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Contexture offers iPod cases made from your vinyl records
By LC Angell
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
News Category: iPod Accessories
Contexture Design, maker of the “45” vinyl iPod cases, has announced a new service that allows customers to send in their own 7-inch vinyl records, which the company will return as a one-of-a-kind iPod case. The “45” cases fit iPods from 20GB to 80GB and are made of thermoformed vinyl records, recycled felt padding, cork and an acrylic glass window. The center hole of each case’s record is positioned to fit around the iPod’s click wheel. The standard “45” cases are available for $45 and custom 7-inch orders are an additional $7.
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Great, now I can spend $52 on what looks like a DIY project available for free to anyone with a 7” record, a piece of felt and a hairdryer. Sweet!
Posted by Bad Beaver on March 13, 2007 at 8:03 AM (PDT)
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Coincidentally, the hole on a 45 is actually the same size as a 5G Click Wheel, making this even easier to do yourself.
Posted by Eric on March 13, 2007 at 1:48 PM (PDT)
3
That’s why I didn’t list an exacto knife
Posted by Bad Beaver on March 13, 2007 at 2:01 PM (PDT)
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Wow…“Take the L” by the Motels I would love to have that 45 in good condition.
Posted by Fanatic on March 13, 2007 at 7:13 PM (PDT)
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Wow…“Take the L” by the Motels I would love to have that 45 in good condition.
Think of it this way…courtesy of companies like Contexture and others who take old vinyl and destroy them in the name of ‘style’ (seems to me I recall reading about one NYC-based business that made sunglass frames from old records), what music you DO have on vinyl will be worth more…someday.
Posted by flatline response on March 14, 2007 at 1:40 AM (PDT)
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I can’t wait to turn my 1973 Dark Side of the Moon record into a iPod case!
Posted by Waters on March 15, 2007 at 3:02 PM (PDT)