The screen is the most vulnerable part of the smartphone. Once a scratch occurs or (yikes!) the screen cracks, operation and enjoyment of the phone is hampered. With larger screen sizes on tablets, that factor goes up exponentially. Some type of protection becomes essential.
To put its screen protectors to the test, newcomer Armortech set up demonstrations for its Armortech Screen Shields that would make even the most careless smartphone user squirm. The company deployed a hammer set up in a guillotine-like contraption to demonstrate how the company's screen protector stands up to blunt force. A second demonstration was set up, where a marksman fired a paintball gun at mid-range at a piece of glass protected by Armorech. No glass was harmed in the demonstrations; the iPhone with Armortech survived the hammer and the glass with Armortech survived a shot with multiple paintballs and other projectiles.
Armortech says that its screen protector has stood up to threats such as a power drill, a hammer, a crowbar, high-pressure BB pellets, paintball shots, razor blades, and cinder block drops.
Believe it or not, Armortech wasn't the only company with the idea of the hammer. Competing screen protector IPG (Invisible Phone Guard) demonstrated its IPG Guards at a press event where the presenters used a hammer to show the effectiveness of its products.
New Material
The screen shields are made from a multi-layered Polyethylene and use what the company has branded as Force Field Technology. Armortech said it is the only company using Polyethylene for screen protectors. The material allows for the multi-touch operations of most tablets and smartphones, offering the same or similar operations as a naked screen.
Armortech Screen Shields are available for the iPad 2 and up, the iPhone 4 and up, the iPad mini, the Kindle Fire HD, and the Samsung Galaxy III.
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