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Making your Nook Display 90% Fingerprint Free

Stealing this post from androidtablets.net from pbrauer, his exact instructions/quote:
"Making your Display Fingerprint-Free and Smudge-Proof for Nook.
This was originally from me for the ViewSonic G-Tab, but I have done this on both of my Nooks with the same excellent results. While I have not gotten the same kind of vendor endorsement as I got from the VS rep, I don't see why there would be an issue for Nooks, they also use an excellent quality glass screen.
So if you are like me, of the most annoying things about the tablets has nothing to do with its functionality, but has everything to do with its display, specifically the darn fingerprints and smudges! There is now a fix for this, tested by many people including myself, and works an absolute treat at curing at least 90% of the issue.
Not only does it prevent almost all fingerprints and smudges but it also gives your display a super silky sexy feel to it.
How to do it? Rain-X! Follow these directions to a super smooth, clean screen that will last at least a month between applications.
1. Clean your screen using a GOOD microfiber cloth and a little bit of water.
2. Repeat step one at least once! You really really want to have your screen as clean and "out-of-the-box" perfect as you possibly can get it. Check it at multiple angles and light to make sure you have no haze, no smudges, no spots.
3. Apply Rain-X to wet the corner of a clean cotton rag
4. Using a gentle swirling motion, apply the rain-x to the screen. It will bead up at first, but continue to swirl it on for about 20-30 seconds until it starts drying to a uniform hazy coating
5. Wet your microfiber cloth again, getting it damp but not dripping and buff off most of the hazy coat
6. When you have most of the haze removed, switch to the dry end of the microfiber and buff off the rest.
7. Go back to the bright lights and multiple viewing angles to check for missed areas.
Good luck and share your results!"
-- This sounds like a great idea to me.

hmmm may have to try this

That is genius!

I've been doing this for years on nearly all my phones and laptops haven't had a issue yet! Also great to use on your sat dish doesn't help in the big storms but it does help.

Me thinks this is a repost...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894197&highlight=rainx

Aquapel seems to be better than Rain-X (lasts a bit longer under heavy wiper usage). I haven't switched back once I tried it.
Wonder if it would also work in this aspect as well (possibly better too).

I made the mistake one time of confusing Aircraft canopy cleaner/polish for windshield cleaner. However, after 30 minutes of buffing, buffing, and buffing, for six months even the BUGS would slide off that glass. Hmmm, I wonder...

How does this effect the glare?

*Rain-X only sold in America

So, you'll always have Rain-X on your fingertip, getting aborbed into your body and transferred to the food you handle, the contact lenses you put in your eyes, etc?
Also, Rain-X can be a pain to get off once it's on, so doing this may make it almost impossible to put a screen protector on later.
I used to use Rain-X on my windshield until I noticed dangerous visibility problems at night when a streetlight or something would hit at an off-angle. The glare was horrible and I couldn't see a thing.

just did this to my nook and my evo. loving it! the sun is the only light source I haven't tested yet but so far it's SO much better!

Might have to try this on my Nook and my Evo.
*Runs to store to buy Rain X*

Original poster secretly buying up Rain-X's company shares.

Where do you buy this stuff? Do you have to mask the border off before applying?

GrillMouster said:
So, you'll always have Rain-X on your fingertip, getting aborbed into your body and transferred to the food you handle, the contact lenses you put in your eyes, etc?
Also, Rain-X can be a pain to get off once it's on, so doing this may make it almost impossible to put a screen protector on later.
I used to use Rain-X on my windshield until I noticed dangerous visibility problems at night when a streetlight or something would hit at an off-angle. The glare was horrible and I couldn't see a thing.
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You make a solid point on the chemicals being absorbed... The stuff was never meant to be in constant contact of skin.
I also had very bad visibility at night after using the washer fluid type...

Although I haven't tried this, something else that may work, and maybe safer than Rain-X as far as chemical absorption is shaving cream. This is an old trick I used to do to prevent the bathroom mirror from fogging up when I took a hot shower. I'd smear shaving cream (not gel; it needs to be real shaving cream) on the pre-cleaned mirror. Spread it all around. Let it sit for a while, then buff it off with a cloth.

Wow this worked surprisingly well. I previously tried Klasse AIO (it's a cleaner wax for the car) on it, which made it nice and slippery, but didn't seem to last very long. Rain-X worked amazingly well and also fixed the phantom touch issue that I've been having while playing zenonia 2. I can finally play without turning off and on my screen every so often to fix it. Thanks!

