XtremeMac's latest Sportwrap ($30) is designed to work with both the fourth- and fifth-generation iPod nanos, adding small evolutions to the company's classic series of armbands. The new one includes an integrated cord manager, a matte-finished front play-through protective window, and a combination of neoprene, Velcro, and Lycra materials that is safe to wash. While Sportwrap isn't...

Virtually unchanged from earlier versions of its iPod nano 4G cases, Gecko Gear's new Gecko Glove ($13), Ice Case ($13), and Sports Armband ($20) for iPod nano 5G offer you the choice of either silicone (Glove) or hard clear plastic (Ice) protection for parts of the iPod nano. Gecko includes a cleaning cloth and screen protector with each item, but no Click Wheel coverage, and the tailoring o...

This week's Ask iLounge topics: Identifying purchased tracks in iTunes, iPhone 3GS Airplane Mode requirement, Advanced Smart Playlists in iTunes 9, Restoring iTunes from external hard drive, iTunes Store country restrictions, iPod nano 5G speaker compatibility

There's some cool stuff inside Apple's recently-introduced iPod nano 5G media player, including an incredibly tiny VGA sensor and for those looking to take a gander, the guys at iFixIt have already posted a teardown of the device.

One of the relatively underappreciated features of the fifth-generation iPod nano is Apple’s inclusion of realtime video filters—overlays, color and lens distorters, and other neat little tricks that enable the device to create more than just vanilla video imagery. Now pair those filters with H2O Audio’s Capture case, the first waterproof case for the new nano, and the only way w...

Filed under: Audio, Software Update, iPod nano This week Apple issued an update to the iPod nano, bringing it to version 1.0.2. Fixes and additions include: Fixed audiobook playbook setting so Normal, Slower, Faster, works for audio podcasts Resolved issue where Genius Mixes did not work when using the Nike+ Sport Kit Accessibility setting for Mono Audio in

First, Power Support released Metal Gear Solid versions of its Air Jacket cases for the iPod touch and iPhone; now the company has a similarly hard-core license: Sanrio's Hello Kitty. Offered in versions for the iPod nano 4G ($30), iPod touch 2G ($35), and iPhone 3G/3GS ($40), the Hello Kitty Case varies from device to device; the iPhone and iPod touch versions are white, clear, or black Air ...

Consisting of two halves that split apart to reveal the microphone’s 3.5mm connector and a protective cap, iPill samples arrived in two versions: white with a red cap, and black with an orange cap, each highly similar to an actual pill except for size—iPill is larger—and the presence of a tiny eyelet on one side that could be attached to a thinly designed wrist strap or necklace ...

New concept photos of the iPhone 4G have emerged - with some cool new touches we think might actually make it to the final version. The new concepts by Seraphan includes some well-thought out ideas - imagine being able to pick up the iPhone in a whole gamut of colours a la the iPod nano. OK, we're not sure it's that important in tech terms, but the pictures still look pretty, so we'...

Yes, here we go again! Another case maker has just pictured their new iPod touch G3 and iPod Nano 5G cases! Now, obviously, the screenshot is from an iPod 1G running firmware 1.1, but as we can see, it has a camera, and it also still has a metal bezel. It also has metal buttons