The iPod touch has a reputation for indestructibility - but is it deserved? It's a pretty big risk to take with your new toy. If you're the risk-averse type, this case's tight fit and responsive screen cover make it worth checking out.
by Toby Nieboer
I'm more of an iPhone man myself, but my dad volunteered up his iPod Touch when I was sent the
Speck SeeThru for testing. It must have worked out though - three weeks later, he's still using it.
There are four pieces in the package: the front, back, screen protector and belt clip. Assembly is relatively easy - you place the Touch into the back piece, then the screen protector over the front of the Touch (it fits the screen contours perfectly), then snap the front piece into place. This part is a little dicey, in that you have to exert a little bit more pressure than seems safe.
Once it snaps in though, your Touch experience is completely unchanged. As you can see in the picture above, the hard, coloured shell leaves the screen, home button and lock buttons uncovered. The screen is just as responsive (and visible) as ever despite what feels like a thick, rigid plastic cover. The shell fits perfectly with no wiggle room whatsoever.
The packaging on the Speck shell I reviewed made mention of the included clip's function as a stand, and the belt clip does lock into an open position to make this possible. However, this only works if you're standing the Touch upright in the portrait display mode. When tilting the Touch sideways into landscape mode - the orientation in which the Touch plays video - the belt clip does not function as a usable stand. This may be the reason the
Speck site does not currently make mention of this function.
All in all, if you're going to use a cover for your iPod Touch then the Speck SeeThru is the best one I've seen.
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