Wrap It Up in Style: Win These Custom Gadget Skins
Unboxing. For a gadget nerd, it’s the closest thing to sex since, well, sex. You know the feeling: you just got home from the Apple store, toting the most mind-bendingly awesome piece of electronic beef known to man since the last time they had a press conference. Rip off that shrink wrap. Slowly pull up the lid, breathing in that delicious new-gadget smell. And there it is: your shiny new baby, with nary a smudge on it, ready for you to put your greasy pads all over it. Awesome? Indeed.
Not so awesome: the same gadget two weeks later, looking like it just got back from a night out with Charlie Sheen. That is to say, covered in scratches and scuffs.
We get it; you want to keep that beauty looking brand new. Thankfully, our friends at Gelaskins are here to help. They’ve got custom protective covers for a huge array of devices: everything from XBOX360s and Guitar Hero controllers to Kindles, a huge array of phones and every iPod ever released. Trick it out with personalized graphics, selecting from their gallery of more than 1000 licensed pieces of art (or upload graphics from your computer for even more fun.) Get it shipped, get it on and get going. We’ve tried these out firsthand and they rule; the graphics are photo-quality and the skins are durable and easy to apply. We’ve got ten $25 gift codes to give away so you can get your hands on one yourself. Here’s how:
In the comments below, tell us your best (or worst) story about something that’s happened to your phone on a night out.
The 10 best comments get a $25 gift code to Gelaskins.
Giveaway closes Tuesday, Nov. 23.
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2:57 pm on November 17th, 2010
Tale of the Midnight Munchies! Radio Style
It was the middle of the week and as many other nights before my hunger began to call to me.
*grumble* *grumble*
I leapt from the couch.
*CRASH*
My phone was…SAFE. Someone had dropped something next door. I continued on thankful that my phone hadn’t met it’s demise yet.
*ominous foreshadowing music*
*door creaks*
*door slams*
*car door opens and closes*
*sounds of engine*
As I made my way to the store I pondered how lucky I am the noise from next door wasn’t my phone. Perhaps it was someone else’s.
*tires screech*
I arrived. My phone was in my pocket. The headset plugged in. I walked into the store to make my purchase of “MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES”. I grabbed some Chocolate Milk. I grabbed a candy bar. Then my nemesis revealed themselves; the rack of potato chips. I had rounded the corner, the slack from my headset caught the display.
*Biff*
The cord had separated with the metal piece still inside the jack. My phone’s audio was toast. I stood there for what must have been an eternity (3 seconds).
I paid for my items and made my way home knowing I would never forget….
THE TALE OF THE MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES!
Stay tuned for the Human Bullet. Shoot me!
4:55 pm on November 17th, 2010
This happened not to long ago and I’m still old school and use a Motorola Razr. I had it on vibe only and was having a conversation with a very attractive babe. The phone is in my front pocket and all of a sudden my crotch starts to vibrate and I’m getting all these wonderful vibes while enjoying the unique moment.
5:03 pm on November 17th, 2010
I went out one night for a few drinks with 2 friends. While we were at the bar several of our other friends showed up. There was eventually a group of about 20 of our friends there drinking margaritas. I ended up putting down about 8 margaritas which was a bad idea. My friends drove me and my car home. I woke up the next morning..errr afternoon at about 1-2 pm and couldn’t find my phone anywhere. After looking everywhere for it even in the freezer and fridge I finally found it in the garbage can in a bathroom covered in my vomit from the night before. I opted to get a new phone and let that one go to the trash.
12:29 am on November 18th, 2010
An ex-girlfriend of mine dropped my phone in the toilet at the movies while she was peeing once, then wiped with a paper towel and didn’t tell me for two weeks. When I asked why she didn’t tell me sooner she said that the toilet was so disgusting that she didn’t even like to think about it, much less admit she’d stuck her hand in it to get my phone. THE PHONE I’D BEEN PUTTING NEXT TO MY FACE EVERY DAY FOR TWO WEEKS! And that wasn’t even one of the reasons we split up. I’m smarter now. I keep my phone in my shirt pocket while using the rest room.
