Clean up your iPod nano's scratches with Brasso

by C.K. Sample, III (Sep 28th 2005 2:30PM)

Todd Dailey has a nice little how-to up on his blog, showing you how to restore the shine to your iPod nano with a $4 can of Brasso. He has step-by-step pictures and then end results looks so amazingly good that he adds this note: "Holy. Crap. I feel...

Mossberg disses the nano's scratch-ability

by David Chartier (Oct 6th 2005 6:00PM)

For the first time in as long as I can remember, Walt Mossberg has actually said something significantly negative about one of Apple's products. It's the iPod nano, and while he still loves the product, he's marked a strike against it for being too s...

Apple addresses iPod nano screen complaints

by Jan Kabili (Sep 27th 2005 9:30PM)

Some iPod nano users have been complaining of scratched and cracked nano screens, according to an article earlier today at news.com. This afternoon, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller responded to those complai...

iPod nano suit goes international

by Dave Caolo (Nov 8th 2005 4:00PM)

The class action suit that has been filed against Apple on behalf of iPod nano owners has reached the UK and Mexico. In brief, the suit claims that a design flaw allows the screen to become severely scratched after being subjected to normal use.Steve...

Icewear silicon sleeve for iPod nano

by Dave Caolo (Sep 8th 2005 3:00PM)

Well, that didn't take long. The iPod nano is barely out of the bassinet for 24 hours and the third party accessories are beginning to pop up. Tunewear has announced the Icewear nano, a silicone sleeve for the iPod nano. It slides on the iPod and kee...

Sleeves for nanos, too

by C.K. Sample, III (Nov 10th 2005 4:00PM)

Not only does the iPod nano now rock the Doom kasbah, but Apple has started shoving them in little white soft fabric sleeves, just like those included with the 5G iPods. When I called Steve Jobs about this earlier today, Steve said,* "Every tim...

Stocking Stuffer: DLO "nano fling" cases

by David Chartier (Nov 29th 2005 7:00PM)

Looking for an iPod nano case in the $30 range range for a holiday gift? Check out DLO's new nano fling cases for that fashion-conscious nano owner on your list. Made from leather and available in metallic pink or silver, the flip opens to reveal a b...

On this day in 2005 you could buy the first iPod nano

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 7th 2011 10:00AM)

Has it really been six years? The iPod nano was first made available for purchase on September 7, 2005. At the time it debuted, the iPod mini was (according to Steve Jobs) the most popular MP3 player in the world. Carrying on the tradition of "1...

Worst Scratched iPod Contest

by Damien Barrett (Jul 2nd 2006 6:00PM)

ColorEnvy.com is a company that provides scratch repair and custom paintjobs for your iPod(s), so it's only natural for them to have launched a contest to find the "worst scratched iPod." The winner of the contest will have their iPod's scratches fix...

iPod nano scratch lawsuit checks are in the mail

by Chris Rawson (Apr 8th 2010 10:30AM)

According to Engadget, people are finally starting to receive settlement checks for the iPod nano class action lawsuit that was filed shortly after the first-gen nano's release in 2005. Only days after the first nano debuted, people started noticing ...

iPod nano/classic take-aparts

by Dave Caolo (Sep 10th 2007 9:00PM)

People love to dismantle their expensive, new toys for whatever reason (probably the same reason I took transistor radios apart as a kid - to see "how it works"). Today, AppleInsider is pointing to fully illustrated take-aparts at iFixit.com - one f...

Original iPod nano owners benefit from scratch settlement

by Michael Rose (Jan 24th 2009 10:30AM)

The first generation of iPod nano models may have been small and sleek, but they also apparently had an image problem -- mainly, that it rapidly grew difficult to see the screen after the nicks and scratches began to accumulate on the face of the pla...

iWood nano wraps your nano in wood

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Oct 10th 2005 9:35PM)

So here we are, just a bit over a month out from the nano's release, and so begins the march of a thousand wacky accessories/cases. This is really a rather nice idea, and from what I can tell on their site, looks quite nicely implemented too. Miniot ...

iPod Nano screens not all they're cracked up to be?

by Scott McNulty (Sep 26th 2005 11:00AM)

CNet is reporting that some iPod nano owners are seeing their brand new nanos getting all scuffed up even though they were, like, totally careful with it. Now, this isn't exactly news since iPods are notorious for getting finger prints and scratches ...

iPod nano comparison shots

by C.K. Sample, III (Sep 18th 2005 7:00PM)

I just wanted to write up a quick post and let everyone know that I took some shots of our contest winner's iPod nano in its box and alongside the bag I'm sending with it. I also took pictures of my already scratched up iPod nano next to the box and ...