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Everyone wants to keep their iPod looking as good as new, but this can be difficult sometimes, especially since the product seems to attract scratches.

Purchase a case to cover the iPod. Cases are available in a variety of colors and material. They usually have a vinyl material that covers the screen. Sometimes cases can be bulky and inconvenient. Not only that, they hide the sleek design of the iPod.

The Apple store offers trendy socks that are fitted to the iPod. The socks come in a set of six different colors. To use, simply slide the iPod into the sock to keep it from being exposed to elements that will scratch its surface. One of the drawbacks to using a sock is that you will have to slide it in and out of the sock whenever you need to use the click wheel. The iPod sock is compatible with all iPod models except iPod shuffle.

Also available from the iPod store are iPod nano Tubes. As the name suggests these are designed specifically for the iPod nano. The tubes come in a set of five colors. The tube is made from silicone and is resistant to dirt and stains. There is clear cover for the display screen and it allows the user to access the click wheel and hold button.

iSkin designed specifically for the iPod Nano designed to protect your iPod during athletic activities such as running or exercising. iSkin offers iSkin slims and iSkin DuoBand, both as exercise companions. Both have a polycarbonate layer that allows the user to view the device screen and access the click wheel to adjust volume or change songs.

Purchase a shield or film product. These kinds of products cover the scratchable surface of the iPod with a clear film that keeps the body from getting scratched. Since these products are clear, you can still keep the look of the iPod and keep it free from scratches.

There are several options available. The first is invisibleSHIELD. This is a clear cover that is made from a material that is also used to protect helicopter blades. The film is cut perfectly to cover everything except the corners of the iPod. The cover uses an adhesive to stick to the iPod and claims not to leave a residue. Screen protectors and click wheel covers are available if you do not wish to cover the entire iPod.

Power Support offers two film covers; one for the iPod Nano and one for the 5G iPod. Both films are made from a more rigid material. Some users claim this film is more durable than the soft flexible films. The Power Support film does not leave a sticky residue because it uses a static cling to adhere to the product. The sets include three pieces: a film for the front of the iPod (excluding the click wheel), a film for the back cover, and a cover for the click wheel. The film set does not cover the sides so that there are no hanging edges that could eventually peel. Both the invisibleSHIELD and the Power Support Film Sets are thin enough so that a case can still be used if desired.

To remove scratches that are already on your iPod you can use Brasso. The product is available in most grocery and hardware stores. Apply Brasso to a cotton ball or cotton round and scrub the parts of the iPod that have scratches. Be careful not to confuse the dirt and grime with thinking your iPod is melting. This is just the product doing its job. If you are cleaning an iPod nano, you might want to use a cloth that is less abrasive than cotton balls to avoid adding new scratches. You can use water to rinse the Brasso from the iPod after you have finished scrubbing the scratches.

Since there are various methods to protect your iPod, you can decide the one that is best for you by first deciding if you want to accessorize with color or preserve the sleek look of your iPod. If you want to add some color to your protection, an iPod case is the best selection for you. On the other hand, if you want to sport the sleek look of the iPod without adding extra color, the shield and film products are best for you. Of course, you can always double the protection and do both.



By: Jason Cox

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The iPod, in all its aliases such as nano, and the shuffle are practically antiques. Functionally, it’s really just a personal stereo, which was originally patented by Srirekam Jayram Purushotam in 1974. It first reached true commercial success with the electronics giant Sony in 1979 when they sold their first Walkman model called the Soundabout. The iPod is still filling the same need, but using newer technology to do it better. Many of today’s generation of clones marching around with white ear buds growing out of their ears, have probably never heard of a Walkman. Much in the same way the next batch will have no idea what the heck an iPod is.

There is technology just waiting in the wings which will replace the iPod as we know it. The iPod (and most mp3 players) markets, and differentiates its line of products by capacity. All the models really do the same thing, with the same set of controls. The biggest difference between them and the biggest factor determining price, is the capacity of the drives inside them. The second differentiating factor is of course the color. Kind of hard to charge more for blue or pink though. Anyway, there will come a time, when actually having a drive in your mp3 player or iPod will not be necessary. It really doesn’t make sense. It makes the unit bigger, and drives the price up. Those little drives are far more expensive than comparable drives for bigger machines. Carrying your entire song collection on your person is kind of risky as well. What happens when Uncle Bob thinks its funny to pick you up and throw you into his new pool? Ooops, is that your 80Gb iPod with 20,000 of your favorite being sucked towards the pool drain? You’ve got that thing backed up right? Ha!

The answer is of course to store your entire song/picture collection on a server somewhere with proper data protection and backup facilities. Then all you need is a network ready receiver about half the size of a iPod nano with the ability to access your music off that protected server wherever you are. Capacity becomes meaningless. Running out of disk space on a current iPod / mp3 player means either deleting songs (are you nuts!) or buying a new player. Great for the manufacturer, but not so much for the consumer. The different pieces of technologies are there, it’s just a question of someone putting it all together, and marketing it to the masses.

I think, maybe I’ll just hold on to my old cassette Walkman, for a little longer. The next really great personal stereo for me is just around the next corner.



By: Chris Campbell

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Unarguably, IPods are quite expensive but there are some IPods that are sold at a cheap price too. The IPod has become one of the hottest favorites of music lovers who would like to possess one at any price, if they can afford or would like to purchase a cheaper one, if it is available.

For the second category of people, internet offers a lot of opportunities to log in and find the places where cheap IPods are sold. Basically, when more features are added into any new innovative gadget, naturally, the price tends to rise. But some people would be contended with the basic features and hence opt to buy cheap IPods. Those who want newer versions find the older ones obsolete and would only be happy to dispose of them at a low price, whatever they fetch. Such opportunities are good deals for cheap IPod buyers.

Though cheap IPods are among the older generations like the second and third generation surplus of IPods, they provide great quality sounds, basically needed from an IPod. If newer generation IPod with added features is really needed, then there are websites that sell second hand or used IPods which are in good working condition. Such IPods are being disposed by those who simply want to switch over to newer versions of IPods.

These IPods are sold cheap but that does not mean they are compromised on their quality. EBay is one of the places which offers a lot of varieties of cheap IPods. EBay sells cheap IPods at a price fifty five to sixty percent less than their original market price along with a lot of accessories and IPod hook up as well. May be some IPods have a few scratches, that may be one of the reasons why they are sold cheap, but that does not hinder a person from listening to good quality music from the IPod. The buyer can hear to the same music as another who has got an expensive IPod and also save a few dollars.

Cheap IPods are also sold online in all models of Apple’s products like IPod touch, Nano, classic and shuffle. It is a business tactic not to buy an IPod as soon as it is introduced in the market, as this would cost more and the price tends to fall in a month or two when it can be bought at a cheaper price. There are some sites that sell IPods of other discount companies as well as of themselves, for instance, the Amazon. They offer IPods at cheap prices but the buyer has to wait for a considerable time, as the prices may fluctuate and then settle down. Auction sites are also a good bargain but one has to know the intricacies of auctioning to get IPods at real cheap price.

Cheap IPods are possible and available as can be seen because they are seen in every nook and corner of the city. If only the rich can afford, they would not be there. So, it is possible to buy cheap IPods.



By: David Hensley

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