IPod touch weird 'mark' under glass front

I recieved my Ipod touch yesterday after a long wait (stupid royal mail postal strike!) anyway i opened it up and did all the normal stuff like regestering and uploading all my music.... everything works fine! well id say AMAZING! it is so cool! i was so pleased when it arrived and was enjoying it until i took it outside and could instantly see a small 'blob' under the glass near the top left had corner - it looks like an air bubble and i cant think of any way of getting it out! so i was wondering if anybody has any ideas about
1) what it is.
2)what i should do - send it back to amazon.co.uk or contact apple?)
3) if it is a one of thing or a common occurance, has anybody else seen this before?
well if you can help it would be greatly appreciated!
thanks in advance aidan

What you are seeing is the small opening underneath the glass left open for the ambient light sensor.
It is normal. Every iPod touch model has this.
It's used for detecting the light surrounding the device, and adjusting the backlight of the display accordingly.
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