[lgreenberg]

Egrips

Hands on review by lgreenberg

April 1, 2006

Price as reviewed: $12.95

Ixxx8217;ve been using Egrips on most of my electronic devices for a few years. From my Ipod to phones, Treo, Palmxxx8217;s and now my Blackberry. I find them to be a vital accessory item that helps ensure my device never takes an unwanted tumble.

Egripsxxx174; are precisely cut pieces of egripsxxx174; Technology Material, for cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, iPods, MP3 players, gaming devices, and more. They look cool, feel great and fit just right.

Egripsxxx174; Technology Material's gripping performance comes from the protective silicone adhesive material. The material's high coefficient of friction prevents devices from sliding around on dry surfaces, like car seats, center consoles, counter tops, desktops, laptops and more. The Egripsxxx174; Technology Material is very thin and will not prohibit the use of a case or clip! The specially formulated adhesive will not damage your device's surface and removes cleanly.

Egrips for the Blackberry 8700 are currently only available in clear. There is one set of Egrips per package.



The package also includes two alcohol prep. pads. The instructions tell you to first clean your device with the prep pads to remove any dirt or grime that might otherwise get stuck underneath the Egrip.



After sufficiently cleaning your device the Egrips are applied the same way youxxx8217;d apply a screen protector. Starting at one end you position the piece and then slowly smooth it out until itxxx8217;s set in place. A credit card used helps to smooth out the back piece to prevent bubbles from forming.

The set for the 8700 comes with a total of five pieces. One for the back, two for the sides, one for the front top and one for the bottom front.



Note. I have my Egrips installed over top a set of The Best Skins Ever. This gives me the ultimate amount of protection.

Back



Side



Side



I did not install the pieces for the top and bottom front. I just canxxx8217;t see how my hand would come in contact with those parts of the device. Ixxx8217;d rather see a piece made for the actual top of the Blackberry (where the power and mute buttons are) instead of the face.

It's also worth noting that Radio Shack is a national seller of Egrips. They don't however stock the device specific sets but do sell the universal patterns.



These allow you to create your own pattern for placement on your device.

Pros: Prevents drops, clear, can still use most cases/clips.
Cons Collects lint.

[Toddboy71]

Nice review! I might have to look into this for my 7100i, if available.

[lgreenberg]

Sure are.

7100i



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[Fireproof]

Wirelessly posted (7100T: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0) BlackBerry7100/4.0.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

I loved them on my 7100. The grip has warn down (took a long time) and if I weren't getting an 8700 in a few weeks I'd definitely buy them again.

[That70sGAdawg]

Excellent Review! I gotta get some when I get back from Vegas this week!

[lgreenberg]

Thanks.

Yep, I firmly beleive they are an essential item.

[Jelly Bean]

great review, greats pics...I got way more out of your post, then I did when viewing their own website. Thank you sooo much!

[yustonuser]

Lgreenberg - when you say they collect lint, is this something where they are sticky and they constantly get dusty and dirty? Also, when used with a case, do they tend to peel up after a while by getting caught on the case, etc?

[lgreenberg]

They are not really sticky more just tacky.

They don't peel up when placed in and out of a case.

[bigdkahuna]

Do they fit on the extended battery as well?

[lgreenberg]

Unfortunately the back piece does not. I've tried.

I sent an e-mail to them a few weeks ago asking if they had plans to make a set for the extended battery but never got a response.

I'll ask again.

[bigdkahuna]

Thanks lgreenberg. Your word is as good as gold to me. You are the man!!

[Baggman]

Originally Posted by That70sGAdawg

Excellent Review! I gotta get some when I get back from Vegas this week!

if by 'vegas' you mean you're at CTIA, the egrips folks had a booth at CES so they may be at CTIA.

i've had them on my BB's since day one and they are awesome.

[Rockefella]

Ordered the eGrips, thanks lgreenberg. Great reviews, as usual.

[coreyg510]

Originally Posted by Rockefella

Ordered the eGrips, thanks lgreenberg. Great reviews, as usual.

One can only hope to be as good as he..

[Liv]

I wish they had another color, perhaps a fun one for us girls who want to make ours a bit more girly. ha. But I will be ordering one of these. I just ordered some last week for my cell phone.

[lgreenberg]

Many on the other sets come in multiple colors.

I'm not sure why they don't make ones for the 8700 in the other colors too.

[yustonuser]

Just a quick message to add my amazement with these - I got mine today and they are awesome. They may have changed the package a bit as mine do not have the piece for the bottom, only for the front which I am not using. What is terrific is that these make my Gizmoskin case much more snug - not too much where it is hard to take it out but much better so it is not too losse, which I hated.

Get these - the company was super fast - immediately shipped and got here in 2 days!

[EricaJ1074]

Mine are still working great except the one on the top. It never stayed on so I ended up throwing it away. The others are still on.

[vinorico]

Just ordered a Fortte Lateral Pouch, anyone having problems with E grips and the fit in one of these pouches? Thought I would ask before I bought the egrips for nothing.

Thanks!