TwoTallSocks

I’m just reviewing all kinds of stuff these days!

We got one of these DLO Jam Jacket Mini cases for Jenee’s new iPod Mini. You can order them on Everything iPod if you decide you want one. They have a lot of other different kinds of cases as well, and they shipped out my order the next day after I ordered, so they seem to have pretty quick service.

I couldn’t find any decent pictures of the case, and it’s in California right now with my wife so I can’t take any at the moment. I hate it when e-commerce sites don’t have good pictures. That’s one downfall of the Everything iPod store, their pictures are terrible.

Basically it is just a silicone sleeve that you squeeze onto the iPod. The entire top is open, allowing you to access the headphone jack and hold switch, and this is also how you slide it on. Then there is a hole for the scroll wheel, and a hole in the bottom for the dock connector.

It’s easy to put on, just stick the iPod in it and pull it on like a sock. A very grippy, sticky sock. You wouldn’t want to wear a sock like this, but it’s good for the iPod.

The silicone is maybe an 1/8th of an inch thick, and provides good shock protection from minor bumps. My big iPod doesn’t have a case, and I’m always worried it’s going to damage it by sitting on the shelf in the Element when we go over bumps. This case would absorb most of that shock. It won’t protect it from major drops very much of course.

It also makes the iPod “sticky” because of the silicone, which keeps it from sliding around in the car, or being accidentally brushed off of a table or desk.

The hole for the scroll wheel fits just right and allows complete access to all of the controls.

You can still plug the iPod into the sync cable with the case on, which is nice. I’m not sure if you can set it in a dock or not with it on though, because I don’t have one. I would guess that you can’t though.

This case is also cheaper than most, at only $20.

So what isn’t to like about it?

• You can’t use the belt clip that comes with the iPod when you have the case on, because of the added size.

• Other accessories like the Dock connector may not fit properly with the case on.

• It’s kind of a pain to take off because it sticks to the iPod so well.

• The thin layer of silicone that covers the screen sucks and makes it really hard to see the screen. We may cut it out of ours, because it’s just not worth it.

• Because the silicone is so sticky it picks up dirt and dust a lot and looks dirty pretty quickly. The part covering the screen is really really sticky. The part covering the body isn’t so bad.

• The case mutes the color of your iPod, and covers up any custom engraving you had put on it.

• There is nothing covering the dock connector when you aren’t using it, which could allow dust and grime into the fragile workings of the connector.

But overall it’s a nice little case, and pretty affordable as well.