Apple Debuts iPhone Pocket, a Limited Edition iPod Sock-Style Accessory

[MrENGLISH]

Since 2016, I have felt like I am living in The Twilight Zone. This is not helping me.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth”

My goodness.
I just ... I don't know what they are doing anymore.

 

[UliBaer]

And not even handmade at that price point. Insane

At that price point they should be exclusively hand made by virgin elves at the new moon!

🤣

 

[rforno]

But is it compatible with the Apple Polishing Cloth?

 

[rishey]

Stop it.

 

[Lostanddamned]

Okay so I don't like how these look but they are interesting, out there, and something different to the bland accessories Apple have been putting out for years. A collaboration with a design house like Issey Miyake is also very cool.

This reminds me of the Apple that did the Bondi Blue iMac, rather than today's staid house of safe pastel cases. It's a miss (to me) but it's an exciting shot to have taken.

 

[TracerAnalog]

It will go great with my outfit... socks! So hot right now 🤗

 

[ghanwani]

Apple should also partner with Louis Vuitton to offer $999 phone cases.

 

[ikramerica]

I'd *love* to get one!

(Within the return window.)

It’s a whimsical apple gift card! Return and exchange for a watch or speakers or battery pack.

 

[ikramerica]

It will go great with my outfit... socks! So hot right now 🤗

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Was that a dare?

 

[ikramerica]

Amazing how many people crawl out from under rocks to hate on this thing and think they’re doing it in a witty way.

Your snobbery is even wittier I suppose?

 

[AppliedVisual]

I bet it's great for self defense if you carry a bar of soap or some batteries...

 

[jakebrosy]

Why is this what I see?

 

[jakebrosy]

wait, I've seen it before…

You beat me to it. Sorry.

 

[ikramerica]

I guess the crossbody strap doesn’t have big enough profit margin. This thing… $1 worth of yarn. WTF!?

It’s knitted in 3D!!

 

[TVreporter]

Since when did Macrumors work for The Onion…

 

[Mansu944]

How much???

 

[Darth Tulhu]

What. The. Frak.

Apple be doing some stupid s*** sometimes.

 

[ikramerica]

iPod socks were at least only $29 ($49 in 2025 value).

For something 3D printed, these are quite an exceptional rip off.

Luxury good inflation far exceeds regular inflation, because the rich get richer.

The inflation adjusted price of a ticket to disneyland has ballooned from $50 in the 80s to $200+ today. That’s a 4x inflation adjusted dollar increase.

If you can charge a price and people will pay it, I guess it’s foolish to leave money on the table.

But it does cause bad will and mockery.

 

[decypher44]

Omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂

 

[Left0verture]

THinking maybe there’s something untoward is in the water in Cupertino…

 

[aonez]

Cheap.

 

[Rogifan]

I’m surprised Apple hasn’t hired this guy yet. He’s more of a cultist than anybody in the executive ranks at the company.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988270644367155470

 

[turbineseaplane]

You can't do this to iPhone mini people!!
It's not good for our heart health.

 

[ikramerica]

See, I don't get this. We can disagree about business practices and operating systems all day long but the fact is Apple currently have the strongest device setup they've ever had, from the best value desktop computer in history to a can of soup phone that is a DSLR in your pocket. If none of us thought this we'd be over on WindowsCentral or AndroidAuthority putting the boot in.

Why do some people get so triggered by a company that makes $3500 VR headsets commissioning a $150 tote bag nobody on this forum would ever buy anyway? Are they not allowed to make anything fun?

The original Macintosh was a fashion statement.

Even the Apple IIc was a fashion statement compared to box computers of the day.

When Jobs was forced out, Apple became a box shaped computer company again.

The original iBook were fashion statements. Every iMac has been a fashion statement.

The Cube was a fashion statement.

The Blue PowerMac? No reason blue other than fashion.

The shape and design of the Mac minis? Certainly form over function there.

homePod mini?