The need for online school and online socializing in order to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a steep increase in screen time for most children and teens. This information from a recent Fox News article confirms this fact: "…the group found that screen use rose to 7.7 hours per day from pre-pandemic estimates of 3.8 hours per day." With all of this additional screen time, children's eye health is at risk. The good news is blue light-cut screen protectors can help prevent macular degeneration, reduce eyestrain and headaches, and may even keep sleep patterns stable. But what is blue light and why can it have these negative effects on human health?
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As a USA-based provider of custom screen protectors, privacy filters, and other screen accessories, we're proud to say we've survived and thrived in today's global economy. We offer superior-quality materials at affordable prices with the best customer service in the industry. (Check out our A+ Better Business Bureau ratings and reviews on our website). Located in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan, we'll do whatever it takes to gain your business.
Touch your Laptop Computer's Screen With Peace of Mind!
There's no question about it: laptops with touchscreens are a fun and versatile way to get information. The un-fun part is when you're left with wear marks or scratches, and even irritating fingerprints and smudges left from touching your screen so much.
Whether you use your touchscreen in the workplace or at home, Photodon's high-quality, Touché brand screen protectors will block the abuse of everyday use.
Indoor-Outdoor Shade Monitor Hoods: From Tradeshows to Shop Floors
Grease-, water-, and dirt-resistant, these indoor-outdoor hoods are made specifically for your device.
Using a digital device of any size in a brightly–lit environment can be tricky because the glare makes it difficult to see the screen, right? Plus, bright light and reflections can make the eyes hurt and cause headaches. Not only that, but greasy hands or dirty work gloves do not play well with fussy materials. Think waitress and waiter stations at an outdoor restaurant, or industrial monitors mounted on a shop wall.
Microfiber: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
As far as our customers' favorite cleaning tools go, Photodon microfiber cloths are right up there with vacuums.
We hear from our customers all the time about how they use the microfiber cloths they purchase from us. While we sometimes get a chuckle out of their creativity (we never laugh at them, always WITH them), we feel good that we're helping so many people with the not-so-fun tasks of everyday cleaning.
Traverse City, MI, Small Biz Makes Face Shields To Help Save Lives
When owner Don Basch listened to Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer address citizens on March 23, 2020, he, along with everyone else in the state, heard the news that all non-essential businesses were ordered to close their doors until at least April 13th. That night, Don went home, got on the internet, and researched what he could do to help protect the medical and emergency responder professionals in his Traverse City community.
“I found a local group that shared a Google doc showing PPE items that hospitals are needing to help keep doctors and nurses protected. One of the items was face shields with a suggested design.” Don went to the Photodon shop and got to work making a shield using some materials he had in stock. After tinkering with the shield pattern, he constructed the first shield. He also ordered some additional supplies needed to make the shields.
“We now have supplies on hand to make about 1,500 shields,” Don said. Photodon plans to provide as many shields as they can and currently have face shields ready to deliver. “We just want to do what we can to help with what we are capable of doing,” Don said.
Interested organizations should contact Photodon by emailing [email protected] or calling us at 847-377-1185, M-F 9:00a.m – 5:00pm EST.
Clean Photodon Screen Protectors with Bleach and Sanitizers
What Hospitals Need to Know About Our Products
Now that the coronavirus has arrived, electronic devices are being cleaned regularly, especially ones used in medical facilities. To ensure these devices are cleaned properly, hospital-grade type disinfectants are being used directly on expensive digital screens which, if not protected, can cause damage to the screen. Our screen protectors hold up to harsh chemicals and can save your device screen’s life. Below you’ll see what we did to prove this.
The Test – HSC and MXH Screen Protectors and Anti-Bacterial Cleaning Solutions:
Our Photodon lab technicians created a bleach test to see how our HSC and MXH screen protector materials would hold up to being regularly cleaned with hospital-grade Clorox Bleach Germicidal Wipes.
We used a standard office monitor and wiped down the screens two times daily with the bleach wipes for a period of 30 days. The results were clear: the screen protectors' clarity and protection were not compromised, which means the screen itself was not either!
Features and Specifications of Photodon’s HSC and MXH Screen Protectors:
Our screen protectors can be part of your company’s cost-reduction program by avoiding the need to replace expensive screens, whether it be for medical equipment screens that can be damaged by regular and necessary cleaning requirements especially at this time, to manufacturing-type devices, laptops, monitors, TVs, or any other device screen.
Our HSC and MXH Materials:
- Are resistant to yellowing, even when cleaned with harsh chemicals
- Are touchscreen-compatible
- Are an affordable solution
- Are great protection for your screen and offer different finishes. HSC is a clear, glass-like option, where MXH offers an anti-glare, matte finish
- Protect your devices from scratches and blunt force impact
- Withstand daily wipe-downs with hospital-grade disinfectants, including bleach wipes
- Can be custom-cut for any device (up to 40.5” tall)
- Are easily removable with no residue left on the screen
- Come with installation kits and detailed instructions for an easier installation
Photodon’s Advice:
Replace the screen protector – not the screen.
While we have not tested our other materials, we believe that our other screen protector material types would respond the same way if tested with the bleach wipes. Should chemicals degrade the PET material over time, it can be inexpensively replaced, while the same cannot be said of replacing the actual device screen.
The Bottom Line:
Touchscreen use is increasing in medical-type environments from patients using equipment to check in and check out, to doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other staff. It pleases us to know that we can provide a high-quality, affordable option for protecting these heavily used and expensive devices. We specialize in custom solutions, and we offer 11 screen protector materials and 3 privacy filter materials. We have quick turn-around times and will work with you to get you what you need when you need it!
You can contact us at 847-377-1185, M-F 9:00a.m – 5:00pm EST, or email us at [email protected].
Photodon's Growth Leads to a Big Move
What better way for a business to start out a new decade than to move into a big, beautiful building? After 20 years of expanding and 8 years of renting, Photodon's owners, Don and Jeanette Basch, decided it was time to invest in their own building. "We've known for quite a while that the business was growing out of our rented space. We just needed to find the right fit," said Don. Continue reading