The insatiable need for the latest gadget
Many of you reading this are like me; you have to get your hands on the latest and greatest gadgets. Awed by the latest technology, features and human achievements designed to spark your imagination. Many of these new devices are designed to entertain, make our lives easier, or both. People eagerly wait in lines outside stores, sometimes overnight, for the latest gadgets, spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on their shiny new device. Subsequently, an entire industry of accessories has been born to protect these devices. Cases, pouches, skins, screen protectors, guards, shields and armors developed to prevent your expensive new toys from exposing the scars of everyday abuse.
Scratches are one of my biggest fears when buying a new device. My latest toy, the HTC Google Nexus One, is my shiny new companion and every day I find out what amazing things this phone can do. The first thing I did after ordering it was to order a full body and screen protector from XO Skins. With clean hands and a little concentration, this clear protector goes on quite easily and is almost invisible. I have owned many gadgets over the years and have suffered with bulky flimsy cases that detract from the beauty of my newest toy. This is no longer the case and XO Skins now has a fan for life. To my horror, just 2 days after installing the clear cover, I dropped my phone and it slid down my driveway. I hastily picked up my phone fearing the worst and brushed the sand off it. There were no marks, nothing! He couldn’t even tell that he had dropped it!
So here I am writing the story of the Nexus One that could, the XO Skins protecting it and protecting it from harm, and the clumsy geek who can’t hold on to his expensive toys. If you’re like me, your phone is like a digital leash, an endless supply of information at your fingertips, connecting you at lightning speeds with friends and information a world away. If you had told anyone that you could have a connection to all of human knowledge in the palm of your hand a hundred years ago, they would have burned you at the stake. We truly do live in a remarkable era with seemingly endless potential. Maybe that explains our tireless search for the best device that connects us in a millisecond faster than our old device.
Getting the Nexus One wasn’t as difficult as some of my previous devices. I didn’t have to camp out in front of a store, braving the elements, I ordered it from the comfort of my home and it was delivered to my doorstep the next day. Now how’s that for awesome? Thanks Google. While I miss the collective buzz of anticipation that comes in front of a store, it was nice as an early adopter, not having to. Who knows, maybe one day Google will have a physical store and those who want to camp on concrete will have their chance. Either way, with or without the sacrifice and struggle of getting my phone from Google, I still have a desire to take care of it, and my XO Skins have done exactly that.
Checking out their site at http://xoskins.com you will see a YouTube video on the left where they beat up an iPhone half protected with its screen protector and half naked. As you can imagine, the bare side is destroyed and unusable. Then, they peeled back the left side that was covered by XO Skin and revealed a brand new iPhone screen, completely scratch free. On the right hand side next to the video you will see a flash banner with testimonials from industry experts illustrating the strength and clarity of these masks. See for yourself, they are not limited to just cell phone cases and screen protectors. They cover cell phones, smartphones, laptops, iPads, GPS devices, MP3 and media players, and gaming devices like PSPs and Nintendo DSIs. I chose to keep my phone scratch free, will you?