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December 10, 2003
Brando Screen Protectors
My buddy Dan generously bought me a Brando Workshop screen protector for my Tapwave Zodiac. I don't generally use screen protectors for two reasons: first, they always seem to reduce the quality of the display (something I'm pretty picky about), and second, I never seem to keep a device longer than 18 months or so, and I rarely seem to damage the screen. But, I thought, hey, might as well try it out.
I'm glad I did. Unlike most other screen protectors I've seen, the Brando is a very rigid piece of clear plastic with an electrostatic cling treatment added to one side. It seems pretty tough, is reusable, and even washable. It installs really easily due to its rigidity and did so with a minimum of air bubbles. Once I squeejeed those few out, I was impressed: I couldn't really tell that a screen protector was installed.
Brando offers screen protectors for just about every PDA, it seems. Check out their website and you'll see what I mean. At $12 apiece, they're anything but cheap screen protectors. But from what I've seen so far, my hunch is that just one will last a very long time. And after all, $12 is far cheaper than the cost of replacing your device's screen.
Posted by Craig in Mobile & PDAs