Clip Strap

Clip Strap

Keep Your Cell Phone Handy With the "smart Clip"

Ah, cell phone, how many times have I lost you? Let me count the ways...

As cell phones get smaller and handier, they also get so much easier to misplace and lose. How many times have you found yourself fumbling through your purse to grab your cell before it clicked to voice mail - or worse, to silence it as quickly as possible because you forgot to set it to vibrate? Those are only two of the situations in which the Smart Clip cell phone holder would have saved you from embarrassment and frustration.

Who should have a Smart Clip? How about these people?

I keep my cell phone in my back jeans pocket. Usually, it's the safest place to keep it, but I just lost my third cell phone this year when it fell out of my back pocket into the toilet. Oops! - John, 22, MA

I tried calling my son on his cell repeatedly for days, but it went directly to his voice mail. When I finally caught up with him, he explained that his cell had fallen out of the front pocket of his backpack in a friend's car. By the time he realized the cell was missing, the friend was on her way to Virginia for a week - with his phone under the passenger seat in her car. Wish he'd had a Smart Clip then!

I took my grandkids to the movies one afternoon. After we left the theater, I reached for my cell to call home and tell my husband I was on my way - only to find it was missing. We searched the theater and parking lot from top to bottom before giving up in defeat after an hour. As we left the parking lot, the cell suddenly chirped. It turned out it had slipped out of the front pocket of my purse and tumbled into the map pocket on the driver's side door. If I'd had a Smart Clip, I'd have saved an hour of frustration and got more time to spend with my grandchildren.

The Smart Clip is a rather ingenious little gadget that promises to keep your cell phone handy - no matter what model or brand of cell phone you use. Candy bar phones, flip phones or sliders all work just fine with the Smart Clip. Nokia, Motorola, Kyocera, Apple, LG - it's all the same to the Smart Clip because there's nothing to fit.

The idea behind the Smart Clip is so simple it's pure genius. Instead of a loop that fits around the phone or a pocket for your cell to slip into, the Smart Clip uses a strip of 3M adhesive to attach a flexible hanging loop to the back of your cell. Once attached, you can easily twist the hook to slip it through a belt loop or purse loop, hang it around the strap to your purse or book bag, or even attach it to a key ring.

Unlike belt holsters that attach to your belt loop or purse strap, the Smart Clip lets your cell hang free so that it doesn't twist around and dig into you. Cell pockets can twist entirely upside down, dumping your expensive cell phone on the floor when you move. The Smart Clip's design doesn't allow that. It's hooked to your belt loop or anywhere else you hang it until you twist the hanging loop and twist it free.

The makers of the Smart Clip chose 3M adhesive for its superior holding ability. Once attached and set, the Smart Clip will support up to 8 pounds without pulling off the phone - and the manufacturer demonstrates that in the infomercial by dangling a an 8 pound bowling ball from the hook.

The Smart Clip comes with two extra features that make it even handier. The clip contains a powerful LED flashlight so that not only will your cell always be close to hand, so will a light. No more fumbling for keys in your purse when you reach your door. Just twist the cell off your belt loop or your purse strap and click on the light to illuminate the inside of your purse, the cellar stairs or anything else that you need to see for your safety.

The second bonus that comes with your Smart Clip is an adhesive hook that's just the right size for hanging your cell phone on. Stick it on your car dash so that you can hang up your cell phone for easy hands free talking. Stick it on the wall above a power outlet so that you can plug it in to charge without taking up floor or dresser space.

Of course, the universal Smart Clip fits more than just cell phones. You can use it for your iPod or other MP3 player, your PDA - even your calculator. You can stick the clip to any small device that you want to keep in an easy to reach place.

About the Author

Mike Cole is a freelance writer who writes about home and personal organization products, often focusing on specific products such as the Smart Clip.

What are some good examples of grounded areas for connecting a static strap to?

I bought an anti-static wrist strap for when I do some computer repairs. It says I need to connect the clip to a grounded area. I know what grounding means, but I'm not 100% sure where a good, convenient grounded area would be. I would likely be doing the work in a typical living room. Any examples of a good area to ground my strap to would be appreciated!

the ground lug of an outlet (if your doing computer repairs, then you are smart enough to know what one it is, and not use one of the power lugs). if your homes electrical wiring isnt ancient, it should be a good ground point.

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