What is that ugly thing in that picture? Oh, it’s an iPhone!

It’s crazy that the majority of iPhone owners out there, I’d say about 95%, put their sexy, sophisticated $500-$700 device into a cheap plastic or rubber case. People seem to think iPhones are delicate things that’ll break instantly if they aren’t placed into a cheap, ugly case. iPhones are extremely durable. Cases aren’t a necessity.

iPhones Are A Sexy Tank

Want proof? This person in this video foolishly was taking video at the EDGE of a pool. No, not “near it” and carefully holding it, but actually NEAR the edge turning around like a fool and drops it into the water… and it still works!

This next one is a torture test from PC World. Now, I have to inform you, at the end of this video the guy manages to drop the iPhone 3G from 7 feet straight onto it’s face and, of course, it breaks the glass (after already bein’ dropped five times). It’s not a pretty sight to watch…

But the point is to illustrate how durable iPhones are. They survive falls, water, acts of God, etc. Most “tech” people will scream “Get a case for your iPhone! Oh my God, you need protection!“. Man, ‘freak that.

10 Reasons To Avoid A Case For Your iPhone

Cases are bad because:

• Prevents you from using a dock
• Prevents you from easily rubbing off smudges
• Collects dust, grime, sweat, etc in between
• Removes the amazing “feel” of holding your iPhone
• Gets in the way when using headphones
• Adds bulkiness
• Prevents fitting and slipping into tight pockets, purses, etc
• Some cause overheating and discoloring
• Removes the elegance of an iPhone
• Makes your state-of-the-art iPhone look cheap

Think about all those reasons there. Now what are the reasons to put your iPhone in a case?

• Protects edges from getting scratched from drops

That’s about it. I would say “protects back from getting scratched”, but that’s not true. I’ve seen people show me scratches on the back of their iPhone caused from sand getting in between the case and rubbing scratches over time. Also, the most important area you want to protect (also the most durable) is the screen. Cases don’t protect from the majority of scratches that are caused to screens.

Full Body Screen Protectors Are The Key

The real way to protect your iPhone, front to back, is with a full body screen protector. I’m talkin’ about the kinds from InvisibleShield or competitors.  They offer protection to your device in almost every retrospect. But let’s compare screen protectors against cases.

Full Body Screen Protectors:

• Doesn’t prevent you from using a dock
• Doesn’t prevent you from easily rubbing off smudges
• Doesn’t collecs dust, grime, sweat, etc in between
• Doesn’t remove the amazing “feel” of holding your iPhone
• Doesn’t get in the way when using headphones
• Doesn’t add bulkiness
• Doesn’t prevent fitting and slipping into tight pockets, purses, etc
• Doesn’t cause overheating and discoloring
• Doesn’t remove the elegance of an iPhone
• Doesn’t make your state-of-the-art device look cheap

Full body screen protectors completely protect your entire device. Not to mention they allow the full beauty of your iPhone to show through because they’re invisible. You can even use just a front screen protector without protecting your body. Or you can use nothing at all and, naked, if you have common sense and know how to protect your iPhone.

I’ve dropped the Neocell 3GS without any protection (naked, no gold or wood plating, no full body screen protection, nothing) on the concrete (it bounces three times) and there isn’t a scratch on it. iPhones are a sexy tank.

Here’s a tip for removing the sharp edges that will (not if) form using a full body screen protector.

How I Protect The Neocell 3GS

I have gold and wood plating on the front and back of the Neocell 3GS, and sure… that wood and gold plating will protect parts of the Neocell beneath it, but screw that… what’s gonna’ protect the plating itself? So I use a full screen protector on the front, over the plating and screen, and one for the back (it’s custom shaped to only protect the plating, the sides are actually naked). Without the protection, I’m sure the iPhone itself would be fine, but the gold plating would be messed up or ripped off or bent and look horrible.

So are you going to let people tell you that a full body screen protector  is good enough for a 24K gold plated iPhone, but it’s not good enough for you? Please… It’s more than good enough.

