Ivyskin's Xylo T2 case engulfs your iPhone, doesn't inhibit touchscreen use
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 10th 2008 3:46PM
posted Apr 10th 2008 3:46PM
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What a relief!
I thought we were going to have to go an entire week without an iPhone update.
Umm, didn't we just have a 2.0 firmware beta review go up yesterday?
No 'we' didn't.
But, maybe you guys did.
Someone is bitter they don't have a iPhone yet. Is it really that hard to scroll past a story that you don't want to read???
I like how cell phone cases are now classified as "gadgets".
Hey Engadget, how about a news article on a new WiMo phone accessory? ... Yeah, thought not.
Not bad. I'd buy that.
I'd tap that.
That looks bad-ass, I'd buy one.
goth chick with an iphone?
Hey, weirdos can be conformists too!
Wouldn't a true conformist use what 90 percent of the market uses, whether they like it or not?
That's actually an Emo guy.
Well shit, that is one hell of a hand model.
Haha! Puts George Constanza to shame!
Did you notice she/he has like 8 fingers..
iphone
Mark
"That's actually an Emo guy."
HAHAHA
I too enjoy making fun of emo dudes!
In Soviet Russia, emo dudes make fun ...
ah, forget it.
That's hot... That's not blk is like dark red and I like it on that chrome case....
8 fingers? I should hope s/he has at least that! I'm the proud owner of 10 fingers myself, as I believe most humans are :-)
I never know how to feel about these kinds of things. I mean, sure it keeps your screen nice, but if you never use your screen because its covered by a thick slab of plastic, then why do you care how nice your screen is? I guess if you dropped it it would come in handy. But having to use a thicker, uglier iPhone for years just in case you happen to drop it on its screen doesn't seem like a good trade-off.
I prefer the "be careful with my expensive stuff" method of protection.
The answer is because when the screen inevitably gets scratched up, it's much cheaper to replace a $10-40 case or screen film than the actual iPhone screen, or more likely the phone itself.
I've had an iPhone since day 1. Stuffed into my jeans pocket every day.... Not a SINGLE scratch or problem with the screen. The metal surround is a little dinged, the casing has some mars where the phone fell to concrete.... but this thing is a tough mofo.
I just don't get buying a bulky case - then you have to either have rapper pants, or a belt clip, or a man purse. What's the point of clean, compact design when you put a big rubber condom on it?
Well for starters, that big rubber condom is very effective against Cellular Transmitted Diseases.
@Charlie, same here. No case, screen is in perfect condition, even though my preferred cleaning method is wiping it on my jeans... Of course, since the screen is glass, there is not too much stuff to scratch it...
Wait until you drop your phone in your pocket and it's full of diamonds....
Then you'll be sorry you didn't buy this case....
How the hell have I managed to get several scratches in my screen. Lately it's been a new small one each week. Fuck.
@Dan
Oh my god man, I just effin died laughing at your comment, my jaw hurts now. Deserves a plus vote for sure.
Aww, nice! There just aren't enough plastic cases for our aluminum iPhones.
What about http://www.otterbox.com/products/ipod_cases/iphone_case/
Yeah, i saw those last weekend, which prompted me to try putting my iPhone in a ziplock bag so i could use it in the shower. I spent an hour of sunday morning reading XKCD and Toothpaste For Dinner in the shower, it was amazing. :)
-Taylor
Now what can I buy to keep this beautiful case from getting scratched up...?
Cool! this gives me great idea, I will buy a flat bed tow truck so that I can drive around hauling my 1959 cadillac without putting any risk in damaging it...
I would like to see some real torture tests with a wide array of cases to see just how each model protects the screen for breakage.
I'm talking down concrete stairs, or trying the catch as it drops then hitting it with your hand and actually accelerating its fall. Dropping it off a couple of story balcony.
The real advancement with the next iPhone should be a shockproof and waterproof design. (or allow you to carry insurance on the phone with AT&T)
I mean wouldn't it be cool to see Steve Jobs introduce the next-gen iPhone, then go ahead, do the rest of the keynote, the whole time clumsily dropping and generally beating the shit out of the phone, with an aquarium on stage throughout the entire show, only at the end to say "oh, and one more thing", start a video playing on it, then toss it in the aquarium, close the keynote with a zoomed in shot of the video playing, phone underwater.
I think when you have fantastical visions of your cell phone in this manner, something has gone awry.
We're talking about a level of insanity you may not be familiar with, my dear sir.
Come on in, the water is fine.
I thought the fancy glass of these iPhones was immune to scratching :)
well it sure as hell's not immune to cracking. learned the hard way
the screen on my iphone scrached
i will not buy this Tobacconist. it is scratched
In Soviet Russia, fancy iPhone glass scratches you!
Whoa! That woman has freakish 7 fingers on her left hand!
Now all I need is some sort of fancy new case to protect my fancy new case.
If you keep that mentality, you will be walking around in a bubble with a phone the size of a small child.
zach morris got nothin on me!
typo for the fail....
"By utilizing Surface Xylo Wave technology, ultrasonic waves are able to permeate through to the display without interference"
Um... is it just me, or does the iPhone touchscreen work on capacitance, not some ultrasonic mumbo-jumbo?
My thoughts exactly. It can transmit "ultrasonic waves" all day long, but not make a difference. The iPhone touchscreen is based on projected capacitance, not ultrasonics. That being said, so long as the case is a sufficiently thin dielectric, then the touchscreen functionality should be OK.