Mari and I recently took a look at Skinit’s line of gadget decals. Which are less about device protection and more about personalization. I skinned a buddy’s Droid with some urban camouflage ($15), while she skinned her netbook with the dastardly Duke Blue Devils ($20).
Our results were a bit mixed. The Droid skin job was excellent – no problem applying the 5 perfectly cut decals, which resulted in a slick looking handset. But Mari’s netbook experience left us a bit puzzled. It wasn’t quite clear which side of the skin was up, given hinge cutouts (?) that didn’t line up with anything, and we observed some crinkling on the edges. It’s possible we ordered the incorrect netbook model skin or the wrong one was sent out. (And Asus doesn’t help the situation with a multitude of similarly named model variations.)
Regardless, our skins were on the house for purposes of blogging. As yours will be. If you’d like to take Skinit for a spin, and they support tons of devices with tons of designs, simply leave a comment letting us know what sort of gadget you plan to adorn. We’ll randomly choose one winner in a few days.
Update: We’ve heard back from the Skinit folks. And do indeed have Mari’s Duke skin upside down in the photos. Although she did place it both ways, and neither looked exactly right. We’ll try another and blog the results.
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Dell Mini 10 here
I just got a DROID, that urban camo looks pretty cool on it.
Another resource for skins is gelaskins.com – they have skins designed by popular artists including Frank Miller and MC Escher.
( P.S. Please exclude me from the contest )
Blackberry Curve and IBM T61
i just scored an eee pc 1000h from work, a Penn State skin would look awesome.
I got a Miami Dolphins running back one for my Acer 5315 they don’t make one for my acer so I picked a close model to mine.
I had to cut the top part to get it to fit and after that went on fine. I too like your have a corner on the bottom that doesn’t stick like it should.
However it not a big deal for me.
I paid $30 if I remember. I got a Ipod nano one and it was the wrost cause it was one piece, if they would have did the back by itself it would have worked, That was a $15 skin and I ended up throwing it away.
I’ve had a custom SkinIt on my Dell 700m for a few years and it has worked great, no scratches, no fading, no peeling. But, my 700m is getting a little long in the tooth and I also see a HTC Hero in my near future, so add me to the contest list, I may need a new skin in the near future.
I would like to skin my Eee PC 1000H.
Thanks
my dell inspiron 1545 could definitely use a new look
HP 6530B Laptop here. Been looking at SkinIT, but just been a little hesitant about hitting the order button.
After last night’s defeat of evil Carolina in Chapel Hill my brother would love to commemorate it by skinning his MacBookPro with his beloved Devils.
my droid is feeling naked :-)
I think my Droid would look great in Green and White (MICHST03). Go Spartans!
Hmmmm. a Barnes & noble nook or a g1. The wrinkling would drive me and my ocd crazy. Did you contact skinit about it?
I have my Moto Droid waiting for me at the Fedex Depot :)
I would love to put a skin on my daughters DS Lite!
I would love to skin my daughter’s DSI
It would have to be my new Nook, then I could leave the case at home.
I was thinking about getting the digital urban camo for my Nexus One. is it worth it? 14.99 seems high for just color film….
Macbook Air, baby!
I would love to decorate my laptop.
I’d love to brighten up my laptop.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
Thanks Dave and Mari. I’d skin my Motorola droid.
BTW, for anyone that ordering from Skinit, use code SAINTS or XOXO for 20% off
I’d love to skin my 13″ macbook!