A couple of months ago I bought a clear plastic "Zip" case for my iPod, made by a company called MacClear (or MaClear?). At the same time I bought a smaller clear plastic zip case for the ear-buds. It turns out that the Prius remote fits perfectly into the ear-bud case, and that protects it against being scratched by the keys and coins in the small leather coin-holder I carry. The link from which I purchased it is: http://thinkdifferentstore.com/product_inf...products_id=377 ... and the cost is about $5. BTW, I also like the iPod case a lot - it fits my 4G 40GB iPod well. [This is posted in "maintenance" because it keeps the remote from being scratched ...]