I tried this last night.
I cleaned the screen twice with a lint-free cloth designed for eyeglasses. I used liquid eyeglass cleaner too. I applied the RainX then buffed and buffed until it was clean...
I dunno. It doesn't really appear to make *that* much of a difference. My skin is average in terms of oil.
Maybe I was expecting better results.
Perhaps I'll try the shaving cream approach. Which is better, lime, menthol, or regular? /snark

Jgrimoldy said:
I tried this last night.
I cleaned the screen twice with a lint-free cloth designed for eyeglasses. I used liquid eyeglass cleaner too. I applied the RainX then buffed and buffed until it was clean...
I dunno. It doesn't really appear to make *that* much of a difference. My skin is average in terms of oil.
Maybe I was expecting better results.
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Just tried this too. I still see some streaking afterwards (although it has been reduced significantly). The biggest difference though seems to be that I can wipe off any streaks with my fingers(!) afterwards.
FYI - You can buy Rain-X outside of the US. I picked mine up at Canadian Tire in Canada.
As for this stuff being absorbed through the skin - perhaps. Although according to the bottle it is only flammable and an eye irritant, so absorbing isn't likely to cause too much harm. And I would hope people are washing their hands before putting in/taking out contacts. There are more serious things that are easily spread by touching your eyes than Rain-X!

GrillMouster said:
Although I haven't tried this, something else that may work, and maybe safer than Rain-X as far as chemical absorption is shaving cream. This is an old trick I used to do to prevent the bathroom mirror from fogging up when I took a hot shower. I'd smear shaving cream (not gel; it needs to be real shaving cream) on the pre-cleaned mirror. Spread it all around. Let it sit for a while, then buff it off with a cloth.
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Yes! I use the same shaving cream trick on my bathroom mirror as well as my windshield. It keeps my windshield from fogging up and makes it slightly more resistant to fingerprints. So I'm thinking it would probably work well on the nook.

Incipio HTC Vivid Feather Ultralight Hard Shell Case

Well, when I got my Vivid, I was leaving 4 years of iPhones behind, so I don't know a life without using phone cases, since we all know how not-that-resistant iPhones are.
The thing is, I live in Brazil and the HTC Vivid isn't sold here. A friend brought it to me from a trip to USA, and I needed a case, and the only way was to buy it online.
It took me weeks of love making with Google until I finally found a store that seemed reliable and that didn't charge over US$80 only for the shipment.
I was really into the Speck purple-ish one, but the shipment was still expensive (don't remember how much they wanted to charge me but it was more expensive than the case itself so still not worth it). I'd seen many people talking about lots of cases that only had in black, and my phone is white so that didn't make any sense.
So I came across myIncipio.com. They offer two different cases for the HTC Vivid, and I chose the Feather Ultralight one, because of the material its made, the colour, price & shipment rates.
Yeah, it leaves all the buttons free, and I'm not that into this on the case, but other than that it's really good. I got it in blue so it looks really good on my white phone.
I've had several polycarbonate cases in the past and I thought this would be the same as them, but the touch is really soft, in a way that I can't describe. It feels so amazing that on the first few days with the case I was always stroking it - lol.
My phone hasn't suffered any falls since I bought the case, so I can't say much on this yet, but it seems to be protective enough - of course it's so slim that it could protect much better, but i believe that it'll work great for every day use. I tend to drop my phones a lot when trying to put them on my pockets (I'm not very bright and I wear super tight jeans a lot) and this case seems to be perfect for this kinda thing.
Anyways, if you're looking for a nice case that won't look bulky, this is the one.
It's US$14.99 on myIncipio.com
Also it comes with a clear screen protector & the usual cloth + applicator card, it's really easy to apply and I didn't get any bubbles at all, didn't have to use the applicator. It's not anti glare or anything but looks really clear and avoid scratches quite fine.
And note that my buttons are getting copper-ish.

It looks really sleek
Although it looks like it wont do well with falls, but good at maintaining everyday wear and tear.
It probably doesn't add any weight to the phone?

i also have the white vivid and this blue case and i love it it doesn't get in the way of any head phone jack

DjSpunz said:
It looks really sleek
Although it looks like it wont do well with falls, but good at maintaining everyday wear and tear.
It probably doesn't add any weight to the phone?
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No, it doesn't add any weight at all.
Just a few hours after I posted here my phone dropped for the first time since I bought the case a couple of weeks ago.
Not a single scratch neither on the phone or the case itself. So far so good.
I was really worried because the back cover just ends up half the way across the room when the phone drops and I read people saying that it might damage it permanently, like never being able to keep it in the right place again.
So I'm really glad to have something holding the back cover in place.
And it's incredibly light, and oooh feels so good to touch that I'm starting to concern my friends, can't stop stroking the phone - ROFL.

My wife has the same case and seems to like it...I have the white, Speck candy shell, which I love...it covers everything accept the screen...and the camera and speakers of course...had it off and on hundreds of times while flashing ROMS, taking sd card in and out, and the case has held up to the abuse. Think it was around $30...AT&T and amazon both have them.
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HTC One Shattered Itself?

