bodyguardz skin for ipod classic

BodyGuardz Skin for iPod Classic

A while back I got a sample of these strange iPod skins from

BodyGuardz and was a little apprehensive. My simple slip-on skin I'd

gotten from a dollar store had been treating me just fine and while

this film skin would allow my iPod to go au natural and still be

protected, the whole idea of it scared me.

BodyGuardz are "made from the same material that is used to protect

the front of automobiles," which sounds impressive until you realize

that car manufacturers don't hand you a template, a set of

instructions, and a spray bottle to protect the front of your car. The

BodyGuardz box comes with two sets of skins for front and back (one's

a spare), a spray fluid bottle, a little plastic squeegee, and lots of

demanding instructions to make you wonder if you really want to use

this on a $250 piece of machinery:

"DO NOT SPRAY YOUR DEVICE"

"Once the adhesive is contaminated with dirt it cannot be cleaned!"

"Do not push too hard. You do not want to stretch or scratch the

film's surface."

"Make sure to squeegee out all the moisture and soap!"

"Do not remove the film after it has set for a period of greater than

10 minutes."

"Go slow until you are more experienced."

More experienced? Am I applying for a job here? Yes, it is feels like

the first day at a new job applying this film and it's not something

to be done while inebriated or multitasking. Or outdoors: "Wind and

dirt are your enemies." But hey, at least they filmed a YouTube video

you can watch to see how it's done.

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It's the end result that matters though and despite my anxiety---and

instructions that made me feel like a demanding boss was watching---I

got it done and it's beautiful. My iPod is back to being white instead

of blue and this guard doesn't collect dust and dirt the way my cheap

skin did. The screen looks better for video too since the film goes

directly onto the screen. It's hard to even tell the thing is there,

which is kinda the point. No extra stuff.

I worried that I would be stuck with this thing for life should I

change my mind, but the company says you can remove it with no residue

left behind.

Besides the BodyGuardz for iPod, they also come in pre-cut models for

the other iPod models, the Palm Treo, portable game players from Sony

or Nintendo, and more. At a list price of $25, these things may have

the fattest margins of anything I've ever reviewed here, but that's

space-age tech for you I guess. If you want to protect your gadget

with something that's barely there, this is the ticket.

Get the iPod Bodyguardz at J and R

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