Hand made iPod shuffle "Wrappers" now shipping

Wrappers are a new kind of limited edition slip on case for the iPod shuffle. They're available world-wide in over 40 different designs with prices starting at £8.00. "Every Wrapper is an original, hand made, limited edition, embroidered work of art. The most complex designs have over  25,000 stitches - which works out at over 400 stitches per square centimetre - with up to ten colours. This gives Wrappers a knitted, tactile feel in your hand which you'll love after years of shiny plastic." You can purchase Wrappers online using a PayPal account. Customers who don't have a PayPal account will be asked to fill in a name, address and credit card details.

XtremeMac focuses efforts on iPod platform

XtremeMac today announced an effort to focus all of its resources on the iPod market, selling its line of pro server products to Gizmac. The highly popular XrackPRO and XtroVERT server products, will now be manufactured, marketed and sold by Gizmac. XrackPRO and XtroVERT comprise XtremeMac's pro solutions business unit. Gizmac, an Apple-centric accessory company, is led by Tim Cave, one of the original founders of XtremeMac and co- creator of the pro product line. "Now that Gizmac has acquired our pro solutions business unit, XtremeMac can focus solely on the iPod market and fulfill our commitment to bringing the best iPod accessories to the industry."

egrips offer iPod protection, better grip

Flexible Innovations today released egrips appliqués designed for the Apple iPod. The super-grippy egrips appliqués adhere to an iPod, giving it a unique appearance and providing a better grip, to keep it from slipping out of your hand or off any surface. Unlike iPod tattoos, egrips are intended to be more than cosmetic. egrips appliqués are made of an easy to clean, durable, silicone based material designed to protect the device. egrips appliqués are also available for cell phones, smart phones, PDAs, digital cameras and many other mobile devices. Two-packs are $15 and three-packs are $20.