Let me start by saying I’m not a “case” guy. I don’t put phones, iPods, PDAs, etc in them — everything ends up “naked” in a pocket or backpack. I choose to believe the exterior of a product is designed to protect the delicate electronics inside and I just won’t sweat a scratch or two. Having said that, the iPod nano is missing two things… a FM tuner and a belt clip (which the cheaper iPod Shuffle Includes).
Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO), to be acquired by Philips, introduced the nano Shell about a week ago in a variety of colors at $20/ea. The Shell has three pieces: a front, a plain back option, and a back with belt clip option. The front and plain back seem quite sturdy and look sharp, while the clip back plastic doesn’t seem as solid or as attractive… though it’s far more useful. Without adding much bulk the Shell protects most of the nano, including the screen, but considerately leaves the bottom exposed to connect a sync cable, Nike pedometer, etc.
Those looking for some protection and/or a belt clip for their nano will find the DLO Shell a nice solution. And if you’ve read this far and want my review sample, leave a comment. When I get home in about a week, I’ll randomly choose a winner.
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Thanks for the review!
Dave,
I would love to outfit my Nano with the DLO Nano Shell.
Thanks!
Brent
My wife would love to have this for her nano…me, I like my nano’s naked!
That case could be nice. No more tucking the Nano into my sweaty drawers at the gym.
I know you don’t like to carry a bunch of toys around to perform different functions so how about an article on ditching the Nano and trying to get by with just the Blackjack as your music player.
The Blackjack has a proprietary connector and I haven’t yet invested in an adapter. Though the speaker is pretty loud – at the airport today I had no problem watching/listening to CNN.
Windows Media Player syncs music/playlists and TiVoToGo content to WinMo devices, though most of my stuff is tied up in iTunes.
I actually bought the nano to carry fewer devices while exercising: I traded in an iPod Shuffle and a Garmin Forerunner 205 to get the nano and Nike pedometer. I used to run in a heavily treed area near the Potomac river where the Garmin had trouble getting/keeping a GPS signal (and keeping an accurate distance) so I didn’t mind a “less” accurate pedometer.