely more threatening than a zapper on your phone.
I love the feel of this unique silicone case, and it functions just as it should. Though there are multiple "bad" aspects of the case, none are so major that they outweigh the great feel, protection, battery life, and price. However, if the bulk of the case is an issue, you'll probably want to look for something a bit slimmer.Given other options of similar cases that do the same thing cost more, I think the PowerSkin is a pretty good buy. With these type of battery cases, my advice is to just buy whichever is most affordable to you. Me? I will continue to use the PowerSkin as my main battery case (the XtremeMac is now my backup's backup).