[Ti] definitely OT: iPod nano material

[Dr Trevor J. Hutley]

This is definitely off-topic, but maybe some of you early-adopters  
can answer this question:

                                     Does anyone know what material 
(s) the iPod nano is made from ?

As a professor of polymer technology (=plastics), I am interested to  
know if the iPod nano is made of plastics only, and if so, which ones.

The TV ad (I have only seen it as a QT movie) seems to show the  
reverse side to be shiny/metallic, but that could be plated plastic.

I want to create a lecture that has the following flow of ideas:

     the iPod is a step change in technology

         iTunes music store is a new distribution channel

             music will increasingly (and perhaps very quickly) be  
almost only digital

                 the future of the music CD (polycarbonate) and the  
jewel case (polystyrene) is probably limited/reducing

                     how plastics and moulding technology have  
enabled miniaturisation and functionality

If anyone knows (non-proprietary information) who is moulding or  
making the iPod, or any clue about the material or design, I would  
like to know so that I can follow up myself.  Offlist answers are  
also welcome.

The lecture, as always will be prepared in Keynote® on my G4  
Powerbook (so it IS on topic, in the end...!).

regards,  Trevor