Product Description

Exercise to your favorite soundtrack with an 100% skip-free iPod nano and the iPod nano Armband. Simply wrap the band around your arm or wrist, secure it with the adjustable fasteners and you have easy access to all the controls. The iPod nano inserts easily into the pocket too and stays there. Just plug in a set of headphones and you're ready to run, lift, press, and more to the beat of your favorite toons without missing a second of it.

Product Details

• Color: Pink
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MA184G/A
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .18 pounds

Features

• Compatibility: iPod nano 1G
• The ultimate workout companion; a flexible, lightweight armband for you iPod nano
• Offers easy access to all controls
• Fun pink color
• 100 percent skip-free playback means you can run, ride, lift and more without missing a second of your favorite tunes

From the Manufacturer
Exercise your right to a great soundtrack with the ultimate workout duo: 100 percent skip-free iPod nano and one of five flexible, lightweight armbands. Offering easy access to all controls, iPod nano Armbands come in five colors: red, green, blue, pink or grey. Simply wrap the band around your arm or wrist and secure it with the adjustable fasteners. Then insert iPod nano--it slides right into its pocket and stays there. Now plug your headphones into the jack and press play. iPod nano's skip-free playback means you can run, ride, lift and more without missing a second of your favorite tunes.

iPod Compatibility
iPod nano 1G

Customer Reviews

Nice but pricey
This armband deserves 5 stars but doesnt get is because of one reason:

The Velcro holds it on my arm niceley, but you can not have it excactly where you want it because you cant bend the spaced out velcro dots in half. Hopefully my arm will grow so it isnt so snug.

The great things about this armband are:

-It is smooth and comfortable feeling on your skin
-It protects the ipod very well (except for the screen, it is never covered)
-It looks really nice, much better than the other armbands for other iPods's.

Overall, this thing is a must if you excersize or jog..too bad it has to be so expensive though. It was made in a sweatshop for 40 cents, the m.s.r.p. is slightly more. (Hey, I bought it and apple knows people will.)

Update: This armband gets dirty and creases really easily, I have found myself returning it and buying a new one knowing it will get worn out fast. Suggestion: wipe off part that touches skin after each use with wet cloth, it wont stain then.

Good, but pricey and one flaw.
Okay, first off, this does exactly what you want it to do--it holds your nano in place while you work out/run/whatever. The nano is quite secure in its holder despite the top half being exposed, and at no time have I been the least bit worried about it popping out and breaking. Access to the touch wheel is excellent, and the thin piece of plastic over it doesn't hamper your control over the wheel in the least.

I have two small gripes about this armband. First, there's simply not much to it, and $30 for this little thing is a rip if ever there was one. Second, there's no elastic loop in which you can coil up excess headphone wire and keep it out of the way. Whenever I work out, I manage to yank out the headphones at least once or twice due to the excess wire hanging down to my waist. Now I'm sure I can finagle something--i.e. wrap the wire around the armband or wedge it in the velcro--but considering that this feature is standard in just about every other armband, I'm amazed that this one doesn't have it.

Overrated
I've owned one of these blue armbands for about 4 months now and use it on average 4 times a week. Here's my evaluation, put simply:

Pros: (1) Looks cool on your arm at the gym. People know you have a Nano, because, hey, it's right there on your arm. (2) Comfortable stretchy material.

Cons: (1) Velcro dots are spaced about 3/4 inch apart. If your arm circumference falls somewhere in between those dots, you end up rubbing the tip of the band against the side of your chest, snagging your shirt throughout your workout. Apple should've gone the extra distance and put a solid piece of velcro on the band instead. (2) The band material picks up dirt like nothing else. No problem if you wash it after every workout, but for those who work out on a regular basis & have better things to do than wash an armband, the bottom line is that it gets grimy-looking. (3) Brightness of the blue has faded over time. Perhaps has to do with the frequent washings. (4) Not that convenient to switch songs or see the screen while exercising. Use a playlist or the shuffle option. (5) Leaves the cord from the earphones too long. There should be some kind of cord-wrapping/shortening function included in the armband. I tuck the excess cord in between my arm & the band while running - fine, but annoying to have to do.

Anyway, I think the above criticism is appropriate given the high cost of this item. Give me a belt clip anyday.