Friends,
When I do a review of anything, I do so under my own convictions and opinions. People don't pay me to 
do reviews. Occasionally, I do get demo products sent to me, but more often than not, I review items I purchase and just tell you about it. Either way, the goal is to give you honest, hopefully knowledgeable, and always fair reviews.
Back in February of this year, I posted a review of an iFrogz cover (original review is here). iFrogz "Luxe Lean iPad Skin" is a hardshell polycarbonate iPad protective cover. I loved the tactile/functional feel of the cover and liked the look of it as well. It also seemed well made. Well, we wanted to update you on the item so that you know how it did during normal lifetime of use.
First, of all, as you can guess if I am writing an update now talking about product lifetime that means the cover's life has come to an end. If the cover only lasted until August, something was seriously wrong. About June, the corner of the cover developed a crack. The way I used my iPad, I only rarely took it out of the cover. I just felt it was safer, since there was always a chance I could accidentally drop it or something. I was surprised a crack developed in the cover, and I can't honestly remember if there was any bump or something that happened to the iPad. There certainly wasn't anything major or I would have noted that as a possible cause.
In any case, the cover developed a small crack. Once that happened, the cover corner with the crack deteriorated quickly. The whole are looked dry and brittle. Within 3 weeks the entire corner fell off when I was trying to put the cover on/off. Once the corner fell off the cracked cover case was now brittle, sharp and dangerous, becoming a hazard itself. I took the cover off completely to avoid slashing myself with the jagged, sharp edge.
I was, obviously, disappointed in the cover, especially after giving it a positive review on my initial purchase. Of course, there was no way to know it was going to deteriorate, but I wanted to make sure to send an update so that you would know what happened, especially if you were considering buying one based on my original review.
by Kim Gentes