Not wanting to risk scratching my shiny new PSP, I decided to invest in a screen protector. Now in the past I have used and discarded quite a number of these things – most of the cheap ones aren’t worth using even if they are given away for free. I’ve used them on PDAs and phones galore before and you end up with air bubbles and/or dust if you aren’t careful which you just can’t get rid of. Self-adhesive ones are a nightmare cuz if you make even one mistake when applying you have to throw it away and start again. Up until now, my favourites had been silicon ones which cling to your device – you can remove them, wash them, reapply them – but they do have a tendancy to peel off around the edges and never quite stay on properly. After a lot of Googling™ (sorry Google, I know you are trying to protect your brand name from generalisation) I discovered the invisibleSHIELD™ from Zagg. Full body coverage for your shiny gadgets and they are apparantly made from the same stuff that coats helicopter blades – how can I possibly resist that? I thought they’d be worth a go at least, especially as they offered a money-back guarantee if you buy direct from them. And direct from them means direct from their web site in the USA (although my parcel arrived from Manchester?!).

The method for applying these protectors is a little unusual: clean your device, peel the invisibleSHIELD™ from its backing,  spray it with a fancy tube of solution (ordinary water???) and plop on to the device. You can then use the provided squeegee to push the bubbles out. It actually works and you can get it bubble free very easily. I messed up a bit and decided it wasn’t quite lined up properly so peeled it back a couple of minutes after I’d applied it, so there’s a slight mark on the invisibleSHIELD™ where I did this – my fault not theirs but it’s not a huge problem even for me.  The full body protector for my PSP came with 12 parts to apply, so it really does cover around 95% of the whole body of the device. Once applied you have to leave it alone for 24 hours to set. I made another mistake here and put the PSP in the case – when I opened the case to have a look only two hours later I was gutted to see that the protector has been dented by the pressure of the strap in the case – a rippled material indentation was in the middle of the screen. Fortunately leaving it out of the case over night allowed those marks to disappear, brilliant! Time will tell how good this protector is, but so far just going by the application process alone it is the best screen protector I have ever used and I’d definitely reccomend you consider this product when you buy your next phone / PDA / watch / GPS / laptop / helicopter – I will be buying from them again. They have custom made invisibleSHIELDs™ for around 2500 devices… Oh yes, and Zagg, if you read this review, any chance of a replacement front panel for my PSP-3000 so I can get it perfect this time?

Don’t forget, if you do buy one then Zagg are offering cashback via www.topcashback.co.uk