Brilliant - You Can't Scratch a Touch Video

[patrickj]

This video from Michell at Gear Diary is superb and funny and shows off the hardass iPod Touch screen. Tagline for the vid is great:
Note: No iPods were able to be harmed in the making of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xitR1lYh1fU

[geordisjd]

This video from Michell at Gear Diary is superb and funny and shows off the hardass iPod Touch screen. Tagline for the vid is great:


I haven't been able to scratch my iPhone either. Dog knows I've tried. Dropped it 10 times. Let the kid use it. Threw it in my 20-lb purse with my keys and other ill-advised items. Not a scratch in 3 months. My Treo 650 looks like it's been in a bath of hydrochloric acid.

[patrickj]

Wow. 20 pound purse sounds scary. I still find I treat mine as gentle as possible - carry it in a separate pocket to all keys etc. Habit of a lot of years with mobile devices I guess ...

[geordisjd]

Wow. 20 pound purse sounds scary. I still find I treat mine as gentle as possible - carry it in a separate pocket to all keys etc. Habit of a lot of years with mobile devices I guess ...

I know. I scare myself sometimes.

http://homepage.mac.com/jacdem/.Pictures/Other/keys.JPG

[patrickj]

Nice.
iPhone = good.
Beer = very, very good. But ... that should be a Grolsch - none of this Coors nonsense ...

[webb]

I think it was once supposed in these forums that the screen was made of a sapphire crystal. Rolex crystals are made of sapphire crystals which keep them very scratch resistant.

Alas, I don't believe it was ever proven what it was truly made of. At any rate, I still have a plastic film protector on the glass as a precaution.

FW

[coolie]

i think the reason why they changed the silver chrome from the iphone to the dark one on the touch ipod, is because the silver chrome can get scratched

[Lincoln]

The scratches on my iphone annoy me.
They're just minor dings, one above the camera, and a few on the chrome finish, but they stand out.

[jjvaldez]

i dont think that i'll be doing that test on my iphone.... this is a brave dude...

[geordisjd]

For those who prefer to watch a scratch test on their iPhone (unlike the flash movie above), there are a number of scratch-my-iPod-Touch movies on uTube, most of them unsuccessful in their endeavor.

[arothman]

My iPhone slipped out of my hand and skidded on the pavement in the parking lot at my office. It did get a couple of teeny little dings in the glass... almost imperceptible though.

[x999x]

Pretty cool, I think the iphone version of this was more of a testament to it's durability than this one.

I still don't use a case and I'm very pleased with it's durability for a pocket device. I could never treat my PocketPCs the way I treat my iPhone. The iphone is the best device I've ever owned despite the small gripes that come with it, I'm glad the iTouch fares the same, now I know what to get when I upgrade my media player :)

[scandalex]

Pretty cool, I think the iphone version of this was more of a testament to it's durability than this one.

I still don't use a case and I'm very pleased with it's durability for a pocket device. I could never treat my PocketPCs the way I treat my iPhone. The iphone is the best device I've ever owned despite the small gripes that come with it, I'm glad the iTouch fares the same, now I know what to get when I upgrade my media player :)

During my last trip to the Apple store, several of the employees said that the iPhone and iPod Touch do not share the same screen. I havent done any research to this affect, but apparently the iPhone screen is made from some sort of glass? where the Touch isnt?

I have a habit of asking questions to employees on an individual basis instead of as a group to see if I get the same answers or different answers from each.

I was surprised to say the least. I thought they shared the same screen. All of them agreed that they believe the screen on the iPhone is superior to that of the Touch.

Your thoughts......?