ColorwarePC offers a distinct way to create a personalized iPod. They'll color it for you. For $74, they'll tint your iPod from their palette of 28 colors. Pick one color for the click wheel, one for the front housing, one for the back. Some of their colors are flat. Others have embedded metallic flakes that shimmer under bright lights.
Don't have an iPod? They'll sell you a nano or a video model with custom coloring from their in-house stock of new iPods.
Unfortunately, it's already too late to order one of these by Christmas. If you placed an order today, it would arrive early-to-mid January, meaning that you'd have to stick an IOU into someone's stocking.
The coloring service, where you supply the iPod, is US-only. However, new purchases can be made from around the world. Contact the company to see whether they ship to your area.
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12-07-2006 @ 4:43PM
Andy said...
I wonder how they paint around the reflective "Macbook Pro" logo on the bottom of the screen for the apple pro laptops? Very cool stuff.
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12-07-2006 @ 4:49PM
Andy said...
I wonder what their process is? Perhaps I'll try a custom job on my old iPod mini using enamel paints.
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12-07-2006 @ 6:04PM
Jason said...
These guys have been around for a long time. Quality stuff. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.
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12-07-2006 @ 6:09PM
Samuel Fieldhouse said...
I live in the UK and bought one of these for my girlfriend last Christmas. In had it in bright yellow! At the exchange rate at the time including the iPod, colouring and shipping, it was roughly the same price as buying a bog standerd iPod here in the UK!
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12-07-2006 @ 9:40PM
NoSleeptill420 said...
I had my original 5G 60 GB painted silver with black click wheel. After they had it for a month I finally got it back. Looked great for about week, noticed fine and not so fine scratchs up and down the screen from slid in and out of soft case. Pointless X2 clearcoat.. Then the ipod was dropped and paint chipped off the corner leaving the black underneath exposed. I tried automotive touch up paint to cover it, but it never really matched right. Not really worth the price, the paint changes the feel of the click wheel. Better off with the Invisible shield if you want to really protect your ipod..
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12-07-2006 @ 10:20PM
south said...
@NoSleeptill420:
you drop your iPod, it gets damaged no matter who worked on it. i've had mine 3 years now, i've never dropped it and it looks almost new. moral of the story: look after your iPod (especially if you care about it enough to pay someone to paint it)
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12-07-2006 @ 11:08PM
NoSleeptill420 said...
South, you should read a little closer. It says "Then the ipod was dropped". Hence, I did not drop it. Clumsy friends, what can I say. But still, Congrats, on NEVER dropping your ipod. Got to be some kind of record.
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12-08-2006 @ 12:35AM
Silversides said...
Not that as a concept it isn't cool, but, am I the only one who finds their stuff kind of garishly hideous looking?
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12-08-2006 @ 1:07AM
Tim O'Bryan said...
@Silver
No, I totally agree. I have no idea why such a reputable company would only display their technique in color schemes that make the product look like it was made by Lego.
There are a few color schemes that I've found to be pretty sweet, though. Try your own false (product) red iPod with the Red/white wheel combo. You've gotta get a little creative and some stuff will turn out neat.
@NoSleep:
I always wondered that about the texture/feel change of the click wheel. For now I'll stick to my plain white 30GB.
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