Griffin wastes no time with new line of iPod accessories
By Paul Miller 
posted Sep 8th 2007 7:04PM
posted Sep 8th 2007 7:04PM
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That's a case?
I wish they didn't use that shiny silver surface on the back then you wouldn't really need a case...maybe that's exactly why they did.
I have one of these shiny cases, and I only bought it because it was the ONLY shell case I could find at Best Buy (and because I'm notorious for destroying electronics through 'normal' use). It looks cool when you first buy it, but the only way to get it to work is to have the backlight on. I've gotten used to this now, but I used to take for granted just glancing at the screen to see how far along a song is or, if on shuffle, which song is playing. The other commenter is right; if it's a sunny day, you can forget even TRYING to see your screen.
It's cool at first, but it's way overpriced for a product that's very limiting.
yeah, and it's great looking...
until you realize you need the backlight to view anything, and the reflective screen is extremely scrath prone.
i kept it in the same pocket as my moto Q, and the cell phone managed to scratch the case.
great idea/look, poor execution.
Interesting spin on an otherwise uninteresting product line (cases). What's so crazy is that it is so simple that its crazy no one else came up with the idea first!
I'm pretty sure all it involves is just lining the inside with metallic (reflective) tint film with a high reflective %.
ur tight it does look nice now that i look at it differently
*right
Yeah, it looks like the same concept as the LG shine, looks pretty sweet. Here's a vid of the shine if you guys were wondering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESRJHew2P4Q
I hope they also come out with a gunmetal grey version of the case.. I don't digg the silver too much and i'm planning to buy a black classic.
Uh? It looks EXACTLY the same as the Sony NW-A3000
http://www.hardware.no/tester/lyd/sonya3000/sonya3000-intro.jpg
http://www.proporta.com/F03/i/Alu_lea_Sony_A3000_classic.JPG
i love the i-phone and wish i could win one because i sure can't afford to buy one.
Endavour,
Err, except that the iPod still looks a lot nicer then the Sony "asymmetrical buttonfest" A3000.
Best case ever! I have one for my 30GB Ipod and it is a little scratch sensitive, but not as much as the face and back of the 4th gen Ipod!!! It has never fallen off or even came loose and has plenty of room to attach accessories to the dock port! PLUS IT IS SUPER SEXY AND GETS TONS OF COMMENTS! GET THIS CASE!
where can i get this for an ipod photo?
It looks cool, but you can only actually see your ipod's screen when the brightness is ALL the way up. And that wastes hellaz battery power.
This looks cool, but I'm not so sure how well it will go with the whole playing video thing.
Damn it. I want, but I don't know if I can wait a month... My 160 will be here on tuesday or Wednesday.
Suggestions?
Just be really careful and constantly keep it in the slipcover case. Only take it out to change songs, then slip it right back in. That's what I do and my 6 month old 30gb looks almost as perfect as it did when it shipped.
Do ipods still come with a slip case? Nothings mentioned in the box contents list. I know I got one when I got my 1st gen, 5th gen ipod but that during the early nano scratch days.
I really hope the touch comes with something other than just a wipe cloth. Was a slip case included in the iphone box anyone?
i just left the plastic film that usually comes on them on, and i have had my ipod for over a year in a case similiar to the slip and it looks brand new
my 80gb iPod Classic didn't come with a slip case.
I don't care. The screen is glass and the body seems scratch-resistant enough. I never put my 4G in a case and it looked fine.
I can't stand cases, they take all of the character out of an iPod and add a lot of thickness.
What do you intend to fill it with? Music, movies, photos, data backups, what? Just curious since the typical user doesn't have that many audio files. 160 GB is a lot to fill on a PMP. I typically keep several seasons of current and classic TV shows on my 5G, but I'm probably in the minority.
Good idea baout leaving the plastic on, I think I will.
From unboxing pictures, it doesn't look like they come with any kind of case anymore. That said, I'll put it in my iPod Photo pouch too...
I've got just over 45 GB of music, and a collection of a few hindred movies, and about 13,000 photos. So, yeah, I should be able to pack it pretty tightly...:)
My 40gb Photo wil be delegated to offsite backup drive duty.
I recommend that you use it without a case and enjoy the product you paid for. Then brush the back when it looks ugly.
that settles it! I am getting the new ipod nano!
you know the case is for the classic too...
read the freaking article
Actually, I just realized this case would be the shiz for iPhone owners.
