Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2013: Smartphones, cases and more

DigiPals

DigiPals are cute smartphone cases made out of microfiber, which lets kids clean their phones just by rubbing the zippered case with the phone inside. (The outside can be used to clean the phone as well.)

Direct price: $18

Each DigiPal also has an extra zippered compartment for carrying essentials like earbuds. The cases will also accommodate MP3 players and small point-and-shoot cameras. And since "cute" isn't confined to kids these days, you can pick up a DigiPal for your hipster friend with the panda hat and koala backpack as well.

Currently available in four different designs -- monkey, owl, turtle and penguin -- DigiPals are washable, so they can withstand inevitable accidents.

-- Jake Widman

Easy-Macro Camera Phone Lens Cover

You know those friends who love to fill your Facebook news feed with close-up photos of their dinners or cocktails? They'll love the Easy-Macro smartphone lens.

Direct price: $15  |  Retail price: $15

It slips over the camera lens on almost any phone -- in fact, according to the company, it can handle up to a 10-in. iPad or Android tablet -- and magnifies the subject up to four times. At the same time, the Easy-Macro is thin enough to slip around a credit card (or the included storage card) so your giftees can keep it in their wallets between photo ops.

So after the holidays, when your friend publishes those dinner shots online, you'll be able to count every grain of quinoa on the plate.

-- Jake Widman

Adapt Bluetooth headphone adapter

Have a friend who's still using a wired headset? Give her the Adapt and let her turn her old earbuds into a Bluetooth receiver.

Direct price: $40  |  Retail price: $40

The Adapt is a small round Bluetooth device that can be used with any headset that has a standard 3.5mm jack. Plug a headset into the Adapt and it can then connect to a smartphone wirelessly from up to 30 feet away.

The device includes a microphone for phone calls, and controls for skipping tracks and controlling volume; a built-in clip lets your giftee clip the device to her clothing, then chat or listen to music while her phone is across the room or stashed in her purse. It can also be used it with speakers -- or with car stereos that have 3.5mm inputs -- to turn them into Bluetooth speakerphones.

-- Jake Widman

Mogi small smartphone case

If you've got any bicycle enthusiasts on your gift list, the KoKi Mogi bike bag is a great accessory. This mountable, lightweight smartphone holder can also store small items like wallets, extra batteries, headsets or energy bars.

Direct price: $30  |  Retail price: $30

With the Mogi, your smartphone slides into a waterproof sleeve that protects the phone from the elements while still allowing its use -- the screen faces out of a polyurethane window. Flip up the smartphone compartment and you have easy access to the storage pocket.

At 6 x 3 x 1.5 in., the small Mogi bag fits most standard smartphones. (There's also a 7 x 4.5 x 1.5-in. Mogi Max model for plus-sized phones.) There are seven different colors to choose from, and an included attachment allows the Mogi to be mounted on most bike handles.

-- Michael deAgonia

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