A few months ago I winged a mobility presentation for the South Florida Technology Network and talked about my biggest frustrations with the PocketPC platform. No, not the reboots 🙂 but the glazed donut effect that makes your phone impossible to use. I live in Florida and I usually need to throw my PDA into the heavy-rinse cycle every time I use it. The dust, fingerprints, sweat… insert nasty environmental stain here… make the experience quite poor not just on the PocketPC but on nearly anything that may touch your hand, ear or face.
So a few weeks ago I sprung for a ClearGuard XP screen protector. I hate screen protectors because I can never get all the air bubbles out. I saw a post about this on some site before but didn’t give it a second thought ($20 for a screen protector? Oh hell no.) – I was browsing around eBay and I found it again, for less than $10, so I figured I might as well give it a shot.
I got it yesterday and oh does it work.. First of all, on the first application it laid down with 0 bubbles. Nothing. I’ve used it for a long conference call today and I got absolutely nothing on it. No fingerprints. No ear wax. No sweat. No hair. It must be magical. And get this – you can peal it off, wash it, then stick it back on the screen. I’m impressed. Go get yours on ebay:
* Anti-Glare
* Anti-Scratch
* Razor Thin
* Washable & Reusable
* Eliminates dust, grime, and fingerprints
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