OtterBox iPod Nano 3G Waterproof Cases For SummerTime

Posted on April 28, 2008
Filed Under iPhone Accessories

It’s springtime, and it means that summer is just around the corner with its showers. The case is whether to leave your iPod at home or get it wet. There is no reason to worry, because there are cases from OtterBox designed to keep your portable player safe and waterproof.

OtterBox iPod Nano 3G Armor Case 40$

The Armor models expand the line of truly waterproof iPod cases. A gasket forms a watertight seal as you close the case with your nano in it, keeping out water. Rubber bumpers inside create shock protection, and plastic case itself is crushproof.

Nano being in the Armor case, the Hold switch is inaccessible, but a thick membrane over the iPod’s Click Wheel controls playback and volume. With its 4.4^2.8^0.6 inches, an Armor case with 3G iPod nano is more weighty than the iPod alone.

A removable belt clip on the back functions as a place for wrapping excess headphone cable. An optional armband ($15) can be chosen instead.

OtterBox iPod Nano 3G Defender Case 30$

The iPod Nano 3G Defender Case features a slim water-resistant design consisting of a hard-plastic internal shell with a silicone external skin as a cover. Your 3G iPod placed between front and back of plastic shell, which snap close together when closed. Then black-silicone skin is stretched over the shell for additional layer of shock protection.

Hold switch is also inaccessible, like Armor’s. The iPod’s screen and Click Wheel are clearly observed and can be used through openings in the case. A thin, clear-polycarbonate sheet protects iPod and is much thinner than the membrane on the Armor case.

Although you may connect Apple’s USB dock cable through Defender, you wom’t be able to use other dock-connector accessories. Also a strip of silicone over the bottom-front of the case is too thin.

So Defender offers slightly less shock protection than Armor case, but the price is less as well.