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We are going to get iPhones this weekend and remembered over lunch today that we should order up more of our favorite iPhoneAndOrPod protection products in anticipation of the new units.  I normally don’t like to hype products here, but I love the hell out of what these guys do. The company is GelaSkins and I really like the unique iProduct protection solutions that they offer.  So I feel the need to pump them.

Lots of iPhone/Pod protection solutions are clunky and too big.  Anything that makes it harder to slip your iUnit into your pocket is a bad thing in my book.  But an unprotected iUnit is a bad thing as well.  The GelaSkins offerings nicely splits that difference I think.  First off, you get a usefully protective “skin” that adheres without adhesive [somehow - and so can be removed] to the back, front and clickwheel [where apropos] of your iUnit.  Moreover, your get a clear and invisible film that adheres to the touchscreen [or plain old screen] of the iUnit.  So with these, your business will not get scratched up.  But what makes it better is that the skins got the arts all over them.  There are some skins are based on some typical works of art [Klimt, Kandinski, Giger, Van Gough, etc] but most of the designs have been submitted from current independent artists.  That makes things pretty cool and indie-friendly.  My current iPod Touch is sporting skins from SoCal artist Aaron Kraten.  Finally, if you get some of the artsy fartsy skins you can, if you feel the need to accessorize, download wallpapers for your iUnit desktop that matches your skin.

What’s not to like about any of this?  Not only are the offerings pretty cheap, but they come with extra screen protectors as well.

By way of full disclosure, these will not protect you from dropping or otherwise raging on your iUnit.  These are great surface but not shock protection.  That said, if you don’t want the art, or already have some cuddling device for your iUnit, you can order the touchscreen skins by themselves.  These are great because not only do they protect your touchscreen, but I personally find the “action” on the touchscreen better after putting it on.  It was like getting a new keyboard.  I think that anyone with a touchable iUnit should get a few spares. And hey, if you’re a cool independent artist/designer, it seems that you can submit your business for publication, so do it.

They seemed to start off with protectors for iUnits but have apparently branched out into cuts for other things like the NintendoDS, PSP and even laptops.  This is all good stuff and if you think that any of that sounds like something you may need, do check their stuff out.

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