xtrememac case mod!

[ibons]

upgraded from my gen2 pod to the new dockpod recently, and sold off the old one..

as there hasn't been any cases for the new pod out yet, and i like my xtrememac case pretty much.. i sorta went mad with a penknife.. and here's the result...

granted, it's nothing fancy but it does the job

[ibons]

the fit's a bit loose though due to the new slim shape of the dockpod, but until xtrememac comes out with a new version this willl have to do.. overall still not too bad, the remote plug even fits thorough the top opening!

i sort of like marware's neoprene but the cutout on their new cases look pretty dodgy, and my preference is a case with a cover. their convertible seems to be a bit thick for my taste.

Warning: don't try this unless you are prepared to sacrifice your xtrememac case.. the original opening i had planned was a bit smaller and better fitting than this, but i mis-cut and almost ruined the whole piece of transparent soft plastic.. luckily i could salvage it by enlarging the opening. perhaps anyone else game could try using some sort of hard material to protect the area they don't want to slice off.

p.s. yes, that's saran wrap around my dockpod.. didn't want to risk it being scratched while it is bouncing around inside the case

[Kenny]

Nice Modification. :)

And seeing how the new CEO Classic cases are being modified by Mareware for the new iPods, I wouldnt be surprised if Xtrememac did the samething (design wise) as you did with that case.

[ibons]

Originally posted by Kenny
Nice Modification. :)

And seeing how the new CEO Classic cases are being modified by Mareware for the new iPods, I wouldnt be surprised if Xtrememac did the samething (design wise) as you did with that case.

well i'm just hoping that they'll make a new cases smaller for a snug fit, and perhaps put a thin layer of transparent plastic over the buttons as they are touch-sensitive.

the headphone openings will also have to be a tad bigger the current one is somewhat tight.

i'm honoured that the ipodlounge mods think my post worthy of the front page :), just wanted to show what i did ;) thanks!

[beanlambert]

its probably been answered before but what the #### is saran wrap. Being in the UK, i think the closest we have is clingfilm, but it is stupidly thin, and wrinkles so you cant get it flat.

In one post there was a photo of an ipod with it on, and it was perfectly flat, and looked thicker. This would be ideal for me, because i carry my ipod in my pocket at school every day, and do not need protection against bashes, just scratches. And the smaller the better.

Is it like the bendy pvc u get in wallets for putting id in, or like sticky back plastic for laminating? Im gonna experiment on my secgen 10gb, cause it 'broke' and gave its insurance money for my gen3;) ;) .

lol i like rambling, and ive injected some controversy now.

[kamj12]

the one you saw on the pic (if i'm correct) uses those PDA screen protectors, they are purely thin plastic wraps and will not leave any sticky behind if you peel it off.

hope this helps

[ibons]

Originally posted by beanlambert
its probably been answered before but what the #### is saran wrap. Being in the UK, i think the closest we have is clingfilm, but it is stupidly thin, and wrinkles so you cant get it flat.

In one post there was a photo of an ipod with it on, and it was perfectly flat, and looked thicker. This would be ideal for me, because i carry my ipod in my pocket at school every day, and do not need protection against bashes, just scratches. And the smaller the better.

Is it like the bendy pvc u get in wallets for putting id in, or like sticky back plastic for laminating? Im gonna experiment on my secgen 10gb, cause it 'broke' and gave its insurance money for my gen3;) ;) .

lol i like rambling, and ive injected some controversy now.

funny you should ask, i just posted a link a couple of hours back (http://www.ipodlounge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=219). if you look closely, actually the scientific name for cling fling *is* saran wrap, saran's the name of that particular type of plastic, but we have all kinds of brands now just that the original brand was saran too.

well the bendy pvc may be neater looking, but if they are really pda screen protectors they probably cost a lot more (i.e. $2 for a 20m roll of cling flim or $5 for a single sheet of pda protectors)...

if you try real carefully you can actually get cling flim to look quite good...

[Timmy Yak]

Originally posted by beanlambert
its probably been answered before but what the #### is saran wrap. Being in the UK, i think the closest we have is clingfilm, but it is stupidly thin, and wrinkles so you cant get it flat.

In one post there was a photo of an ipod with it on, and it was perfectly flat, and looked thicker. This would be ideal for me, because i carry my ipod in my pocket at school every day, and do not need protection against bashes, just scratches. And the smaller the better.

Is it like the bendy pvc u get in wallets for putting id in, or like sticky back plastic for laminating? Im gonna experiment on my secgen 10gb, cause it 'broke' and gave its insurance money for my gen3;) ;) .

lol i like rambling, and ive injected some controversy now.

Saran Wrap over here is the same thing as clingfilm over there.

As for the case you saw, I know which one you are talking about, but I don't remember the name of it (I think it might have been iPod Sleeve?). What it's made of is kind of the same stuff as PDA screen protectors, but it doesn't have adhesive on the back. It's made of a high static material, like what Colorforms used to be made of. (For those that don't know of Colorforms, they're like those stickers that you would stick on the inside of your car windows.)

[Kevin]

I'm a long-time lurker and have enjoyed browsing the forums for quite awhile, but I never wanted to register on the nasty old forums :) My 30gb dockpod should arrive from Taiwan on Thursday, so says Fedex.

I think I'm going to saran wrap this beast when it gets here (PDA protectors at OfficeMax were $17.00 for a box!)

How do you do this? Do you cover the entire ipod? Do the touch-sensitive buttons get covered, or do you cut out holes for every control surface? Can they pick up touches through the plastic? I've heard the buttons are electrosensitive, and plastic is an insulator. Do you use tape to hold the saran wrap on?