The only thing I'd change is to make it black... so that rather than being a grey mirror, its a black mirror. Nice!
yo that ish is whack as hell. you need to touch the iphone. in the words of our national treasure MC Hammer: you can't touch this. [insert me trying to sing the music to the song]
where's the screen on the ipod classic in this photo?
I think thats the point of the pictue. One is the ipod nano with the lcd on, the other is another ipod nano with the screen off.
2 things:
1. Thats not a iPod Classic.
2. Youre an idiot.
Right where it should be. If I'm not mistaken, you only see the screen when the iPod is turned on. When the screen is off, all you can see is the mirror tint.
Wow.. highest ranked comment didn't even answer a question, just insulted his intelligence.. I love the internet.
Not that I am a grammarian or anything,--I've probably made a ton of mistakes already and I will definitely make some during the course of this post-- but the poster that called Paul, an "idiot," reveals some idiocy on his part.
And Paul didn't make that big of a mistake, it just proves the product is effective: it makes the screen "disappear," as it was intended to.
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I'm curious here, you correctly used "an" before "idiot" but not before "iPod Classic," what's that about?
Also, did you take an apostrophe on a date and it spurned you, or do you have another reason why you have no use for one?
BTW, this is nothing personal, just c'mon guys, be nice.
"Youre an idiot" - Simon.
Ah, the irony.
Unfortunately for you, I am fully aware that my grammar was not correct in my comment. Not that it matters here, after all. In REAL life, my grammar is excellent. By the way, sorry Paul. You're not an idiot, but how could you think that's an iPod classic? Come on!
Neat cases, but why would you want to cover that cool little screen on the nano?
It's see-through when the backlight is on.
they seem to be nice cases. I might get one
The 'reflect' case is utter useless. It LOOKS neat, but try to use your iPod inside the case, outside on a sunny day...you can't see the screen.
ipod?
Love the site!
Gadget giveaway is finished, lol.
Still love it! lolelal!
me
it's amazing to me that griffin can't come out with some decent iPhone car accessories. i mean, where ARE they??? a uni-tasker car charger does me no good. how bout a cradle with that?!
I am wondering if the Ipod Touch cases are compatible w/ the Iphone.
No, they are different sizes, the touch is thinner
iAnything to make money - they're certainly entitled.
Cool
Just like Apple.... Announce Now.... Ship Much Later.... Useless if you ask me.....
hmmm this is looking sexy .... but why hide the sexiness of an ipod
The problem with all these snap on type cases is sure they look good and all. But after a few months when you pull them off you discover that all this grit and crap has got under it leaving it scared and shit.
The best slip cases were the ones apple sent out in the boxes of the original 5g ipod. Other than that the best case is no case at all. Its just lame apple couldnt put the same back on it as the iphone.. screw this, might as well get an iphone and unlock it.
You guys probably buy a new iPod every 4 months anyways, so why do you care about scratches.. just buy a NEW one.. thats what a good Apple FanBot is suppose to do.
new ways to spend money... so innovative.
i saw a case similar to this for regular ipods, and at first i thought it was really cool.
but then i realized that you won't be able to see the screen at ALL when the backlight is off... which sucks if you just want to see what song is playing in a well-lit room.
cool case
uum... making your i pod into a shuffle o.k.
I hope that bloody thing is stainless steel. Aluminum scratches very easily and would be a piss poor material to use for a protective device.
It's plastic with a mirrored finish on the inside. If it was stainless steel, you wouldn't be able to see the screen at all...
Wow, what a rip-off of Power Support's Illusion case: http://www.powersupportusa.com/products/ipod/illusioncase-5G.php . I love Griffin, but man... that's just sad.
looks nice to me, don't think i'll be getting this get though. hold out for iphone in japan :)
What's wrong with gadgets these days?
I've still got an Aiwa cassette walkman from 15 years ago with hardly a scratch on it, 'cos I treated it properly (ie never dropped it). Now you have to wrap your iPod in 15 layers of protective gel casings so you can't see the product you've bought because it'll get covered in scratches within a week through putting it in your pocket, sneezing too energetically, or looking at it a bit funny?
Maybe it's the sheer fact that they both look pretty much the same now?
The screen doesn't actually shine through when turned on. They do this so you can have a 160GB iPod shuffle! ;-)