Every good product story starts with a "Eureka" moment. We had ours, after witnessing a seemingly endless parade of friends and family members with smashed iPhone screens - and the resulting anguish and despair they felt when forced to face even a single day without their precious smart phones. Surprisingly, cracked screens were responsible for most of those iPhone fatalities (a staggering 76% of iPhone accidents were attributed to cracked screens). That's when the realization hit us: no one was making a truly ruggedized iPhone case that protected the iPhone's delicate glass screen from breakage.
At our core, we're engineering geeks. The SharkEye team are passionate, experienced mechanical engineers who have never seen an engineering problem we couldn't solve. Drawing upon our experience designing and manufacturing ruggedized cases for laptop companies and the US Military, we made it our pet project to create an iPhone case that provides real screen protection. In the days since that initial Eureka moment, we dedicated nearly every waking hour to solving the screen-protection challenge. We spent two years in engineering test labs - dropping, throwing, stomping on and impaling iPhones to help lead us to the ultimate in smart phone screen protection. In 2010 we released the first SharkEye case for the iPhone 3G/3Gs and we are continuing our relentless pursuit of protection with additional iPhone and other smart-phone models.
Hard working cases for hard working people. In just a short time, SharkEye Cases have become the hard working case for hard working people - redefining ruggedized case protection and giving owners the piece of mind they need to worry less about accidentally damaging their phone and 'worry' more about living their lives. As phones have become a more centralized place for the tools we use every day and the cost of smart phones continues to remain high, protecting your device is key. SharkEye Cases feature a patent-pending retractable door and combine a rigid outer-shell with an absorbent inner-lining, minimizing and shifting the shock upon impact away from your phone and away from the defenseless screen. We're proud of every SharkEye case we make and will put up the results of our tests in proof that only SharkEye can provide your screen with the full protection you need. You'll be a believer from the very first moment your SharkEye Case hits the floor.
What's unique about a Shark's Eye? Sharks naturally encounter threatening situations in which their eyes face harm, usually when attacking prey. The awe-inspiring beasts have come to protect this vital sight by shifting nictitating eyelids over their eyes, creating a clear-membrane barrier and protecting them at their most vulnerable points in the attack. Sharks are known for their ferocity, resilience and power, but without their eyesight they become susceptible to the worst consequences. The 'shark eye' has allowed sharks to thrive in oceans all around the world and remain in their dominant spot atop the under-water food chain. The natural engineering of a shark's eye resonated with what we set out to do; giving our rugged cases the name they deserve. While other rugged cases protect the sides and the back, no other case offers protection for your phone at its most vital and vulnerable point: the screen (the eyes)!
