Best Skins Ever Introduces New Protective Skin Film for Cell Phones & Laptops

Denver, CO (Vocus) May 7, 2010

Best Skins Ever, a leading supplier of protective ?skins? for cell phones, laptops, media players, cameras, and other personal electronic devices, announced the introduction of a new and improved skin material with superior visual qualities and an easier application process.

The evolved skin design addresses many of the problems inherent to other protective cell phone skins and screen covers, which often force users to accept an unsightly rippled, dimpled surface when they cover cell phones and media players with invisible protection.

?We were happy with the original skin film we?ve been using for four years but we have also been sampling new materials from different suppliers with the intent of finding a way to improve our products, both in terms of visual quality and application,? said Michael Herring, president of Best Skins Ever.

The new skin introduced by Best Skins Ever nearly eliminates the ?orange peel effect? resulting in a dramatically improved visual appearance with a smoother, clearer surface. This is especially effective on LCD display screens of personal electronic devices like iPhones, Blackberrys and laptop computers.

Protective skins from Best Skins Ever never interfere with touch screen performance, and the new skin material also features an improved anti-yellowing coating. Unlike other manufactures whose skins begin to turn brown and yellow with age (especially on white and light colored devices), Best Skins Ever eliminated this issue with the evolved skin design. More importantly, the thinner, more advanced adhesive on the new Best Skins Ever material never leaves a fuzzy build up at the edges of the skin no matter the device.

The new skin material also offers improved application features. The new film is more flexible which makes it easier to wrap the skin around the corners of a cell phone or media player, making for an easier application than other products on the market. The new skin film also features improved adhesive, extending the life of your skin and fighting premature peeling. The corners of a device are the most vulnerable, so this improved adhesion offers major benefits to customers.

The combination of great flexibility and unbeatable adhesion create a product that allows Best Skins Ever to design products that offer the maximum amount of protection, especially around corners and complex curves.

About Best Skins Ever:

Best Skins Ever offers transparent covers that protect your electronic gadgets, guaranteed. We design our skins to retain the integrity of your device ? which we know is what you really care about and what you don?t want to lose when you add a protective cell phone skin. That means we take care to customize every skin design to the device it shields, getting everything perfect, including the all important corners. Best Skins Ever provides an unbeatable amount of protection without changing the size, shape, look or screen clarity of your device. From a company who believes in being completely see-through. Best Skins Ever, see the difference.

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Tomahawk Systems Receives Patent for Distracted Driving, 'No Texting While Driving' Solution for Cell Phones in a Vehicle

New Berlin, WI (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

Tomahawk Systems (http://www.idome.net) announced that the USPTO has issued patent no. 8103292 for their methods of preventing texting while driving. Tomahawk Vice President, John Looby says, "In February, 2009, Tomahawk Systems filed for patents on a unique way to prevent texting while driving. Our product, now iDome, was introduced later that year, and our unique method of connecting the vehicle to the phone via Bluetooth or other connectivity protocols solves many of the problems inherent in other methods of Driving While Texting Prevention (DWTP). Our technology is being used by many other firms in the industry, and has quickly become the global standard for preventing texting while driving".

?The plug-in model that exists today is merely the first stage in the development of this technology. A fully embedded solution utilizing the current infotainment platform in vehicles, and/or an in-vehicle personal navigation device is expected by Q2, 2012. Tomahawk is in discussions with OEM vehicle and tier one providers to embed this technology into current infotainment and hands-free platforms in those vehicles, and the decision by the USPTO to grant the patent will escalate those discussions.

Mr. Looby continues, ?By bringing the various providers under Tomahawk?s licensing agreements and professional standards guidance, we can promote industry-wide development methods, which allows this technology to be made available on any vehicle and any phone in the future. Too many non-licensed providers developing in alternative formats is detrimental to developing a proper standard that can be used industry-wide.?

Industry analysts predict that over the next several years, vehicle providers will have to provide a texting disablement solution to their customers or they will find their vehicles becoming less insurable; raising the consumers Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The increase in law suits related to texting while driving accidents is expected to be directed at vehicle manufacturers, mobile device providers, and mobile carriers if they do not provide options for consumers to opt-out of receiving texts while a vehicle is in motion. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recently recommended a ban on texting and cell phone usage while driving (http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2011/111213.html) making Tomahawk?s announcement timely.

In related news, Tomahawk has announced that it will formally pursue other DWTP providers who have continued to use the technology without a license from Tomahawk since being notified in mid-2010 of Tomahawk's filings with the USPTO. "Companies such as Zoomsafer, Cell Control, Taser, Safe Driving Systems, Tango Networks and other emerging companies have found our technology useful, and continue to promote this technology as their own without licensing it, even though they have been notified of Tomahawk's intellectual property (IP) rights in this area," Mr. Looby says.

"Tomahawk clearly needs to protect our intellectual property rights. Some of these providers continue to promote their products as ?patented?, when the patents that they hold are for technologies such as the embedded GPS model of text disablement. For various technical reasons, the embedded GPS model was largely abandoned; these firms have, over the past 12-18 months, completely re-designed their product lines to use Tomahawk?s technology that ties the vehicle directly to the mobile device for the purpose of disabling texting. Besides the legal ramifications relative to declaring their products as ?patented?, we expect that it would be in the best interest of their customers and distributors to remove their ?patented? labeling on their current products until they resolve licensing agreements with Tomahawk Systems. It is now time that these providers either begin licensing discussions or return to the technology they were using prior to Tomahawk?s patent filing, otherwise legal action must be pursued.?

Tomahawk?s vision is that every consumer will ultimately have a solution available to disable texting, should they opt to do so. ?Keeping people safe on the roads is our first priority. By providing a system that is easy to use and integrated with technologies available today, we allow drivers to opt-in to a solution that frees them from distractions from their cell phones. A single standard allows our technology to be made available to the most drivers.?

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