Skateboard grip tape anyone? Plus, the idea has the added benefit of sanding down the calluses on your hands until they are baby smooth.
If you would prefer not to cut one out yourself, these iPhone backings can be purchased in several different colors for $5 each (cork and wood versions are also available).
Product Page ($5 The Geekery via Make)
If you use the photography app Hipstamatic on your iPhone, this Polaroid skin will really crank up the retro vibe. It also comes in iPod, iPad, EVO and BlackBerry versions.
Product Page ($15 Retro to Go via Gizmodo)
This protective skin for the iPhone 4 is an exact replica of the default UI. In other words, you can make the back of the phone look like the front.
Plus, it makes the people around you think that you don’t know how to use a phone. Actually, since the decal shows the default UI and not the call screen, it would probably make people think you are a crazy person that’s talking to yourself on a backwards phone.
Product Page ($10)
Get Recover’s skins can make your iPhone 3GS/4, MacBook, or iPad look as sophisticated as your parent’s den. Choose from a maple, cherry or walnut finish. Get a shot of some green shag carpeting for your wallpaper and you are in business my friend.
Product Page ($25-$35)
Apple is planning to address the iPhone 4 reception problems in a press conference tomorrow, so some sort of permanent solution is likely on the way.
For that reason, skinning your iPhone with GelaSkins to fix the problem could be moot at this point (unless you are interested in some stylish scratch protection), but it does work…mostly.
Of course, the ability of these removable GelaSkins to fix the reception problems that have plagued the iPhone 4 have not been established as fact at this point—it is only a claim made by the manufacturer. But I think we can all agree that your iPhone never looked this good dropping a call.
It’s hard to keep your hands off a shiny new laptop or cellphone. Everything seems more exciting. But, like most relationships, the passion tends to die down after a while. Perhaps it’s time to rekindle your romance by dressing up your phone or laptop with Gelaskin’s new line of skins featuring some beautiful NatGeo photos. A wide range of designs are available across a wide range of devices—several of which are pictured after the break.
They won’t be available to the general public for a few weeks yet, but we got a first look at MusicSkins’ exclusive Adult Swim lineup of skins for cellphones and laptops. Apparently, the line will feature over 30 designs from Adult Swim programming like Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Venture Bros., Metalocalypse, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Squidbillies, Superjail, The Brak Show and more.
I’m not really about cases and skins on my stuff, but I think I will make an exception for these Frank Miller GelaSkins. Pulled directly from the pages of Sin City and 300, these would be just the thing to cover up all the scratches and dents you’ve managed to inflict on your phone and laptop.
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