As mentioned before, I have an iPod Touch.  Since I use it practically everywhere, I wanted a nice sturdy case to protect it while in transit, via my pocket, a purse or backpack.  A simple Google search brings up oodles of shoddy plastic techinicolored containers that offer minimal style and functionality for far more than I was willing to pay.

So I took a cue from crafty site and sought out information on hollowing a book:
http://how2dostuff.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-make-secret-hollow-book.html

I’m rather pleased with how it turned out, click the image to view larger: