Urban Camouflage: The Muffpod

By Guy Cocker on 10 August 2005, 11:12am

Let's face it, iPods may look lovelier than Natalie Portman covered in treacle, but Apple seemingly makes them from the most scratchable material on earth. Once you've taken a virginal 'Pod on its first trip around town, the resulting marks and fingerprints make it look like you've ridden it down a hill of sandpaper and broken glass. What you need is protection. What you need is a Muff.

All the way from Australia, the Muffpod's combination of a soft, cushioned interior and a tough Army exterior makes for an interesting combination -- like a soldier running around in full cammo gear secretly wearing pink stockings and suspenders underneath. Perhaps you'd prefer something more suited to the urban jungle, from the fantastically named 'Oldman' to no-nonsense 'Tarty' -- if the latter were made over here, it would surely be the 'Chavmuff'.

We like the Army muff so much we've got a matching case for our iBook as well. We had to stop short of the iPod mini beanbag, but if you cradle yours to your bosom every morning, it could be the perfect treat for your favourite piece of consumer cool. -GC