Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family
Old Books as iPod cases
These suckers are kind of pricey at $69 a pop, but it's a cool idea nonetheless. Basically, they took old hardcover pulp-novels and repurposed them as iPod cases: "Dress up your 'don't leave home without it', high-tech best friend in a pulp fiction book cover. This hard cover case protects your pod, but still leaves it accessible when you need it. Don't forget to sign your name on the library card inside. Fits 20G and 40G." Where's my 5G-savvy model?
Of course, you always could just go to an old book store or vintage shop, grab an old book on the cheap and make one of these yourself for a lot less money (though much more time spent).
[via BoingBoing]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Randy said 4:41PM on 12-14-2005
Think of the Protection-From-Theft point of view: who steals a book these days? :)
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narco said 5:23PM on 12-14-2005
I used to steal books all the time when I was younger.
I would love to get these, but there are no sides so it doesn't even look like a real book. It'd be easier to get an exacto knife and a real book and just cut it out yourself. Not to mention it'd cost a hell of a lot less.
Fishes,
narco.
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Tobias Butler said 9:07PM on 12-14-2005
i made one of these like 6 months ago. and i did it hte hard way, cutting hundreds of sheets of paper out of a book. pssh.
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Wry Cooter said 2:18AM on 12-15-2005
I suppose doing it yourself, the lead out for the headphones looks like a bookworm has been at your tome, eh?
Should you only use this case to listen to audio books?
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Marc Perton said 10:10AM on 12-15-2005
Excellent idea. Love the fact that it includes a library card slot. But, yeah, you can definitely make your own for a lot less than $70!
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