Using the iPod mini for self-defense

In addition to letting you carry around 1,000 songs in your pocket, apparently the new iPod mini makes an excellent means of self-defense, at least according to Phil Leif, who says he used his to fend off a mugger on Saturday:

So this guy lunged out and grabbed my shoulder as I was changing songs and, with my bag stolen just last week, I was in no mood to make any concessions of my property to appease him. I immediately took a panicked swipe and made solid contact between the base of my mini and his forehead. He stumbled back, dazed from the blow, and I took this chance to kick him solidly in the stomach and scurry away.

There's no word on whether or not the mini took a licking and kept on ticking, but we do know that if it did break we would not want to be the person at the Apple store who has to tell Phil that this sort of damage isn't covered under warranty.

[Thanks, Alberto]