Belkin rolls out three leather iPod nano cases

Belkin today announced three form-fitting leather cases for the iPod nano, designed to reinforce Apple's minimalist industrial design approach. The Carabineer case with its fine-grain leather construction provides easy accessibility to ports, features a locking clasp, and ships with a carabineer clip for hands-free carrying. Belkin's Nano Flip case offers a built-in cable management mechanism, and is designed with a multi-mount clip/hook providing a variety of ways to access the Nano. The Belkin Nano Folio case (pictured at right) secures the Nano around the wrist with a lanyard strap, also offering easy accessibility to all ports of the device. These new leather cases from Belkin will be available for $25 in October.

Site catalogs iPod nano LCD flaw

Several iPod nano owners are reporting inexplicable screen failures within the first few days of owning the music player. The affected screens appear to be cracked, but owners cannot recall any events that would lead to such damage. In the cases cataloged by flawedmusicplayer.com, no impact marks are visible on the cracked displays. Most users report leaving their Nano in a pocket for an extended period of time, and discovering a destroyed display when they remove the device to use it. It is unclear if a design flaw, poor manufacturing, or something else is to blame for the seemingly delicate display. iPod repair company iPodResQ reports a temporary price increase on its iPod nano screen replacement service due to "overwhelming demand."

zCover offers iSA micro Duo Pack for iPod nano...

zCover this week released its iSA micro Duo Pack Fashionable Silicone Protective Cases for the Apple's iPod nano. The zCover iSA micro Duo Pack offers a selection of nine colors, while each zCover "iSA micro" Duo Pack contains two individual designed protective cases, one in lanyard style and one in sheath style. This Duo Pack also features one hard crystal clear screen protector and a removable lanyard. "The iSA micro lanyard design allows you to show off your unique personality by wearing it around your neck. This design provides serious protection from scratching the surface of iPod nano."

Griffin ships iFM for iPod

Griffin Technology today announced it has begun shipping its iFM device, its radio, remote, and recorder for Apple's iPod. The iFM combines FM radio tuning, recording and remote control in an aluminum enclosure. "With the flip of a switch users can now switch seamlessly between controlling their music library and listening to their favorite FM radio programming. Use the iFM as an inline remote to control the iPod's transport controls, great for workouts, biking or hiking." In addition, iFM can be used as a recording device with the ability to capture sound using the built-in microphone or to capture live FM radio directly to the iPod. The iFM is $50. A version for the iPod nano will be available in November, according to the company.