Don’t Drop Your iPhone Stupid

Now please, don’t be stupid and start dropping your phone, whether it’s naked, screen protected or case protected. Just because I’ve dropped my phone, people online have dropped their phone (hey, who hasn’t), dson’t start bein’ stupid and start dropping your phone. Sure, iPhones are sexy tanks, but it’s a ‘freakin’ work of technical art. Treat it that way. If you do, it’ll last a lot longer and have a much higher resale value.

But if you got a rugged lifestyle or know your gonna’ be somewhere that you may possibly drop your iPhone, like mountain bike riding or some other thing, then I recommend you take your full body screen protected iPhone and put it into a full body case. No, none of these crappy “body” cases, a full body case, one that covers everything, including your screen. They aren’t meant to be dropped, they don’t have rubber, it’s plastic all around. If you drop it hard against a jagged rock or something while biking, it will crack the case. But it will hopefully protect your iPhone. And if it happens to fall on a sharp rock directly on it’s face, the front screen of the case will shatter and but hopefully not implode to damage your screen. It could try to gouge your screen, but your full body screen protector would hopefully protect it. The special screen is in direct contact with the screen of your iPhone and allows you to still control the screen with your fingers (but it’ll feel like touching cheap plastic instead of smooth glass).

And most important, when your done doin’ your crazy adventure or done working your construction job, take the case off (make sure to wipe any dust, dirt or sweat out). After all, just because you work 9-5 laying fiber optics, don’t mean you gotta’ have a dirty, cheap lookin’ phone when you head out to dinner that night.

So please, no more crap like this…

Peace, JbB

I’m here to tell you all how to remove those sharp tiny little corners and wrinkles that form in your full body Invisibleshield. In an earlier post, I just applied a full body Invisibleshield on top of the new gold and wood plating of my new iPhone 3GS.

Problem with full body protector shields are the very tiny little wrinkles and corners that raise up. Sure, they’re very tiny and hardly noticeable, but when you feel your iPhone in your hand, it scratches and scrapes against you. That beautifully smooth, silky feel of your iPhone goes away. It’s replace with a rough, unpleasant feel. You just wanna’ poke and push at the corners each time you pick up your phone.

But there’s a way to remove those tiny little “nubs”. First, give your shield protector a few days (a week even) to fully cure to make sure all edges fully work themselves down naturally, but also spend some time trying to work them down by rubbing the edges against a table or other hard, flat surfaces. Then, get some nail clippers (the smaller the better) and simply snip those tiny little nubs off.

And… that’s it. Just take some nail clippers and very carefully clip those horrible little nubs off. No matter how professional of a job you, or someone else does for you, you will have sharp edges on the back of your iPhone, but now you know how to take care of it. Feel free’ta share your experience with Invisibleshield or other shield protectors.

Peace, J

Meet the new Neocell 3GS. Well ok, I’ve had the new Neocell 3GS for about two weeks ago, but it wasn’t really the “Neocell”. Sure, it had the custom carrier name “Neocell”, it had the one of a kind custom British speaking sounds (“*Beep* I have downloaded new email for you…”, “*Beep* I have access to new voice mail…”, ect.). It was the Neocell, everything digital… but it wasn’t the Neocell on the outside. It was just another iPhone 3GS… in fact, it wasn’t just an iPhone 3GS, it looked like just another iPhone 3G. There were many times I’d pick up my girl’s black iPhone 3G, thinking it was mine.

Well all that’s changed now. I’ve got my iPhone 3GS decked out like I had my iPhone 2G. The Neocell is now plated with semi-synthetic South Korean chestnut wood and 24K gold plating on top. That was what I had designed for me with the Neocell 2G, and this is pretty much the same design, just adapted (improved) for the 3GS styling. I like it better.

On top I put on an Invisibleshield full body protector myself. There’s a few microbubbles that haven’t worked themselves out, but it’ll go out soon. That’s one of the downfalls of using shield protectors. But it’s the Invisibleshield that’ll protect the Neocell from scratches and what’ll protect the gold and wood from scrapes or whatever kinda’ stuff.

And for the record, I didn’t pay for it (couldn’t afford too), I had it done for me for free.

I’m so excited and it’s so tight because it gives my phone a unique identity. It’s now officially the “Neocell 3GS”. Yeah baby. The pics taken are crappy quality, but it does the job of showin’ it off at least.

Peace, J