found this guy on fleabay, offering a "too good to be true" deal
Samsung Captivate Cell Phone SCREEN PROTECTOR SHIELD - eBay (item 170517648662 end time Jul-29-10 20:31:18 PDT)
Manufactured by Invisible Gadget Guard in the U.S.A
with a free charger for $7 with free shipping
anyone know about invisible guard?
It is the exact same thing I ordered from another seller, except I got the full phone kit with charger for $12 shipped.
FINALLY! After 10 days, this questionable eBay seller finally managed to deliver.
Upon opening the package, I found a cheap generic chinese made charger (wasn't expecting anything more), made by Asmyna Wireless Accessories, which I immediately opened in the post office parking lot and tested to see if it even worked. Sure enough, my phone indicated that it was charging, good enough for free! I was not able to find this exact one online separately, but it seems the ones I could find for other samsung products retail between $24.99 - $29.99.
Asmyna Products for detail
The second and main item of this review was the screen/body protector. It is a very nicely packaged kit by Gadget Guard (made in the USA). The exact item retails for $24.99 on their website.
Invisible Gadget Guard | Samsung Captivate Cases, Screen Protectors, Covers, Invisible, Shields, Skins, Full Body Invisible Gadget Guard
I read the instructions completely as I have never installed a product like this on an electronic device before. I have however done vinyl graphics on emergency vehicles and professional window tinting before, so this appeared to be no different, just on smaller scale.
The only thing that troubled me was the directions kept referring to the "install squeegee", as if there was one supplied, mine did not have any squeegee in the package. Nevertheless I proceeded by using my own squeegee and all was well. It says to install the screen protector first as it should be the easiest, I begged to differ and installed the small body cover for the bottom sliding part of the battery cover. That went smoothly, the tolerances for the sheet in relation to the edges were fair as well.
I decided to install the hardest piece next, the corresponding piece that covers the bottom side of the phone where the camera lens is and also travels down each side along where the power and volume buttons are. After repositioning and re-wetting a couple of times, I came to terms with the fact that this piece is just cut a little too long. Ill fire up my camera later, but in order to have the guard line up properly around the buttons, it results in the side pieces towards the bottom of the phone being 1/16" - 3/32" longer than they need to be. They don't exactly dangle off the phone but you do have to curve them over the corner just a tad. The thing I notice the most is that the side pieces do not come up and meet the previously installed piece where it should, so even though its protected, its not visually pleasing for an nit picky perfectionist like myself. The circle cutout for the camera isnt exactly perfectly centered over the lens either in order to make the sides line up where they need to be.
Once installed, it does not appear noticeable, however when you pick the phone up in your hand, you can kind of feel the edges of the guards. I'm assuming every guard is like this and it cannot be avoided, but it bothers the crap out of me, mainly on the side pieces that extend down around the buttons. Since they do not line up perfectly at the bottom either, I think I will be modifying it in the future with a razor and just keep the part up around the lens to match the piece on the bottom.
I have not installed the actual screen protector yet, I'm waiting to try something with it first and I will not be installing the top and bottom pieces around the charger/speaker jacks or the lower speaker or the main battery cover. The top and bottom pieces will undoubtedly look like trash and I don't see myself scratching that part of the phone with normal use and if I damage the battery cover, Im sure I can pick up a replacement either on eBay or through Samsung since its an easily removable part.
So in conclusion, it's worth 12 bucks even for the charger alone, Im sure the screen protector is just fine, the body pieces do install well but the alignment is only good at best.
I'd say if you're not interested in the charger, then look into a better alternative to the Gadget Guard protector on eBay.
