Strangest iPod Cases Ever

David Primo writes "Techeblog has a great article on the strangest iPod cases ever. Pictures included. From the article: 'This might be the first iPod case that costs more than the player itself. The Louis Vuitton Classic iPod Cover by Takashi Murakami features peach natural calf leather lining, golden brass pieces, and a multicolor canvas.'" The military-grade case actually makes sense for people like me who keep letting their mp3 player fall on the floor, but able to withstand a mortar shell explosion might be overkill.

Bulletproof?

[Anonymous Coward]

Ooo, it can stop a .22. BFD. Let me know when it can stop a real gun.

Re:YoTank cases

[Blnky]

Yes, but one doesn't always have the luxury of telling the enemy when and where to attack. They seem to have this desire of sneaking up on you when you aren't expecting it. When this might happen at any time, it makes sence to me that it might be useful. Likewise, being able to withstand that much abuse will make it more likely to withstand general mility life punishment.

Re:Soldiers in Iraq

[HatchedEggs]

Actually, I think having a good rubberized case would be much better. As other posters have stated, these things really aren't "bullet proof" or "mortar proof". Why? Whoops, we left the screen and touch pad uncovered. Thats a bit of a weakness in the system right there.

Anyways, the rubber cases work great, and I definitely recommend them. You can usually pick some decent ones up on Amazon for about $15-$20... and you won't have to hear this:

LT: How'd Jim Bob die?
Sarge: Sir, the enemies attacked and he wasn't able to get over the fence with that new iPod case of his, sir!

That'd be a bummer.

Re:Wow...

[catwh0re]

I'd say the metal ones started as a home hack up. They're interesting being I'm sure they'd probably stop a bullet, but if you ever dropped it the extra momentum would certainly destroy the internal hard disk. The shock would be incredible, you could kill someone with one of those cases.

DildoPod

[Anonymous Coward]

Was it just me or was the one with the headphone jack sticking into the back end of a cat a bit disturbing?

It wasn't the headphone jack that disturbed me....

Dropping your player

[Anonymous Coward]

The military-grade case actually makes sense for people like me who keep letting their mp3 player fall on the floor, but able to withstand a mortar shell explosion might be overkill.

The tough armor would probably be even worse for hard-drive based players, as most of the shock would transfer right through the metal and into the insides. Perhaps the kitty case would be best, as its softness would actually absorb some of the shock?

Re:YoTank cases

[Mister Whirly]

"The article mentions cases that can withstand "a RPG or mortar shell explosion 85 percent of the time." "

yeah, if I were to be directly hit with a mortar or RPG, my first thought would be "Holy Shit! I hope my iPod is okay!"

Re:Wow...

[NeutronCowboy]

Physics nazi mode on: the extra momentum would not impact the hard disk. The only thing that actually changes is the total momentum of the iPod, not the momentum of the hard disk. The only thing the extra momentum harms is whatever it falls on. However, what could be a problem is that there is no soft plastic to absorb part of the impact energy. This could all get transferred directly to the hd, in which case it could indeed be affected. But that's a question of what kind of deceleration the hd can withstand, how it is hooked internally to the case, and what other components can fail because of deceleration (ok, ok, negative acceleration).