Syyd, worry not - even at my age I'm clumsy and always dropping expensive things. Note : It MUST be expensive to be dropped. Cheap things are out of the question, and always remain firmly in my grasp. I've got to admit my old digi got dropped x number of times and didn't bother a jot. Apparantly they can withstand something like 75 g's.....though how hard a smack on the floor that is I've got no idea.... how about one of these little plastic webcam's that have built in memory? They're only about 40 over here, so can't be too much in the US, and it gives him the best of everything......well, cept picture quality, but a good learning tool and teaches him to look after it. (",)