Inrou-type iPod mini case

This is without doubt the best iPod mini case we have ever seen. Brought to us by Solid Alliance (they of the food-shaped USB drives and infamous Ghost Radar), the INROU is shaped like, well, an inrou (a small lacquer medicine box hung from a kimono sash). Best of all, they've had the decency to actually make it out of lacquer rather than plastic, which means it's naturally germ-resistant and should take on a deeper shine as it ages (so they say). Cost is a rather pricey Y9,800; went on sale yesterday on Solid's website.

[Via Impress AV Watch (Japanese)]