invisibleSHIELD

Get the invisibleSHIELD

Use Coupon Code: backside20 for 20% off. Thanks to pukka for the heads up (2008-10-06)!

Amazing protection for your phone. InvisibleShield protects your Windows Mobile Smartphone from scratches and scrapes. The Invisible shield are very thin pieces of ultra-durable plastic that you adhere to your phone. Once applied its difficult to visually notice that its there. InvisibleShield does have a barely perceptable tacky-feel, but nothing like the silicon cases that are impossible to take out of your pocket. If you carry your Windows Mobile Smartphone around without a case, i highly recommend the InvisibleShield. It will keep your phone looking new, and even help prevent cracking of the LCD.

I purchased the full-body kit (opposed to the screen kit). Those of you that don’t mind the fingerprint prone back of the Windows Mobile Smartphone might opt for the screen kit. Once the screen kit is applied you can barely tell its on the phone.

I highly recommend the InvisibleShield for all your electronic gadgets (iPod, iPhones especially since the silver backs of them get scraped up so quickly).

Below are some lessons learned after I installed mine:

1. BE PATIENT! Expect a full body kit install will take around 30 mins, if not more. Rushing the install will result in disappointing results.
2. Make sure your hands are clean as possible.
3. Make sure you are someplace with as little dust/hair/etc. as possible (away from animals, carpet that sheds, fuzzy sweaters, etc.)
4. Find a lint-free cloth, and clean your smartphone prior to installing
5. Make sure you are installing the InvisibleShield in a well lit area
6. If you run out of the fingerprint shield spray (which you definitely will if you get the full body kit) refill with water. Apply fingerprint shield spray liberally.
7. Let the phone dry in a clean/lint-free environment for the full 24 hours.
8. You will have bubbles for the first week or so — don’t stress over trying to get them out, they’ll work their way out on their own.

Check out these videos of the InvisibleShield:

USB SDHC Card Reader

Get the USB SDHC Card Reader

When I first got my 4GB SDHC memory card, I thought it was broken because one of my memory card readers would recognize the card, even those my Windows Mobile Smartphone could read and write to it just fine. After a quick Google search I realized that my older memory card readers can’t read SDHC cards.

I looked around for the cheapest USB SDHC card reader I could find and came up with the Sandisk MicroMate. I purchased mine through one Amazon’s “Featured Merchants” and was able to get it for under $10 shipped.

Its a solid little adapter.

** WARNING ** If you are running Windows XP, remove this USB Card Reader from the USB port on your computer while booting into Windows. I just had a very bizarre experience where Windows XP would not boot (it reached the loading screen) when the USB Adapter was plugged in. I removed it and everything works just fine. I am still able to use the adapter after Windows has fully booted.

D-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter

Get the D-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter

I use a DLink DBT-120 Bluetooth to transfer files between my computer and Windows Mobile Smartphone. It’s much more convenient than copying files over using a SDHC card or USB cable. The DLink DBT-120 adapter is the ONLY third-party Bluetooth adapter that is certified to work with Mac OS X, and it works just as well under Windows. I have two of these adapters for my OS X and Windows box and love them.

Kingston 4GB SDHC microSD Card

Get the Kingston 4GB SDHC microSD Card

I am using this Kingston 4GB SDHC Micro card. I mainly store Media files on the card and it works as advertised. I’ve read that the Windows Mobile Smartphone supports SDHC Micro cards up to 8GB, but this particular card/price provided me the best bang for the buck. At the time of posting the price for the card was $25.00 shipped.

Due to Buy.com’s price fluxuations, I suggest you check out The CellPhoneShop’s deals on 4GB sd micro cards.

Note, you will need a SDHC card reader for your computer to read this card on your computer. Many card readers do NOT support SDHC. Windows Mobile 6+ supports SDHC. Windows Mobile 5 does NOT.