2:43 pm on November 18th, 2010
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12:57 am on November 19th, 2010
I had to take a massive dump!! I was running to the toilet, I swear it was coming out at least an inch or so from my shit box, OMG I had to go. I went ahead and took. A super dump, stood up and low and behold my cell phone fell rig into the shitter, I was so pissed, I was super closed to flushing my cell down the toilet because I was so angry. I said shit I can clean it and I stuck my hand in the bowl crap and all and retrieved my cell phone, rinsed it off and it still works today.
11:47 am on November 19th, 2010
The worst time to lose my phone!
I was having my birthday party at a restaurant the night before I actually turned 25. This was a bring your own booze type place so things got a little sloppy. I ended losing my phone that night. The next day I was going to propose to my girlfriend too. I couldn’t get a phone shipped until the next week. So I had everyone wishing me a happy birthday and a congratulations on my engagement to my voicemail all week!
5:32 pm on November 21st, 2010
The best story would have to be of when i was at a friends house hanging out on a Sunday afternoon. We were in and out of the the house all day and at one point noticed i hadn’t received any calls. So I figured I left it in the truck or inside,so I reminded myself to keep an eye out for it. Well after about an hour I get worried and have my buddy start calling my phone. I check the house,truck,garage and nothing. We turn the tv off and listen and faintly hear it, but it seems to be moving. After a little bit of searching we discover it is in the back yard and it hits me that i left it by the grill earlier in the day. I proceed outside only to discover his golden retriever found a new chew toy in my one week old phone. He was running back and forth in the yard tossing it in the air every time we called. After a couple of minutes of wrestling the dog i get it back to discover it riddled with holes.
2:43 pm on November 22nd, 2010
The worst thing to happen to my phone? That’s an easy one.
Several months ago, I’d been invited to a pool party at some girl’s house a bunch of my buddies I knew. Before the days of Four Loko, when students drank only cheap crappy beer without caffeine, we were all pretty wasted after a few hours of drinking and being ridiculous at the pool. Before changing into my swim trunks, we all decided to push each other into the pool as a gag. Eventually I got pushed in but completely forgot I still had my phone in my pocket. Suffice it to say, it got wet and was effectively ruined.
Here’s the kicker. The girl hosting this party wasn’t exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. After learning that my phone had been subject to the water damage, she insisted she knew of a method to “fix” water-damaged phones. All the while I’m thinking GREAT, my drunken stupor not fully embracing the stupidity of her claims. So, she grabbed my phone and told me I’d have it back in an hour or so. I let her take it, then continued to drink more (obviously).
Two hours later I still didn’t have my phone back, so I went looking for the girl. After walking inside I noticed the smoke detector had been going off in the kitchen, so I wandered in to see what was wrong. The oven was on, so I proceeded to turn it off and look inside. Sure enough, there was the melted wad of plastic and circuits that had once been my phone, bubbling away at 420 degrees Fahrenheit.
I haven’t been to that house since.
9:56 pm on November 22nd, 2010
Worst thing thats ever happened to my phone on a night out? Well I don’t remember much of the night out but I do remember waking up in the morning with my jeans still on, everything soaked in urine including my wallet and iPhone. So far its worked fine but I’ve been dreading the day that I have to take it into the Apple Store for warranty repair and they tell me, “I’m sorry sir but the liquid sensor sticker has been activated. You must have spilled something on the phone.”…. yeah, my bladder.
9:01 pm on November 23rd, 2010
Well one night me and the girls were going out to the bar to have a few drinks. The bar was goin to be very crowded considering it was on girls night so we decided to ditch our purses and take just our,ids,one phone and some money. i decided to take my phone since i was waiting for a call. when inside the bar i got tired of carrying my phone around and placed it inside the top of my bra. Well after a few drinks and a couple of moves on the dance floor we got a table with a couple of guys. this one guy caught my eye who was really cute so we started talking and joking around. After a couple of minutes he started staring at my chest and could not keep a conversation up. I get this alot being a curvy girl but he was just staring to where i became uncomfortable. Being fed up with his ogling i screamed at him and asked him what his problem was and he began to laugh. Getting a little irritated i began to scream again when he said my breast was lighting up. Embarrassed i ran to the bathroom and realized my phone was on silent and was ringing the whole night.