iPod Video Cases: Durable & Functional Protection for Your iPod

by Harry Constantine

To protect your lovely iPod models, iPod video cases are now readily available in the market. It is made of different materials including deluxe leather that features a rich leather exterior in black, brown, light green and saddle with complimentary stitching. These have unique textured exteriors as well that to make your iPod a nice looking.

iPod video cases help prevent scrapes and scratches that will not only deteriorate the look of your iPod but can be damaging in the long run as well. The outside of iPod video cases are sturdy with layers and the insides are cushiony to protect your iPod from impact due to improper handling. iPod video cases also features a soft grip material to keep it from slipping from your hands.

iPod video cases can be Speck armband cases, aluminum hard cases, flip cover cases, leather pouches, core cases, crystal clear hard cases, silicone skin cases, and more.

There are iPod video cases that are made to encapsulate your iPod video for protection and fun with its vibrant colors. It is made of strong tear resistant material and includes a screen protector and detachable belt clip for optimal performance and easy usage.

With more and more iPod video cases being released in the market each week, you can find more and more features of these products and professional evaluations to check if they can measure up to the standards of iPod fans.

Any of these iPod video cases can be got at around $10 to $40 a piece.

iPod video cases also provide iPod headphones’ jack and hold switch even when closed. The cutouts in these cases can give you easy accessibility to all ports for your convenience while giving your iPod’s much needed protection.

These iPod video cases are also made fashionable with different basic and vibrant colors and designs, durable with its protective materials and functional with its special features for different iPod users.

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Case-mate intros Clear Armor film for iPod, iPhone - iLounge

Case-mate has introduced its new Clear Armor line of protective film for the iPod classic, iPod touch, iPhone, and other handheld electronic devices. Clear Armor is made from high-quality 3M Scotchgard Protection Film, completely covers the front and back of the iPod or iPhone, and is engineered to prevent damage upon removal. Case-mate Clear Armor is available for 80GB and 160GB iPod classic models, iPod touch , and the iPhone , and sells for $20. I had ordered thier case for the iphone, the one with the touch screen when I saw it on your site a couple months ago and I just got it yesterday even though it is still on backorder for 2-3 weeks. If you have a comment, news tip , advertising inquiry , or coverage request , a question about iPods or accessories , or if you sell or market iPod products or services, read iLounge’s Comments + Questions policies before posting, and fully identify yourself if you do. We will delete comments containing advertising, astroturfing, trolling, personal attacks, offensive language, or other objectionable content, then ban and/or publicly identify violators. Read more

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Apple Sues Maker of iPod Accessories - InformationWeek

Apple accuses Atico International USA of patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition by selling unauthorized iPod accessories. Security Evaluation of Apple’s iPhone “Atico manufactures and distributes various iPod accessories branded under the name ‘Living Solutions,’ which are sold online and nationwide in stores in Delaware and elsewhere, such as Walgreen’s and Happy Harry’s drug stores,” the complaint says. These accessories include an AM/FM portable boom box with iPod dock, an AM/FM alarm clock radio with iPod dock, and portable speakers with an iPod dock. OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGIN ISLANDS VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING ALBERTA NOVA SCOTIA BRITISH COLUMBIA ONTARIO MANITOBA PRINCE EDWARD IS. Read more

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iDesign Interview: Belkin, On Collaboration and Solutions - iLounge

Given the company’s early decision to create a dedicated, in-house industrial design team—an important step that smaller accessory makers rarely take—we were especially interested in understanding how Apple and the iPod influenced the company’s design efforts. Belkin has gone through a substantial industrial design evolution over the past five years, and it seemed to start right around the time you started to release iPod accessories. Apple surprised everyone by releasing the iPod Camera Connector , which did the same thing as the Digital Camera Link but in a much smaller and cheaper, fully iPod-powered enclosure, then Belkin stopped making iPod Camera accessories. If you have a comment, news tip , advertising inquiry , or coverage request , a question about iPods or accessories , or if you sell or market iPod products or services, read iLounge’s Comments + Questions policies before posting, and fully identify yourself if you do. Read more

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Get More Out of Your iPod with iPod Touch Accessorie

by George Kissi

Precurrent to the arrival of the iPod, the music conglomerate was a pretty despairing domain. Record sales were on the decrease, artists were performing atrociously at concerts with escalating ticket prices. With the inauguration of the MP3, digital music became a familiar concept. Nevertheless the conceptin of the iPod has indeed given this concept the wings to fly to a whole new level.

