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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

Last updated: May 19, 2021 10:24 pm UTC
By Phil Dzikiy
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

Welcome to iLounge’s Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014, a rundown of the best recent accessories for iOS devices. The guide is designed to show consumers what they might have missed during the past few months. For a more comprehensive list of top-notch accessories in more categories, we recommend reading our Best of the Year Awards for 2014, and if you’re interested in anything else, please search through our massive review section. With this guide, we aim to fill in the gap between our year-end awards and the inevitable blitz of new products we’ll be seeing at the 2015 International CES.
iPad Air 2 cases

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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

So far, the case selection for Apple’s newest full-sized iPad has been rather disappointing. We’ve seen a few cases reworked to fit both an iPad Air and iPad Air 2, detracting from the newer iPad’s thin profile. Our favorite case for the device so far is STM’s Skinny Pro ($40). We’ve seen the case before for older iPads, and though it’s not perfect, it’s nice-looking, reasonably priced, and relatively thin — it’s what we’d pick if we needed an iPad Air 2 case right now.

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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

If you’re in need of an iPad Air 2 keyboard case, Belkin’s Qode Ultimate Pro Keyboard Case ($150) is your best bet. Even though Belkin is one of the very first companies to release an iPad Air 2 keyboard case, we’re confident the Qode Ultimate Pro Keyboard Case will remain one of the best options for some time — it compares favorably to the best keyboard cases we saw for Apple’s first iPad Air.

iPhone 6/6 Plus cases

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

We’ve reviewed plenty of new cases for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus by now — see our iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus case galleries for more information. As for iPhone 6 cases we’ve reviewed in the past six weeks or so, we’ve really liked Skech’s soft-touch Ice ($30), Magpul’s inexpensive, no-nonsense Field Case ($17), and Logitech’s protection+ ($35), which is a good standalone case that also fits into Logitech’s existing mounting system.

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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

For iPhone 6 Plus users looking for a card-carrying case, we prefer Verus Case’s slick Damda Slide ($35). Amzer’s Crusta ($45) is a nice protective case for either iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.

Stands

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

We’ve seen two excellent iOS device stands in recent weeks. Twelve South’s HiRise Deluxe for iPhone + iPad ($60) is a minimal, premium stand that comes with both one Lightning cable and one micro-USB cable. HiRise Deluxe comes in gold, a new color option for Twelve South’s HiRise stand. We were also impressed by Heckler Design’s revamped @Rest Stand for iPad ($29). The all-steel @Rest can accommodate any iPad, and $29 is a fantastic price for an attractive, durable stand.

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Speakers

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

G-Project recently released two great new affordable speakers — G-Drop ($50) is a small, submersible waterproof speaker that packs a lot of punch at a low price point. G-Go ($55) is a larger, but similarly portable Bluetooth speaker. The water-resistant speaker debuted at $60, but G-Project is now selling it for $55 — another great deal.

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide for 2014

Sol Republic’s Punk ($70) has been out for a little longer, but it’s another impressive portable Bluetooth speaker for those looking at lower-priced options. Listeners interested in a bigger, stronger Bluetooth speaker should take a look at the attractive Infinity One ($300) from Harman Audio’s Infinity group.

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Apps, Toys, and Games

If you’re getting a new iOS device this holiday season, you may want to do some early research on apps and games. Our Best of the Year Awards offered our top picks in both apps and games. Though there haven’t been many brand new standout apps in recent weeks, it’s been a good time for gamers. Among other big titles, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest III ($10) and Oddworld Inhabitants’ Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath ($6) have both been ported over from other systems recently.

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