OtterBox for iPod Video - A closer look

The OtterBox for iPod video comes in a stylish plastic package, destined for display in your favorite iPod accessory store. This particular unit is designated for 30 GB and 60 GB iPod video units. The slogan at the top of the packaging reads "Protect your iPod from your active lifestyle." Appropriate, I would say.

Opening the package, the first thing I notice, again, is the bulkiness of this case.  In most cases, this would be a negative, but in this case you get exactly what you see. There is a layer of rubber insulation around the case, that not only seals your iPod in, air tight, but also adds some shock protection. 

From the above picture, you can see that the iPod slides in and actually connects to the 1/8" stereo plug on the right. The case has its own plug extension, further protecting your iPod from any outside elements. At the top of the screen, you can see the round area for the iPod's clickwheel. 

This is a thin membrane designed to allow you to retain control, even while your iPod is nestled all safe within.  To the touch it feels soft, which should allow the transfer of pressure without a problem.

Since there are different thicknesses for the iPod video, this piece of foam is included, to be used if you own the thinner 30 GB iPod video (which I do).

Here's another shot, with the spacing pad installed, and the case all anxious to swallow my poor little iPod.

Before I could blink, the ravenous OtterBox attacked my defenseless iPod, absorbing it in one bite. The foam spacer was the perfect size, and positioned my iPod precisely within the confines of the case.

And there it is, my iPod all engulfed in a layer of OtterBox protection.  And now, time to move on to the testing. Warning, the next page may not be suitable for the queasy or those overprotective of iPods.

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