The iPod turned digital music into the only truly acclaimed, realistic and profitable kind of music. Majority of musicians who are able to create great singles fail to deliver great albums as they are coerced to release a hit for radio first and foremost and then fill the rest of their albums with non apetizing songs. Consequently majority of music lovers who often buy this album for that hit single feel as though their money was wasted.

As a result of iTunes and the iPod, music lovers can now buy the hit single rather than the complete albums and enjoy all their favorite hit songs without the clatter of different CDs! With the break loose of the iPod Touch, Apple focussed on redering the use of their digital music and video players more user friendly.

An out of this world touch screen that is intricately engineered to lessen the effort essential for the use of all functions of the iPod, is the center of attention of these modern iPods. Howbeit as contemporary iPods are embellished, it becomes essential to develop accessories, and iPod Touch accessories are absolutely archetypal, conspicuously and affirmatively applicable to the iPod Touch owner.

If the iPod is stylish, the iPod Touch is even more stylish! It is articulately demonstrative of a dignity, a gizmo much more than just a music player. iPod Touch accessories are meant to bring out the best of this breathtaking gizmo. They are particularly designed for the size, shape and attribute of this articulate iPod. Consequently, iPod Touch accessories are naturally the only accessories that can be suitable for this distinct iPod.

It is indeed important to ensure that you buy the suitable accessories so as to get the best out of your iPods. The iPod Touch can still be fully operable even protective accessories such as cases, carrying bags and arm bands. Because these accessories consider the iPod’s touch screen functionallity, the screens are usually left unprotected.

Nevertheless screen cleaners are at hand to bolster the life of the screens. There’s also available certain cases not necessarily useful while the iPod Touch is on, but can be used as protection against normal wear when it’s not on. Arm bands are developed for those interested in exercising or running regularly while listening to their favorite music.

Additional iPod Touch accessories makes it possible to share your music in your household or simply play your music through your home stereo system. A variety of docking systems are available to connect the iPod to external speakers or computers in a secure and safe manner thus enabling the music from the iPod to be heard through the external speakers.

These docking systems must also be exclusively designed for the iPod touch. Since iPods comes in different sizes, using a non suitable accessory may not only damage the iPod but also the accessory. These iPod Touch accessories are generally worth the cost as they allow you turn the iPod into a carriable juke box whether it’s to bring a party to live or just for listening pleasure.

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Ask iLounge 4-10-08 - iLounge

Purchased movies can still be viewed on the fifth-generation iPod, even in the slightly improved resolution formats that are now available, but the fifth-generation iPod has not received a firmware update to permit rented movies to be transferred to the device. I am running Mac OS X Jaguar and I can see it as a removable disk but I don’t know how to copy the songs from iTunes onto the iPod not can I drag tracks from iTunes to the iPod. You may be able to use certain third-party tools such as Yamipod to manage your iPod content, since these will work with the iPod database and write files to it as an external hard disk, but note that most of these will not provide access to the full set of iPod functions such as video and photo support. When pausing a track on the iPod, the content of the “Now Playing” queue is maintained, and you should normally be able to return to the last playing track just by hitting the “Play/Pause” button, or returning to the “Now Playing” menu item, which will be shown at the bottom of the main menu on the traditional iPods, or as a small “Now Playing” icon in the top-right corner in the “iPod” application on the iPod touch and iPhone. This “Now Playing” queue is normally retained until you connect your iPod to a computer or the iPod goes into a hibernate or “Deep Sleep” mode, depending on the model of iPod. As of the fifth-generation iPod, this has now been replaced with a “Hibernate” mode, which still puts the iPod into a power-conservation mode, after 14 hours in this case, but returns to the point where you left off, including not only the content of the “Now Playing” queue, but your actual position that you left off in whichever track you were currently playing. Read more

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GizMac Accessories Announces New iPod Nano Cases - WebWire (press release)

GizMac Accessories, designer and manufacturer of innovative products for the Apple iPod and iPhone, announce their Aluminate and DuraSport iPod case product lines for the 3rd generation iPod Nano. The combination of the aluminum and polycarbonate provide superior iPod protection, while the built in screen and click wheel protectors provide additional security for the Nano. Made of thin, resilient silicone, the DuraSport protects the Nano and includes a clear, plastic face shield for screen protection. DuraSport attachments include a lanyard and carabiner as with the Aluminate, but the DuraSport also includes an armband. Email Form Your Name Your Email Your Recipient’s Name Your Recipient’s Email Comments Bookmark this Release Show all del. Read more

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