Here's a feedback letter I just sent to iSkin about their Evo2 iPod protector. At first I thought I'd just point out that they had some design flaws, but then I just got angry.

Hi,

I love the idea of the iSkin, but I have a little complaint. I spent $400 on my 40GB iPod back in January and I wanted to protect my investment from the rigors of daily use. I decided on an iSkin EVO2 because, from the soft-contact screen cover to the ventilated back surfaace, your descriptions made a convincing argument for it being an effective means of protection.

I just removed the iSkin from my iPod so that I could use the dock that has been sitting idle since the iSkin makes the iPod to big to fit and was horrified to find that the iSkin, while protecting my iPod from scratches had actually caused scratches itself. The dust that entered alongside the click wheel was held in place by the iSkin causing a fog to appear, the RevoClip backer has etched a halo around my Apple Logo and each of the 6 "soft contacts" on the screen cover has created a distinct dot on the front face.

I think that the iSkin is a great concept, but I would have been better served by one of those cheap iSocks than by your scratch-o-matic. I think it is irresponsible to continue to sell these products as protective devices.

I guess I really don't think this is too harsh. I love my iPod even if they did lower the prices a week after I bought it and I thought I was protecting it by getting an iSkin. I don't know now if I'll just stick it in my back pocket or what, but I don't want to put it back in the iSkin.

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