There's an interesting review on I4U of a protection kit for iPods that appears to shield them well from scratches, costs under $20 and is backed by a lifetime guarantee from its maker, ShieldZone.
The site says,
Shieldzone asked me if I
had a gadget that needed protection. I just had a black iPod nano lying
around from one of our gadget model photo shoots and I thought I give
an iPod nano Shield a try.
I used a sharp end of a paper clip, a screw driver, keys nothing left a scratch. The material is not hard, it is actually soft.
So when you drive a screw driver across the surface you shortly see a streak and then it disappears again. So here is my question, why cannot Apple right away use such a material on the iPod casing from the start?
I used a sharp end of a paper clip, a screw driver, keys nothing left a scratch. The material is not hard, it is actually soft.
So when you drive a screw driver across the surface you shortly see a streak and then it disappears again. So here is my question, why cannot Apple right away use such a material on the iPod casing from the start?
Here's a couple of shots from the review showing the iPod getting abused and living to tell the tale.

with a paper clip or screw-driver the
invisibleSHIELD doesn't scratch,
according to i4U
Check out the review and ShieldZone's other protection kits, then let us know your thoughts in the HEXUS.community.
HEXUS.links
HEXUS.community - discussion thread about this news short
I4U - review of ShieldZone invisibleSHIELD for iPod nano
ShieldZone - home page