Looking forward to getting a case so I don't get made fun of for having a ghettoPod

[ibons]

Originally posted by Kevin
I'm a long-time lurker and have enjoyed browsing the forums for quite awhile, but I never wanted to register on the nasty old forums :) My 30gb dockpod should arrive from Taiwan on Thursday, so says Fedex.

I think I'm going to saran wrap this beast when it gets here (PDA protectors at OfficeMax were $17.00 for a box!)

How do you do this? Do you cover the entire ipod? Do the touch-sensitive buttons get covered, or do you cut out holes for every control surface? Can they pick up touches through the plastic? I've heard the buttons are electrosensitive, and plastic is an insulator. Do you use tape to hold the saran wrap on?

Looking forward to getting a case so I don't get made fun of for having a ghettoPod

hey, ghetto's the new black! uh well anyways, here's how i did it.

1) spread cling wrap on flat surface. try to keep it smoothed out
2) put ipod face down on clingwrap. slice off the extra bits of cling wrap to leave a moderately sized piece to wrap the pod in
- rule of thumb is a overlap of slightly more than 1/2 of the width/height of the ipod on each side(depending on which side)
3) carefully fold one side at a time over the back of the ipod till it's completely wrapped
4) carefully cut out the bits at the remote, earphone and dock connectors.
5) the touch sensitive buttons still work through the wrap apparently the plastic still allows for a bit of charge to go through
6) re-do it umpteen times until you realise it can never be perfect.
7) give up and just try to make do with a slightly crumpled wrap till the new cases come

haha. sad but true.:rolleyes:

[beanlambert]

mine has wrinkles cause i dropped the roll and chased it over the kitchen, then wrapped it all up a bit wonky and left it for a few hours.... *sigh* :rolleyes:

[vaporeso]

My 30gb dockpod should arrive from Taiwan on Thursday, so says Fedex.
I think I'm going to saran wrap this beast when it gets here (PDA protectors at OfficeMax were $17.00 for a box!)


You spend $500 on an mp3 player but don't want to spend $17 to protect it, so you rather wrap the iPod (which heats up slightly) in a sticky plastic used to preserve foods. I mean I am master of cheap myself, but there's a line.

[ibons]

Originally posted by vaporeso
You spend $500 on an mp3 player but don't want to spend $17 to protect it, so you rather wrap the iPod (which heats up slightly) in a sticky plastic used to preserve foods. I mean I am master of cheap myself, but there's a line.

well it's not a matter of not being able to afford but the value of the thing.. the ipod is worth every cent of $500 but no way are a bunch of scratch resistant plastic sheets worth $17, especially not when most of us are just gonna junk the plastic sheets for a proper case when they are launched.

personally, i think saran wrap is pretty decent precisely because it can preserve food. this means it can also withstand the microwave, thus making it suitable to withstand the heat the ipod generates

just my 2 cents, i have nothing against screen protectors, i spent $15 on a single sheet for my pda, but i think they should just be used on screens, not wasted on wrapping something i'm gonna get a proper case for.

[Kevin]

Originally posted by vaporeso
You spend $500 on an mp3 player but don't want to spend $17 to protect it, so you rather wrap the iPod (which heats up slightly) in a sticky plastic used to preserve foods. I mean I am master of cheap myself, but there's a line.

Yeah, if I was purchasing a permanent protection solution, I would go with the PDA screen protectors, but I only intended to use plastic wrap for a week or two until we get some cases.

[Impulse29]

Hmmm... There are actually some pretty good cases out there at the moment. What I consider a good case is one with a good fit (not loose), nice look, and has to prevent scratches.

I really like some of the ones from Marware. My overall favorite is the CEO Classic for the new iPod because it is leather, and has a cover. It looks like it is a tight fit which I like. Other cases from Marware which I don't really like are the SportSuit series. They look very loose, and I dislike the neoprene (I had a SportSuit Sleeve for my old iPod, and I didn't enjoy it.)

When looking at the SportSuit series, it looks like there is a clear plastic cover over the iPod which is under the cloth. I think that this would be a good case for the iPod (like the iSee). The plastic would have to be very thin for me though.

Some other ones I like come from another company. Netalog has many nice ones, but they all have the same flaw for me.:

1. The DLO PodFolio is nice except that I do not particularly like that there is a piece of leather above the wheel. I think that this does not have much support, and will stretch. I also do not like that the screen is covered by a clear rubber coating.

2. The DLO Executive PodFolio has the same flaw as the one above because the screen is covered by the clear film. It is better than the top one because the leather above the wheel is held by the film. I do not like that the buttons are covered by the same film. I do like the cover because it protects the iPod's front.

3. The DLO NeoPod I do not like because of the shape, and because the buttons/ display are covered with film. I do however like what the did with the Neoprene becuase it is tighter than that from Marware, and doesn't look cheap. I have doubts about how the buttons will work through the plastic?

4. I really like the DLO Jam Jacket. I think that it is a good idea, and replaces the old saran-wrap. I think that many people admire how the iPod looks, and do not want to cover it with leather. The rubber is very tight (like a tiger), and is very thin. This would be my first choice in this category.


I do not want to say that any of the products listed above are better or worse than the others, but these are just my opinions. I think that they all serve the same purpose, and are made for very different types of people. For me, I have my likes, and dislikes, but the ones I would recommend for people like me are the DLO Jam Jacket, and the Marware CEO Classic.

The information from Marware was gathered from: Marware iPod 3rd Generation cases (http://www.marware.com/iPod_new2.html)
The information from Netalog was gathered from: /Everything iPod (Netalog) (http://www.everythingipod.com/)

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