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Invisible Shield screen protector for HTC Touch HD new replacement review

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Invisible Shield has just updated their scratch-protection for the HTC Touch HD. And it seems like they have listened to the customers. This it the news:

The first shield had a problem with the frontside due to an almost invisible threashold from the screen and the case. So tiny that you wont notice it. But when you stick the shield onto it you cannot squeeze out the air from it so it gets a bit ugly. The replacement has fixed this with two front-pieces.

They have also included a small shield-piece to protect the raised lens-protection on the backside. Good idea.

So what is Invisible Shield anyway? Its a plastic cover that to stick to your 500 dollar phone to protect it from scratches. One way to make the phone look a bit prettier when you want to sell it after one or two years. There are sereral systems like this but this is almost invisible. Compare it to other chunky cases that makes the phone look like a brick from the last millenia.

It works very well. Its almost impossible to scratch the surface. Makes you wonder why HTC dont do this by default…

There are some bad sides to this offcource.

1. Its a painstaking procedure to attach it to the phone. You want it to look pretty so you need to squeeze out all bubbles. They have included a moisure for this purpose that works well. Problem starts when you try to attach it to a corner or a bent surface. Then you have to force the rubber to bend and “mould” into place. For this you need time. You wet the skin and press and hold until it has dried. But at the same time you must make sure its perfectly aligned and all bubbles are out. Took me over 2 hours before I was pleased.

2. Obviously the screen looses a bit of sensitivity. And when using the stylus its a rubbery feeling and the stylus gets stuck if you drag it in to sharp angles. But no scratches

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I can also confirm that you can remove the shield without any trace.

UPDATE ** 2010-08-16 **

I have used the full-body invisible shield now for about 18 month and it looks quite ugly. The sides do not stick anymore and have a lot of dust. But still, when I pulled the film away (except for the screen that still fits perfectly) there is not one single scratch even after 18 months of heavy usage and some dropps. So it does its jobb, to protect from scratches.