Nano coverings...thoughts?

Hi Izzy,
I've had trouble finding all these decal girl skins and cases in the UK, and cant be bothered with shipping and import duty.
I bought some Playstation portable screen protector and cut ti down to size, I've been really pleased with the result, Its thick, protective, and non glue (not sure how it sticks on, but it comes off fine!)
Ive overed the whole front for now with space cut out for the wheel, but when the cases come out I'll be using whats left just to cover the screen (the screen never seems to be protected by covers...)

I did this as a precaution really, I havent had that much trouble with scratches, and have used it everyday for a week!
It would have been nice if apple released some cases with it though, instead of those gay arm bands.

Hello Izzy,

I rate the StickiT as fitting better, because it has nice smooth curves cut on the corners and at all the points where it has to go round the side etc. So no snagging issues.

Also, it just seems to cling better, with bubbles easily pushed out and most of the remaining bubbles disappearing by themselves.

Just seems overall a nicer quality product.

Good luck with finding some iPod protection.

Izzyardo, Glad to help.

The decalgirl seems to be a low tack vinyl, applying heat will make it shrink to the iPod (very risky in my opinion).

I bought a StickiT. To find these, go onto ebay and search for 'StickiT' or do an advanced search and look for the seller 'europedigital'.

Hope this helps.

geeze, folks...i can whip something up that will cover all sides of the Nano, protect against scratches, and be absolutely clear, for like $5. you could do it yourself $1.

This seems a bit much for a $200-50 product from such a great company such as Apple.
Is a case/cover/skin a must for a Nano now or might Apple actually remake them so they dont scratch so easily ?
The DecalGirl skins do look really cool, maybe Apple should put one in the retail box, black and white ones with a good screen protector.

Would anyone recomend buying multiple StickIt skins or similar, I had the ridiculously expensive official Apple Case for my 40 GB 4th gen iPod, im just not sure how long these skins would last...

I have a question. Do the skins come in two pieces (front and back) or do they have separate thing for the clickwheel too? I ask this because the clickwheel is slightly raised and there could be bubbles at the clickwheel, plus it wouldnt look too good.

Hey Gabriel,
are your bubbles gone now? Mine are still there. and also, once I put on the sticker for the center button, it's impossible to get off. I tried to take it off because there are small bubbles underneath and I only ended up scratching my scroll wheel. I don't know about you, but this stickit has been a disaster for me.

P.S. Davo, did you use a credit card to apply your stickit? I was told to do that by europedigital but I'm afraid I will scratch the nano if I do.

anyone see/try this one yet...it covers the front, back, and sides.

http://www.theinvisibleshield.com/ipodscreenprotectors.html

I may get it if i dont like the crystal shield that i ordered.

can anyone post pics of their nano with the decalgirl crystal shield on it?

thanks.

If you are worry about getting your iPod nano wet during the process of putting on the InvisibleShield, then check out our article on applying the it the iPod nano.

It took our fumbling fingers 3 attempts before we got it the we wanted...no ill effects on the Shield or the nano 🙂

There is now a pic of what the whole thing look like after a week of the nano banging around in our pockets...

http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2005/GearNGadgets/September2005/RDMGG_Invisib leShieldFirstLook.htm#1WkUpdate

fellow's PDA screen protectors, palm one screen protectors..wut ever screen protectors...they work..just get them. save's money, durrable for like 2394923929329 months...its insaneeeee

Can anyone tell me something about the Nano Tubes? Can I use one with the armband sold on apple.com? I bought the armband before realizing that a case of some sort was going to be a "must". I don't really want to buy the tubes if I will then no longer be able to use the armband. Thanks!