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SwitchEasy Capsule Neo For iPhone 3G
Posted By Lester Chan at 00:52 in Blog
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Bought the SwitchEasy Capsule Neo (black) case for my iPhone 3G for SGD$49.90 from GizmoSquare which is located at 102 Tanjong Pagar Road. I like the online store because I can pay by PayPal and then collect it at the physical store itself.

The opening hours on weekdays is from 12pm to 9pm, I went there at 5pm on Wednesday and I got a shocked that the store is closed. Before hand I emailed Curtis (the boss of GizmoSquare) and he told me to come before 7pm as he need to close early for the day and I did, I reached there at 5pm which is indeed before 7pm.

I saw the number pasted on the glass door, it was a normal land line number. I called the number hoping it get diverted to the mobile phone instead and indeed it gets diverted. Curtis picked up the call (I am assuming it is him) and told me that he will ask his neighbour to pass it to me. I was quite puzzled by the term neighbour. After 5 minutes, a man from the next shop which is a bridal shop came out and open the door of GizmoSquare. I took the Capsule Neo off the shelf and place it on the counter. The man made a call to confirm that it is the one that I bought and after that I got what I came for. Before leaving the shop, I ask the man are they affiliated and the man is actually the father of Curtis.

It did not leave a very good first impression to be honest.

I received an email after that from Curtis apologizing for the shop not being open. It is actually his girlfriend birthday and so happen that another staff is on MC as well and hence the shop is not open. This email erased the “not very good first impression” I have on GizmoSquare.

Came off and spend like 30 minutes to put on the Capsule Neo on my iPhone 3G. It is really a chore! In the process, the bottom part of the super thin silicon membrane was slightly torn as the plastic edge of the case was pretty sharp. Do note that the silicon membrane is so thin that there are 2 silicons included in the package just in case people tore it. Nevertheless, I managed to fit the Capsule Neo almost perfectly (covering the chrome edges is the hardest) which I am quite satisfied with.


Package Contents


Back View Of The Capsule Neo On My iPhone 3G

You can view the rest of the pictures that I posted in HWZ Forums.


10 Comments10 Comments
John Gartner's Avatar
John Gartner
Comment #1
  • 00:13
  • Saturday, 13th September 2008

Cool capsule, pretty good-looking but a way to expensive as for me! I wonder if they have these cases in other colors, I think a red one would perfectly fit my iPhone.
Just to add, for those who don’t like paying more than it’s worth, you can win a free iPhone 3G on Pikaba.com, though i’m not sure if it comes with any accessories. :)

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Mark
Comment #2
  • 04:46
  • Tuesday, 16th September 2008

I bought mine at Chiefpick. Mine arrived within 2 days from ordering with them. I purchased both the black capsule neo and the white one as well. The reason is that I own 2 iPhones, and I wanted to see which color matched the black iPhone 3G. The black one appears to have a better feel.

All I got to say is that I love this case. It is better than the SwitchEasy Rebel cases. It has quite of a luxury feel to it. It fits perfectly and I have never used a case that provided this much protection for the iPhone. I wish they have cases like this for the original iPhone as well.

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Mindflayer
Comment #3
  • 02:22
  • Thursday, 18th September 2008

How does this case feel in comparison to the Rebel? Thinner?

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Lester ChanLester Chan
Comment #4
  • 10:23
  • Thursday, 18th September 2008

I have not used the Rebel before but judging from the looks, I prefer the looks of Neo as it feels sleeker

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Kevin Lim
Comment #5
  • 03:28
  • Monday, 6th October 2008

Lester, looks like I bought the SwitchEasy Capsule Rebel about the same time as you. I preferred the “rebellious” design over the Neo. I love how much you get for the the price of a typical iPhone case… you get wipe cloth, 2 x screen protectors and so on. Here are my photos of the Rebel in action: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inju/sets/72157607248351128/show/

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Lester ChanLester Chan
Comment #6
  • 03:31
  • Monday, 6th October 2008

Thanks for the photos! yea it was really feature packed but I got my Martin Fields on it already and hence I got 2x spare screen protectors!

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Ray F
Comment #7
  • 09:45
  • Tuesday, 7th October 2008

The membrane is nearly impossible to put on the screen without bubbles showing on the screen. I ruined the first one trying to get the bubbles out, and am afraid to put on the second one.

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Lester ChanLester Chan
Comment #8
  • 09:54
  • Tuesday, 7th October 2008

membrane is for the back, the screen protector is for the front, why is there bubbles showing up on the screen when you apply the membrane on the back?

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jimmy
Comment #9
  • 17:34
  • Tuesday, 7th October 2008

hi Lester, heard some of the ppls said that when install the neo, it possible scatch the phone,,,,its true?

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Lester ChanLester Chan
Comment #10
  • 18:41
  • Tuesday, 7th October 2008

Not from what I know, the only thing that can be damage is the membrane because it is so thin

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