<p>+1 to ucidad on unnecessary screen protectors. I just did some Google research and found the same thing. That is good to know.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I see the shiny backs are not as well protected. I don’t want mine getting scratched so a clear protector for the back may be warranted.</p>
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<p>I also love my case- I trash pretty much everything & it helps me keep a better grip on it- however- it doesn’t help the music changing when I stick it in my back pocket. Now if only I could find something that would work to keep my headphones untangled and with my ipod.
I don’t know how they always get in knots 
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<p>Respectfully disagree with uci. In some research labs iPod, iPhone, iPad and other touch-screen devices are used to control instruments and as data enrty interfaces for ELNs. If I splash a nasty chemical on my iPad’s screen in the lab, what would I prefer to do: decontaminate the screen or wipe the chemical, peel off the protector and apply a new one? Or if even if you don’t work in the lab, what would you do if you accidentally smudge superglue on the screen?</p>
<p>Even if you are not working in a lab and aren’t into crafts, it still makes perfect sense to use a screen protector. Are your hands dust and sweat free when you touch your iPhone? Lots of finger rubing against a glass screen will eventually etch the glass.</p>
<p>Bunsen,</p>
<p>I respect your opinion and have really struggled with figuring out what to do to protect my stuff. I’ve carried a cell phone for years and always bought cases. I’ve discovered the cases don’t protect the phone very well because dirt gets in between the case and the phone and rubs away. My wife’s (who doesn’t use a case) phone actually is in nicer shape than my own because it doesn’t have a case on it.</p>
<p>I also want to be in style. We see people who text holding their phone in their left hand and use a forefinger to peck at the keys. I think most of us agree that it’s not a stylish way to text. I want to do the same with my iPod. While I want to protect it, I want to use it in a way that seems stylish and hip rather than old fogey like. </p>
<p>My feeling is that most people I see have either a clear shield or a bumper type case…but not actually a soft case that they use to pull their iPod out of when they go to use it. I love the soft cases (like socks) but don’t see a lot of people using them.</p>
<p>I don’t bother with cases. These electronic devices have a limited lifetime and acquiring a few dings and dangs is normal. I don’t text so I don’t have to worry about being stylish. I do carry around an external keyboard if I feel the need to do some writing.</p>
<p>Ha-ha! I’m typing this with both hands on my iPhone which has a screen protector ( already paid for itself) and is enclosed into an iFrogz hard shell. I threaded a cheapo Nikon wrist strap through the opening for the volume control buttons, and I can carry the gadget like a camera. It is very handy on the Metro buses - when thugs see that my phone is “attached” to my body, they do not bother to go for “grab and run”.</p>
<p>If one really wants to go upscale, Gucci, LV and Fendi make iPod and iPad cases :rolleyes: These would be a reall waste of money, IMO, but these sell out quickly, so there has to be a market for them. Bottom line: whatever works for you.</p>
<p>I think all the hipsters just put Obama stickers on the back of their iPhones. Or, was that last year?</p>