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Rokform Employee Spotlight: Craig Erion

Posted by rokform on May 31, 2013
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In the past couple of months, we’ve told you about how Rokform got its start. Now, we want to tell you a little about the awesome people who work here, starting with our Chairman and Co-founder, Craig Erion. Read these 10 questions to find out what Craig’s favorite part of working at Rokform is, which case accessory he uses the most, what his first job was, and more!

1. What’s your favorite thing about working at Rokform? Being surrounded by such creative people. And watching as the company grows.

 2. Which Rokform mounting accessory do you use the most? That would easily be the bike mount.

 3. How would you describe your job at Rokform? As the co-founder of Rokform my job is mostly directorial in nature.

 4. What was your first job? Delivering the Herald Examiner newspaper in West Los Angeles when I was 11. MY boss told me that the official minimum age was 13 at the time but he allowed me to do it anyway. 30 bucks a month, I was stoked.

 5. Favorite quote? ”Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein

 6. What’s the biggest perk of your job? Playing with cool stuff while it’s in the prototype stage of development.

 7. Outside of working at Rokform, what do you do? Ride bicycles…

8. If you wrote an autobiography, what would the title be? “It’s Okay To Be A Dreamer”

 9. What’s your desert island book? The stars at night. (Not a book)

10. What’s something that people are surprised to learn about you? That I didn’t graduate from High School.

Have more questions for Craig? Let us know in the comments section below!

Stay tuned for more employee spotlights to come!

Thank You To Our Troops!

Posted by rokform on May 24, 2013
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As we all look forward to the bar-b-ques, sporting events, and traditional Memorial Day Weekend celebrations, we want to take a moment to thank all of the brave men and women who serve in our country’s Armed Forces.

Rokform is an all-American company–from design to manufacturing–and we’re very proud of that. Sometimes we’re lucky enough to hear from our service men and women who are using Rokform cases. Here’s a great story from an email we recently received:

“I’m active duty military and one of our engineers bought the magnet for his case as I had. Well, standing out on the quarterdeck, he accidentally dropped his phone and he tried to kick it back onboard before it went in the drink. He only succeeded in kicking it overboard…only to have it catch itself to the side of the ship! Several others saw what happened and were surprised when he was able to retrieve his phone from its watery grave! I had to share that story as you had to be there to believe it.”

Can’t you just imagine the faces on the other engineers?!

We love hearing from all of our fans about how their Rokform cases are being used, but this one in particular makes us really happy. Knowing that we make cases that can make life easier for our troops makes us so proud!

If you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, you’re a veteran, or you have a friend or family member who is serving, we just want to say thank you! Thank you for your service.

How Rokform Got Its Start: Part II

Posted by rokform on May 14, 2013
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Last month, we told you a little bit about Rokform and how we got our start. We received so many comments and questions about that blog post; we decided to do another round of Q & A with our CEO, Jeff! Read what our office culture is like, which case Jeff is most proud of, and what he’d say to anyone starting his or her own business below!

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What are you most proud of in Rokform’s history? The fact that we were able to enter the market with a completely unique product and that it filled a need in the market. The v3 Mountable case.

How do you decide which athletes to sponsor? All of the athletes we sponsor are either friends of ours or athletes who contacted us directly wanting to be on the Rokform team.

What’s the Rokform office culture like? It is very laid back but active. Everyone works really hard and takes a lot of pride in the company, its products and customers.

Which case design are you most proud of? The v3 Mountable case with integrated mounting system and magnetic mount.

What does the logo (the circle with the dots surrounding it) mean? It is an abstract take-away from ancient Indian Rock Art. It is what inspired the name Rokform.

How do you decide which products to make accessories for? The accessories are driven by our own personal needs and customer requests.

What advice would you give to someone who wants to start his or her own business? Don’t over-think it. If you are passionate about your idea and can be 100% committed to making it succeed, go for it.

Have more questions for Jeff or anyone else on our team? Let us know in the comments section below, or send a message on the Rokform Facebook page!

Rokform and the Samsung Galaxy S4

Posted by rokform on May 10, 2013
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been available for less than a month, but according a recent report from SquareTrade, 20% of Americans plan on buying one! In fact, it looks like even the notoriously loyal iPhone lovers are thinking about switching! Ty Shay, CMO of SquareTrade said, “Samsung continues to gain momentum in the market: 21 percent of Samsung owners previously had iPhones but defected.“

It’s no big surprise. The Galaxy S4 has been receiving nothing but praise! CNET’s review said, “With the Galaxy S4, Samsung clinches its goal of global smartphone domination. The supercharged Android 4.2 Jelly Bean device may look like a toy compared with the stunning HTC One and the dapper iPhone 5. But taken together, its blazing quad-core processor, colorful 5-inch HD screen, sharp-shooting 13-megapixel camera, and mile-high stack of software extras make the Galaxy S4 the most powerful superphone anywhere in the world.” Did you hear that? Superphone!

Unfortunately, the phone does have one major drawback: It breaks easily. Around 25% of Galaxy customers are projected to break their phone within the first year of owning it. You see, even with all of the Galaxy S4’s “superphone” features, it’s not perfect. A phone insurance firm did a drop test, and the Galaxy’s results were worse quite a bit worse than the iPhone 5. On a scale of 1 – 10 (10 being the worst), the S4 was a 7. The iPhone 5 scored a pretty respectable 5.

Luckily for all you Galaxy lovers, we’re here to help! Through the years, we’ve proven how tough our iPhone, iPad and Galaxy cases are. Our upcoming Rokform case for S4 won’t be any different. Our cases have more protection, function, and style than any other cases on the market.

So, what are you waiting for? Make sure you’re not part of that unlucky 25% who break their phone! Sign up to receive an update for when our S4 case is available, and order your RokDock Galaxy Stand right now!

RokBed Fuzion for iPhone 5

Posted by rokform on April 29, 2013
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We love the Rokform Fuzion cases just as much as you do, and trust us when we say, we are definitely working on one for the iPhone 5.  We are extremely fortunate to have Bernhard Leitner, Chief Engineer, on the Rokform Team.  He has been instrumental in the creation and execution of bringing you the versatile line of Rokform products.

With that said, we know you are waiting for a Fuzion for the iPhone 5.  We’ve read every comment and question from you on this topic and we hear you!  In some cases our answer sufficed, but many of you want an exact explanation or reason as to why we don’t have it done yet.  Our team has met and we want to share with you the intricacies which make this project a bit more time consuming than normal.

  • The iPhone 5 has four antennas (Cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth and GPS), all of which are affected to various degrees by close proximity to metal.  To not affect the signal strength of the antennas, we must test many designs to assure the best reception in many different environments.
  • The iPhone 5 body is made from anodized 6000 series aluminum.  Rokform cases are also made from 6000 series aluminum.  To prevent scratching, all contact between the case and phone must be prevented.

As you can see, to keep the case as slim as possible while preventing contact with the phone, while at the same time avoiding all four antennas, and keeping the superior quality that you expect from Rokform, is a difficult challenge.

While this has been one of the more challenging projects at Rokform, we are not giving up.  Our promise to our Fans is to continue our research and development, and keep everyone posted on any new details.

Thank you so much for your continued support and understanding.

- The Rokform Team