Ivyskin's Xylo T2 case engulfs your iPhone, doesn't inhibit touchscreen use

by Darren Murph posted Apr 10th 2008 at 3:46PM

This one's been available for a tick, but ivyskin's brilliant new iPhone case is just too marvelous to ignore. The Xylo Touch-Thru (T2) claims to be the first case to put a hard shell atop the iPhone's touch panel which can remain in place as you check your email, respond to a SMS or dial up the local pizza joint. By utilizing Surface Xylo Wave technology, ultrasonic waves are able to permeate through to the display without interference, allowing users to simultaneously keep their precious panel protected 'round the clock while not inhibiting their ability to touch and feel. Not a bad investment for $34.99, eh?

Filed under: Peripherals, Apple

Tags: case, iphone, iphone case, IphoneCase, ivyskin, mac, xylo t2, XyloT2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Bob @ Apr 10th 2008 5:11PM

Looks like a nice case, but the site's down. I found a guest review on IpodObserver.com and he has some less than positive observations of it:

I received mine today. It does work okay, although not as smooth a glide as the screen itself but:

-It feels cheap and looks a little bulky in comparison to the incase slider

-Air bubbles between the phone and front of case appear when you touch the screen

-Unsure of possible friction damage would appear as per the slider, but its not a tight fit

I wouldn't recommend this because of the air bubbles and the search for the perfect iPhone case continues...

http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/35428

(There's an alternate picture at the above link)

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conor @ Apr 10th 2008 7:01PM

why i hate touch screens...

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loosely_coupled @ Apr 10th 2008 8:46PM

"ultrasonic waves are able to permeate through to the display without interference, allowing users to simultaneously keep their precious panel protected 'round the clock while not inhibiting their ability to touch and feel."

Talk about NONSENSE! LOL. The Iphone screen is CAPACITIVE! It requires conductive fingertip skin or a special stylus to work. How would ultrasonic pressure waves activate the touch screen?

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Allan @ Apr 10th 2008 10:44PM

My iPod Touch's Griffin Elan Form case is quite nice. Leather outside of a hard plastic shell with a full (static cling) screen protector.

This one seems a bit awkward to me.

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Chris @ Apr 11th 2008 2:10AM

Is that case being held by some goth high schooler? What's with the horrifically black nails?

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momchil karabulev @ Apr 11th 2008 3:06AM

that's strange - down on their site they said
"The touch screen panel is coated with a special patent pending material that conducts a continuous electrical current across the the shield.The human body is also an electrical device which has stored electrons and therefore also exhibits capacitance."

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GRod @ Apr 11th 2008 10:02AM

Beautiful Hands!!!!

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bozonpjs @ Apr 12th 2008 8:56AM

her nails are chipped

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Sam @ Apr 14th 2008 1:18PM

That looks pretty cool... I will have to check it out. I am still pretty partial to my Noreve iPhone case. The leather is nice and makes me feel more secure about carrying it around. For $35 this might be worth a try....

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dre @ Apr 24th 2008 5:30PM

ok guys i just got my touch cover from Ivy it's ok it's the best fitting hard cover i've tried so far no bubble ( Bob's smokn crack ) looks kool so whats the problem get a life it's ok. Now the real issue is this : US based company & they say it many,many times but the item is made in P R C ( aka Peoples Republic of China ) typed on the box c'mon we're not dumb CHINA ! so they need to either build the cover here or stop the USA ALL THE WAY sh@t !

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miguel cortejoso @ May 5th 2008 6:37AM

what must I do for to avoid air bubbles in the screen?

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Jamel @ May 6th 2008 10:35AM

I also have the case and yes, it does work as advertised with the touch screen, in fact I would even say the touch screen is actually more responsive.

The air bubble issue was a problem for me as well, but I found a strange solution. If you rub the screen against your face to get some of the oils from your skin onto the phone before placing it in the case this will eliminate the bubbles. The only negative I have found with this solution is when the phone is off, the screen will look cloudy, more of an aesthetic problem really.