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Photodon is More Than Screen Protectors and Privacy Filters!

| By Jenny Sockol

It's true that Photodon's most commonly used capability is the custom production of screen protectors and privacy filters. But did you know that our specialties extend beyond that?

Photodon offers so many more services and products than the screen protectors and privacy filters we are known for. Just a few of these capabilities include producing monitor hoods and laptop stands, using our multiple lasers to cut and even etch screen protectors, and installing customers' screen protectors on their devices in our clean room. Watch our capabilities video to see some of our talents and abilities.

You can also keep reading to learn more about what Photodon can do.

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Man at a computer that has an indoor-outdoor monitor hood installed on it

Indoor-Outdoor Shade Monitor Hoods: From Tradeshows to Shop Floors

| By Jolynn Paige

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.

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Create A Portable Mini-Cubicle with A Photodon Monitor Hood

| By Jolynn Paige

Open office spaces, where employees all work in one open space with few to zero barriers in between them, can create problems. Productivity can slow because there are so many distractions. Or workers find they have no privacy. A Photodon monitor hood is an affordable solution to these problems.

Photodon Monitor Hoods in the Workplace:

Professionally Designed for Office Use

Create a kind of mini-cubicle in an open office
Increase privacy between adjacent computers
Allow employees to personalize their workspace
Have high-quality, lightweight fiberboard base
Have black embossed exterior vinyl that wipes down easily
Have light-absorbing gray cloth interior
Are fully assembled and ready to install
Have a small notch on each side to access USB ports
Are affordable

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Tips For Better Screen Viewing in the Workplace

| By Jolynn Paige

Ergonomists — those who are concerned with providing the safest environment for workers — know that long-term computer use can lead to serious health hazards. Staring at a monitor screen for hours on end can be irritating to a worker's eyes, causing headaches, fatigue, eye strain, and even long-term eye damage.

Here are some helpful tips to make viewing a computer screen for long periods of time more ergonomically-friendly, which may, in turn, create a safer and more productive environment for the workplace.

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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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Gain Privacy with a Photodon Adjustable Dual Angle Monitor Hood

| By Don Basch

Working with side-by-side monitors? Want to keep onlookers from viewing sensitive information on your screen? Or, are you simply tired of dealing with too much glare on your screen? For anyone in need of some serious anti-glare protection, the Photodon Adjustable Angle Dual Monitor Hood will effectively block overhead and side lighting. Great for anyone doing intensive computer work: CAD/CAM professionals, photographers, web designers, data entry workers, or anyone with a need to drastically reduce screen glare.

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