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Protect your Investment in Digital Signage

| By Jolynn Paige

Having your digital signage or kiosk machine displayed where the world can touch it is risky business. Digital advertising and interactive touch screens are expensive, yet they're made to be used.  Applying a Photodon screen protector to your screen is a low-cost insurance that protects your display from scratching, marring, fingerprints, and other damage.

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8 Ways to Prevent Eye Strain and Computer Vision Syndrome

| By Jolynn Paige

Cut out the glare and reduce your eye strain!

“Eye strain does not have serious or long-term consequences, but it can be disruptive and unpleasant” says the Mayo Clinic. “It can make you tired and reduce your ability to concentrate.”

Eye strain (also known as asthenopia) is caused by overuse of the eyes. Activities such as reading for long periods of time, or focusing too long on a computer screen or on other tedious visual tasks are some of the common culprits contributing to wide-spread asthenopia.  We hear from many people about the eye strain they experience caused by staring at the computer screen for too long, which leads to a condition known as Computer Vision Syndrome (or CVS).

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Ten Ways to Reduce Glare on Computer Monitors

| By Jolynn Paige

Visual health can be negatively affected when eyes are exposed to long periods of glare from monitors or other electronic devices. Many people are not aware that their eyes are being hit with glare from their screen.  The result can be unexplained headaches and eye fatigue.  In fact, headaches are a chief complaint amongst some of our customers who are looking for anti-glare solutions.   Long-term damage to the eye can also occur when it is constantly exposed to glare on a screen.

Here are ten ways to help reduce glare on your screen, which will, in turn, promote eye health.

Check for screen surface reflections by looking into your screen with the monitor off.  When the monitor is on, the reflections may not be as apparent  These reflections can obscure the screen image you want to see, causing unnecessary distractions and eye-strain. Observe and implement as many of these glare reduction ideas as possible:

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Photodon Believes It's Easy Bein' “Green”

| By Jolynn Paige

These days most of us are looking for ways to do just about everything a little "greener." We know it's the little things that, in the long run, will make a big impact.

Here at Photodon, we're always looking for more ways to do our part in keeping a cleaner environment.  Many of our materials are repurposed; we believe these little things that we practice help create "greener" tomorrows.

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Screen Protectors for Your Car's Navigation System That You're Gonna Love

| By Jolynn Paige

In-dash navigation systems are a standard feature of most car designs, right? Let's hear it for the engineers who developed these handy and addicting devices! Luckily, protecting these navigation screens — be it from dangling keychains, pendulous bracelets, or other sharp objects — is easy and affordable.  What's more, some protectors also provide anti-fingerprint and anti-glare features.

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Here's a Quick Way to Eliminate Static Electricity

| By Don Basch

When relative humidity falls below 30%, static electricity can be problematic. Relative humidity is the percentage of moisture held in the air versus the most that could be held at that temperature. Because cold air holds less water vapor, those living in colder climates notice a dramatic rise in the occurrence of static electricity during the winter months. Folks in Phoenix and Las Vegas experience it throughout the year due to the hot, dry conditions in these areas.

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