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October 31, 2006

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iSkin for 2G nano

Posted Oct. 31, ’06, 2:03 PM PT by Scott Silverman
Category | iPod » iPod Accessories

iSkin nano 2GAfter a long wait and much anticipation I discovered last night that iSkin has finally released its skin for the second generation iPod nano. I have always loved iSkin’s products because of their simplicity and functionality. However, rather than being excited over the new iSkins, I was disappointed. iSkin has been going down a path which strays from the simplicity of their original skins, and I don’t like it.

The new nano skins, for example, have two parts—one which is the silicon skin and another which is a hard plastic shell (much like the iSkin for the iPod video). I think their skins detract from the simple beauty and functionality of the iPod. Not only that, but the skins aren’t even compatible with the iPod nano dock. I emailed iSkin a question about this and received a response which said:

The iPod nano (2G) is only compatible with the universal [dock] adapter, but we will be releasing an extension cable [for the nano dock] in the near future.

What? An extension cable for my nano dock? Oh, you mean like one of these? Oh yes, and I nearly forgot: iSkin only sells these nano skins in packs of three. Since when do I need three skins for my one iPod? Plus, the colors they choose now a days aren’t nearly as exciting as they used to be. Just check out the picture above—it has boring written all over it.

Call this post a rant, but I just don’t like where iSkin is going. I miss the olden days with the original, simple iSkin eVo. Maybe my expectations for iSkin were just too high on this one.


1 Comments

Ward Author Profile Page said:

Agreed, the multi-pack thing sucks. It would also be nice to have the option to buy a case that doesn't use their "visor" hard shell, as it's increasingly less necessary with the newly durable 2G nano (though that could be said of cases in general).

Oh well. Niches for other companies to fill, I guess.

October 31, 2006 2:56 PM

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