Your iPod has a sticky residue on it....

[James Fee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93914' target='_blank'>http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93914</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>After removing the clear, protective shipping material from your iPod mini or iPod (Click Wheel), there may be some sticky residue left on the click wheel.</i>"<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/93914_4.jpg" /> <br /><br />Ah, the things that require a Knowlege Base article..... :lol:

[Zack Mahdavi]

Hmm.. I didn't think the sticker could have caused the residue!

[Rikostan]

LOL! I bet this problem is only going to get worse with the proliferation of personal video devices. :)

[Filip Norrgard]

LOL! I bet this problem is only going to get worse with the proliferation of personal video devices. :)
Hah! I can see it now already:
Girl: Honey, do you have to thumb around all over the PVD's screen? I can't see Tom Cruise with all of your fingerprints over the screen.
Boyfriend: Dear, I just wanted to see how it feels to have Tom under my thumb...
:lol:

[groan]

Gently rub the iPod's affected areas