If you follow Apple news, you might think that the only topics of interest lately are the iPhone 3G, the App Store, and the, er, somewhat unreliable MobileMe. But we know what you readers really care about, what will always remain first in your hearts: iPod and iPhone cases.

So, to feed that unsated hunger, we bring you yet another in our weekly roundups of cases. Sit back and enjoy the ride as we take a look at a pair of cases for the original iPhone and one for the third-generation iPod nano.

zCover iSAglove Dockable Kit for iPhone 

The iPhone 3G may be all the rage, but there are plenty of folks still out there rocking original iPhones. One problem with most cases is that it's difficult to use certain iPhone accessories in conjunction with a case: for example, the iPhone's dock. Although some vendors have solved this problem by including dock adapters that fit the iPhone when it's in its case, zCover has concocted an alternate solution: they've included their own dock with a silicone skin to produce the US$45 iSAglove Dockable Kit for iPhone.

The iSAglove is a pretty basic silicone skin. It's got a large opening at the front for accessing the iPhone's touch screen. There's also an opening for the iPhone's earpiece, another at the top for the headphone jack, and one that allows you to access the iPhone's Ring/Silent switch. The Sleep/Wake button, Home button, and volume up/down buttons are covered with silicone nubs that let you operate them through the case. A small silicone flap covers the dock-connector port on the bottom when it's not in use, though it also leaves the iPhone's speaker and microphone accessible. There's also an opening on the back for the iPhone's camera to peek out.

The silicone is pretty thick and durable, and its ridges make it easy to grip; zCover has also reinforced the case's corners, which is handy for drops. And for those who never want to be far from their iPhone, there's also a removable rotating belt clip that you can pop in; it's not the most robust one we've seen, but it's fine. The mount for it uses zCover's Universal Clip Connector Tab which allows you to attach the case to other mounts sold separately, such as a window clip.

And, of course, there's the dock. Constructed from two pieces of plastic, a black base and a clear podium that clips on top, the dock accommodates both the large iPod dock-connector cable and the smaller iPhone dock-connector cable--there's a separate bracket for each of them, and you can store the extra bracket inside the dock so you don't use it. There's even a handy canal for threading the cable through.

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