Experience with iPod nano and iPod socks?

I kept the plastic cover on mine and put it in a sock and that didnt scratch. i replaced the plastic cover w/ a martin shields overlay and still keep the nano in its sock, and havent seen any problems. the socks are cotton, so they might scratch a little bit, but it's still better than no cover.
the combination of the overlay and sock works well for me.

I use the sock with my black nano. It is cotton, and after a week I see miniscule scratches on my nano,, but it's barely noticeable. I've been waiting for my invisible shield, and I think that'll come in today.

Ironically I couldn't wait til the shield came in, but last night I was reading up and got lots of mixed reviews for the invisible shield. Now I'm a little hesistant to use it and might just keep using the sock until I find a nicer case for it.

But the sock does the job. I use another one for my 20Gig, and I might end up using one for my cellphone when that comes back from motorola.

Nano is my first Apple experience. I wish I read all these posts before using it. After 4 days the screen of my nano is so badly scratched that it looks like the Nokia phone which I have used for a year now. My suggestion is Get it protected with isocks, iskin or i-whatever and DO NOT remove the protective plastic shield.

I have had my nano in the same iPod sock since Sepember 9th (waiting for case) and i have no scratches. Of course, its hardly left my drawer, but still....

*nathan

sorry - but how do you guys get your feet into the socks when your ipod is in there? i've had terrible trouble getting my shoes on as well. i can hear the screens cracking everytime i walk...

3rd PARTY CASE MAKERS - WE NEED MORE CASES FOR THE NANO PLEASE!

thanks,
james b [uk]

lol, good one James. + for you.

I remember this same thing with the iPod Mini. That was released in February 2004 and there were a huge number of cases by around April. But the mini was announced in January which ment the third party makers had a whole month to design and make cases.

The ironic thing....people didnt need a case for the mini. Its was scratch resistant to begin with, however the nano is damaged by finger acid!!!

*nathan

PS: James, off topic, but do you use your iPods for different reasons, as im trying to think of ways to justify having three aswell? 🙂

there are numerous solutions for removing scratches available

and there are numerous skins/film and cases available

here is a new one from Japan:

http://www.powersupportusa.com/products/ipod/np01.php

Well it fits inside it okay and looks cool but it's not very practical IMO and offers no protection. I'm sending mine back and waiting to use my nano until my zCovers arrive.

I kept the plastic covering on mine after i opened it, in addition to keeping it in a sock. i didn't use an iPod sock though, I went to target and bought a pair of baby/infant socks...they're made out of soft cotton like ipod socks...and i don't have any scratches on mine so far.

Wow, Christine, that's such a good idea! Baby socks for the baby nano! :-D Now WHY didn't I think of that?