I’m not much a fan of keyboard covers. I mean, I get their importance; I learned that on my first freelance gig for a guy who happened to be a heavy smoker. Although his walls, curtains, computer and desktop had all turned various shades of a sickly yellow color, his keyboard was sparkly clean because it was under a protective silicone cover. Made me wish I had one for my lungs.

But I’ve never liked the feel of them, aside from on laptops. The covers made the keys feel squishy, like trying to type through a balloon. And although they generally fit fairly well, there would inevitably one or two keys the cover had to stretch to fit, causing it to sit too high on the neighboring keys. Except for in the most extreme of work environments, keyboard covers just were never worth the effort.

GadgetWrap’s KeySkins have put an end to that, making them the first keyboard protectors I will continue to use once the review period is over.

It’s safe to assume at this point that we’ll be seeing the 4G iPod nano at the September Apple event next week. And, with new iPods comes the inevitable flood of new iPod cases, leaving owners of the previous model behind. 3G iPod nano owners need not despair, however, as there’ll certainly be no shortage of cases available to them for quite some time.

After the break, we’ll take a look at two armband-style nano cases: Gadget Wrap’s nano Case Value Pack and the iSkin DuoBand.

Gadget Wrap—distributor of the KeySkin keyboard cover for MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Apple aluminum wired and wireless keyboards—has announced the release of the Nano Case Value Pak, the next product in its new line of high quality product offerings. Designed for today’s busy, the Nano Case Value Pak is constructed from durable silicone to provide more »