This is interesting, I got my mom the HTC One about a week ago. She took it hiking with her and was carrying it in a protective case for hiking. She was up ~10,000ft when she stopped for a break, pulled her phone out, text a few people, sat it down for about a min in the protective case, picked it up and the screen was shattered.
Anyone ever have any thing like this happen? I thought the elevation alone wouldn't do that, but then I got to thinking, airplane cabins are pressurized so your ears aren't popping and such. The temp at that altitude was a lot cooler then where she was when she put the phone in the case initially. I am wondering if the combination of cooler air and altitude caused it to shatter.
Here is a pic. I am baffled.
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Wow. That sucks. I think you might be right. Maybe the glass expanded/contracted too much at that altitude.

Maybe it wasn't the cooler temp, maybe it was the lower pressure. I doubt the glass contracting would make it shatter like that.
However, you have a valid case of design flaw or manufacturing defect. Tell them exactly what happened and show them that the glass has NO IMPACT POINT.
Keep bothering them until they give in.

There was this other guy here, called @maseo, can't find his thread now on mobile. He got his one replaced eventually

sauprankul said:
Maybe it wasn't the cooler temp, maybe it was the lower pressure. I doubt the glass contracting would make it shatter like that.
However, you have a valid case of design flaw or manufacturing defect. Tell them exactly what happened and show them that the glass has NO IMPACT POINT.
Keep bothering them until they give in.
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Glass is not good at holding temp and pressure differentials... That's why u r cars glass is mixed glass ( mixed glass is less brittle and doesn't crash on your face etc etc) and airplanes windows are completely plastic and that's why most drink manufaturers avoid using glass except liquor because freezing point of liquor preety darn low so pressure is not an issue.. . Gorilla glass is actually very brittle so lower pressure and decrease in pressure is not somethin it can stand
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I have never heard of this happening, but Gorilla Glass gets its scratch resistance and toughness through a manufacturing process that creates a lot of opposed stresses in the material. Changing the environmental conditions enough to throw those stresses out of balance could very well cause the glass to crack like that.

Case to absorb heat from HTC One? Help buying a new phone case

Hey guys Im going to buy a case for my htc one and I want to find one that will kind of absorb the heat that this thing produces, cause lets face it this thing gets pretty damn hot if you use it continuously sometimes. I just want a case that will absorb the heat or one that wont get hot. I don't care if it damages the phone. Just want my hands to not be sweating and uncomfortable when using my phone. Thanks

A little worried about my device...

Hey there, i just recently bought an lg g6, and ive been rlly enjoying it. Recently i had to leave my phone in the glovebox of my car ( it was turned off) and the weather outside was 64c outside, and im guessing even hotter in my glovebox (my car was parked in the sun), so should i be worried about any damage to my phone, and can i keep putting it there because its the only place i can put it cus of where i work..

I don't think you have to worry. The internals of the phone itself can withstand high temperatures, with processor temperatures/battery creating a lot of extra heat, so that is factored in. As long as the screen, etc is not in direct sunlight, you shouldn't worry.
Ideally though you'd not want it to get too hot to preserve the life of the battery... but with it being "off", that may not effect anything.
An easy enough solution though would be to get to a sun visor and point the reflective side out. This will reduce cabin temperature and protect not only your electronics, but will keep your interior in good condition as well (especially if the rest of your car is tinted). Just buy a decently thick one. I use one with a nice matte on the other side. Once you get used to using one, it takes only a few seconds to remove/replace.
You can reverse it in winter to keep your car cabin from getting too cold as it will allow some extra heat in.

maruichan said:
I don't think you have to worry. The internals of the phone itself can withstand high temperatures, with processor temperatures/battery creating a lot of extra heat, so that is factored in. As long as the screen, etc is not in direct sunlight, you shouldn't worry.
Ideally though you'd not want it to get too hot to preserve the life of the battery... but with it being "off", that may not effect anything.
An easy enough solution though would be to get to a sun visor and point the reflective side out. This will reduce cabin temperature and protect not only your electronics, but will keep your interior in good condition as well (especially if the rest of your car is tinted). Just buy a decently thick one. I use one with a nice matte on the other side. Once you get used to using one, it takes only a few seconds to remove/replace.
You can reverse it in winter to keep your car cabin from getting too cold as it will allow some extra heat in.
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Yeah thank you i will definitely do that, i was a little worried about the battery and screen but it seems like i shouldnt be worried, thanks alot i appreciate it!

I would also be careful because people have reported with change of temperature the camera glass have cracked. Example is going from air conditioning into the heat or vice versa.