Shield your iPhone with Invisible Shield!

Now that you’ve received your iPhone 3G the next (logical) step is to protect your Apple investment. This post is a semi review as to what I think is one of the best protective products you could ever use for your iPhone 3G.

I want to talk about Zagg’s Invisible Shield; a product designed to protect expensive electronic devices. Since I haven’t got my iPhone back yet I can’t really comment on how well this product works with the iPhone 3G. But I can however give you an impression of how well it works with my iPod Touch (which can definitely be compared to the iPhone 3G).

First off, what is the Invisible Shield? Umm…how do I explain this, it’s not a hard case and it’s also not a screen protector but at the same time it’s a bit of both. The Invisible shield is a piece of adhesive film that covers the entirety of your iPhone to prevent scratches. One of the biggest selling points of this film is that if it is scratched it won’t show (unlike screen protectors) but rather go back to its original form. On the Zagg website there are several videos demonstrating how strong the film is. One video shows a bowling ball being dropped from several metres onto a stretched out piece of Invisible Shield film. The result? The bowling ball just bounced off the Invisible Shield film. The Invisible Shield is a thin polyurethane film which Zagg claims was created for military purposes (particularly to protect helicopter blades).

Applying the film was a little tricky because you had to make sure the film was placed correctly as it would form a permanent mould when dried. You must also allow a couple of hours for the film to dry. Once the film is dry you’ll hardly even notice that the Invisible Shield is there (hence the name).

I’ve had the Invisible Shield on my iPod Touch for approximately 6 months now. My iPod Touch is constantly in my pocket with keys and coins. Every time I take the iPod out of my pocket I am always amazed at how scratch free the device is. The Zagg Invisible Shield I dare to say is probably the best product into the market to protect your new iPhone 3G from scratching. The price is great as well! One thing to note is that the Invisible Shield can’t protect the iPhone 3G if dropped.

Click here to visit Zagg’s website to order your iPhone 3G Invisible Shield (trust me it’s worth it!)