Macworld: Matias Announces New iPod Armor Case

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Macworld: Matias Announces New iPod Armor Case

“With looks to match Apple’s latest iPods, Matias today announced its newest iPod Armor aluminum hard case.� The new model has docking port access, and is compatible with every iPod Apple has shipped to date. “iPod Armor continues to offer the best protection available for your iPod,” said Vesna Vojnic, Marketing Manager for Matias. ‘We’ve had customers drop them onto concrete, fall down stairs, and their iPod has escaped unharmed.’ The new iPod Armor case comes bundled with a high-quality Armor Clip belt clip, and retails for $49.95.”

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Comments

1

Looks heavy ... and risky ... The metal would probably scratch the iPod ... eventually.

Posted by Poddy in Love in Singapore on January 4, 2004 at 10:18 PM (PST)

2

It’s got foam on the inside. The metal doesn’t touch your iPod.

Those plastic cases out there I’d avoid…

Posted by Joe Poster on January 4, 2004 at 10:26 PM (PST)

3

i never liked those iPod Armor things. they just look huge and bulky and not nice. ehh… each to his own.

Posted by Harrison in Melbourne, Australia on January 4, 2004 at 10:56 PM (PST)

4

I am not a big fan of those Exo2 as well. I just put my iPod in those soft fabric bag where people use to put their mobile phone in. Fit perfectly.

Posted by Poddy in Love in Singapore on January 4, 2004 at 11:04 PM (PST)

5

SWEET, Im goona exchange the one i just baught before it ships :D I think this case is great, espeically for just droping it in you bag and going.Even people with the Burton iPod ware can use this, i love these cases cause now when my iPods in my bag i dont have to worry if it will get bashed by some jerk in the hall

Posted by John on January 4, 2004 at 11:25 PM (PST)

6

I have no idea what kind of stairs they have in Matias land but they can’t be very big ones. And dropped onto concrete from what height? Two inches? Seriously, hard disks are fragile beasts, especially whilst running, and falling down anything that one could reasonbly describe as stairs would most likely kill one complety or at least damage one enough to either break down quicker than you might expect usually. Of course these “tests” could of been conducted whilst the hard disc heads where parked (turned off, or inbetween read bursts perhaps) in which case maybe it might survive. Or perhaps theyve managed to squeeze some sort of spacial rift into it and theres actually several inches of foam inside that aluminium case?

I sure as hell wouldn’t want to test out their claims anyway, would you?

Posted by Alex Stapleton on January 5, 2004 at 7:20 AM (PST)

7

The new ipod armor is on backorder…just for your information.

Posted by roborat on January 7, 2004 at 11:25 AM (PST)

8

this case is tight

Posted by ipodfreak1 on April 1, 2005 at 11:31 AM (PST)

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