http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/...you don't.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
buy iRiver... or if you MUST buy Nano, buy one in white...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
If you got one of those dirty, I could see it doing a ton of damage to the finish on your iPod nano.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
Anyone?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
iPod Shuffle: They should have just gone ahead and made the Nano.
iPod Photo: They should have just gone ahead and made the Video iPod.

But hey, you apple geeks love throwing away money at Steve Jobs, so knock yourselves out!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
Yeah, and it comes with a Brooklyn Bridge for a small additional charge. Act now and you can get some prime Arizona oceanfront property!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
Colorware does the protective covering when they do their fantastic painting work on any iPods but the premium is steep, around $60]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.overlayplus.com

They've got this ultra thin film die-cut for iPods. It is the same film they use on buses and cars for advertising.

Jay]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
It is easily scratched though, and mine sure is scratched up. Shipping them with these sleeves is a start, but Apple need to come to terms with there mistake of using cheaper plastics for the front.

I wouldn't mind trading mine up for the Ipod video, either.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
I think that people are comparing the scratching to the minis which, being metal, would have been more resistant to scratches.

I have a regular 20GB iPod (just pre iPod Photo) and has quite a few scratches, some over the screen, most on the back from where it has been put on a table or other hard surface. The scratches aren't that bad to be perfectly honest and i definately consider it to be normal wear and tear.

I'm not saying that the nano owners have exceedingly high expectations though, but I do have a request for those who complain about the scratching.
Can someone who thinks their iPod is scratched excessively post photos of it on the net so that other people can see. I want to see for myself if it is scratched excessively.

All I want to do is form an opinion for myself.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
I got my iPod nano and I did (as Steve Jobs showed when he unveiled it) place it into my EMPTY pocket, with the earphones connected and coming up out of my pocket to my ears. One train journey later and the damn thing is scratched like crazy, after being in my COTTON pocket.

The scratches aren't deep. They're not like I've taken a key to it, but it's just this light 'hazing', lots and lots of tiny scratches that REALLY distort the screen. Colours aren't displayed right, text is now blurry and overall, it's £179 I'd rather have spent on a more durable product. The notion that people are 'exaggerating' or are being 'cry babies' is ridiculous - especially when Apple claim to be the market leader. Surely they know that portable products MUST be designed to be durable?!

The whole problem stems from the new way they're making these things. Before, on the 4G iPods and the iPod mini, they'd use a seperate (very thick and well coated) piece of plastic to cover the screen, and a different piece of plastic for the rest of the device. Now, it's one sheet of thin plastic which covers the whole face of the device (except the wheel, of course) and it seems like they've cut back a lot on this just so they can say "it's 50% thinner" or whatever figure they're putting on it.

I'm not happy with this - and I really feel that Apple should be compensating us early adopters with AT LEAST a free case. Replacement, improved products would be more to the tone of what I'd like to see, and I hope these class action suits set Apple straight.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
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It's the same polycarbonate that Apple has been using on all the iPods ever. If it scratches more than any other iPod, maybe that's because it doesn't fit as snugly in your pocket.

I'm not convinced, though...people have all kinds of grit and nasty in their pockets...

Get a case. Or sell me your defaced Nano.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
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Lee Gibson -- dumbass!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
just my feelings ...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
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Google it, and check out the key tests where they take a key to an iPod covered with the Invisible Shield, and be amazed. It's worth it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
They still snap like twigs, with or without the case."

Orly?
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3

The material on the nanos doesn't scratch any more then previous ipods. The difference is that now the top layer is clear to allow different colored panels be put underneath. Previously apple limited its colors in good part because they had to make the entire faceplate out of that color and just put a very small anti-scratch coating on top. However, now that the whole face is clear with colored panels underneath, the scratches are greatly more noticable... especially over the screen as they have a greater effect on the light emitting from the screen then before.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
You really need to learn how to punctuate, your comment is impossible to understand.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/
There is a problem with the design of the iPod. Apple has chosen to use a plastic that is not fit for a portable device, especially one with a smooth finish.

I have a 3G iPod and I gave my wife a Nano recently so I can directly compare them and also compare them to other devices that use plastic. The Nano is much more easily scratched than the 3G iPod. The 3G iPod is much more easily scratched than the screen on my Audiovox smartphone which I keep in my pocket most of the time and handle relatively roughly. If keep a Nano in your pocket it will scratch. This is a problem. It's not about users expecting too much, it's about BAD DESIGN. I don't need a case for my phone because it does not get scratches easily with normal use. I should not need a case for my iPod to prevent serious scratches with normal use.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/10/apple-shipping-ipod-nanos-with-cases/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AM