September 28, 2007 6:43 AM PDT

Virtual skin for the iPhone

by Candace Lombardi
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Gelaskins on iPod Nano.

Gelaskin on iPod nano.

(Credit: Candace Lombardi/CNET News.com)

Gelaskins offer matching desktop wallpaper to go with skins.

(Credit: Candace Lombardi/CNET News.com)
Gelaskins on iPhone

Gelaskins are now available for the iPhone.

(Credit: Candace Lombardi/CNET News.com)

NEW YORK--Another new iPod, another new chance for accessory makers to try something new.

As you know, CNET has been a fan of the Gelaskins. The company continues to deliver on its that's-so-simple -and-probably-cheap-to-make -why-didn't-I-think-of-it, yet practical and inexpensive vinyl protectors.

Yes, Gelaskins seems to be a one-trick pony. But you know what? It works.

The vinyl iPod, laptop and now iPhone protecting art that the company was showing at DigitalLife 2007 now comes with free desktop wallpaper to match.

The corresponding desktop art is downloadable from the Gelaskins Web site.

The "Steampunk" Gelaskin by Colin Thompson closely resembles the mysterious Antikythera Mechanism.

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our world rotating. A journalist who divides her time between the United States and the United Kingdom, Lombardi has written about technology for the sites of The New York Times, CNET, USA Today, MSN, ZDNet, Silicon.com, and GameSpot. E-mail her at candacelombardi@gmail.com. She is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not a current employee of CNET.
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about the skins
by darkdevil924 September 28, 2007 8:08 AM PDT
The ipod skins are actually a good thing. it lets people coustimize their phone but at the same time, they don't let people express their indeviduality.
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Even Better than the Gelaskin!
by Bloodygene October 1, 2007 4:50 PM PDT
Check out my custom skin. :) And it's free! Well, I contributed a buck at the rally.

http://bloodygene.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html#8097907101197375227
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New iPod Nano
by Dexter10016 October 16, 2007 7:58 AM PDT
Found a cool contest to win a new ipod nano (w/ video):
http://www.stratadirect.com/iPod/
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