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Inside Belkin, Part 3: A Slideshow of the Prototypes for the TrueClear Pro

By Rain Noe - August 10, 2018

Eden and CNC prototypes for Apple ScreenCare+ applicator on a desk in Belkin's design studio 1 of 29

Eden and CNC prototypes for Apple ScreenCare+ applicator on a desk in Belkin's design studio 2 of 29

Eden and CNC prototypes for Apple ScreenCare+ applicator on a desk in Belkin's design studio 3 of 29

System evolution from early Eden and CNC prototypes (left) to final prototypes (right, green colored). The leftmost two are early mechanical prototype concepts that were not taken further. The green one at right is the final first generation True Clear Pro machine. The one just to the left of the green is an early version (development prototype) of the final one 4 of 29

Same group as previous, different angle 5 of 29

EDEN print prototype of the TrueClear Pro second generation tray. Just to the right of the EDEN print tray is an EDEN print prototype cradle. 6 of 29

EDEN print prototype of the TrueClear Pro second generation tray. Just to the right of the EDEN print tray is an EDEN print prototype cradle. 7 of 29

EDEN print prototype of the TrueClear Pro second generation tray. Just to the right of the EDEN print tray is an EDEN print prototype cradle. 8 of 29

Development prototype for in-store test of second generation TrueClear Pro system 9 of 29

Development prototype opened to reveal integrated applicator and tools, making the system portable 10 of 29

Applicator is integrated into the tray, and the cradle is removable and interchangeable, making it versatile and compatible with many different devices 11 of 29

TrueClear Pro applicator final product 12 of 29

TrueClear Pro applicator final product 13 of 29

TrueClear Pro applicator final product 14 of 29

Early CNC development model for ScreenCare+ applicator (2015) 15 of 29

ScreenCare+ Display Box (final) 16 of 29

Box opened to reveal its insides. Center is removable trash container. On either side are supplies and applicators including cleaning tools for two phone models 17 of 29

ScreenCare+ Display Box (final) 18 of 29

Box opened to reveal its insides. Center is removable trash container. On either side are supplies and applicators including cleaning tools for two phone models 19 of 29

Stage 1 - True Clear Pro system, second generation (closed) showing work surface lid 20 of 29

Stage 2 - lid opened to reveal custom prep tools 21 of 29

Stage 3 - Lid further opened to reveal trash compartment 22 of 29

Storage boxes for True Clear Pro system second generation. Left: White box is tool kit. Right: Green box is system storage box. One box per device, labeled for easy identification 23 of 29

Storage boxes for True Clear Pro system second generation. Left: White box is tool kit. Right: Green box is system storage box. One box per device, labeled for easy identification 24 of 29

Opened to reveal toolkits inside 25 of 29

Opened to reveal two different kinds of screen protectors in envelopes and a 26 of 29

Custom film removal and squeegee tool, co-molded PC and TPU 27 of 29

Side view of above; bottom is a sharp blade, top is a flexible TPU edge 28 of 29

Inside of ScreenCare+ Display Box; shows iconography for easy identification 29 of 29

In Part 2 of our Belkin visit, we interviewed VP of Design Oliver Seil on the developmental story of their TrueClear Pro, which seamlessly applies screen protectors to smartphones. Arriving at the final iterations of the product took a lot of prototyping! Here's how they went from crazy idea to market-ready solution.