Apple Unveils Cases and Docks for iPhone 5s and 5c, New 2M Lightning Cable

[Gasu E.]

The idea is, they don't eat meat and don't use leather. Combined, they make a whole cow that wasn't slaughtered.

Yes, but that's some kind of morale position. It's not an environmental position. Once the cow is killed for meat, using the hide for leather is more environmentally-friendly than throwing it away. And being natural, leather will decompose nicely when it's beyond its useful life.

I can see being against eating meat as some kind of environmental stance, as cows consume a lot of resources. But it's the meat-eating that drives the livestock industry, not the skins-- they are just a byproduct. Not making use of the skins is just wasteful, it seems to me.

 

[dirtymagician]

5S Case = Nice
5C Case = Horrid, save the trouble of cutting out all those holes (sorry dust collectors) and just cut out the apple logo and camera hole.

 

[DOSNET]

Yes, but that's some kind of morale position. It's not an environmental position. Once the cow is killed for meat, using the hide for leather is more environmentally-friendly than throwing it away. And being natural, leather will decompose nicely when it's beyond its useful life.

I can see being against eating meat as some kind of environmental stance, as cows consume a lot of resources. But it's the meat-eating that drives the livestock industry, not the skins-- they are just a byproduct. Not making use of the skins is just wasteful, it seems to me.

I'm saying there is no waste because vegans reduce demand for both meat and leather equally (roughly), and so supply for both necessarily decreases, meaning less slaughter.

 

[iapplelove]

I had 3 for my iPhone 5. They are now 12 mo old... and still white and intact.

Same for my iPad 3 which is 18mo, it might be a little yellow, but intact. What did you do to them? Cut them and try stripping?

From my desk just now

my original lighting cable bought on the 21st of last sept wit iphone 5 is completely torn at the top,and it just sits on my desk all day. don't care much about what the color looks like over time however it sure is a shade of yellow

 

[egoistaxx9]

thank god they are bringing out a longer lighting cable, had been waiting for this for ages

 

[Glassed Silver]

What is with all the leather?
I can't be the only vegan/vegetarian that is disappointed with the continued use of that material.

Well, as far as I know Apple hasn't gotten a monopoly on providing cases and accessories.

Heck, so far for the iPhone 5 you HAD to buy 3rd party cases, because they dumped the bumper.

Glassed Silver:mac

 

[kimvette]

ZOMG, the colors, the COLORS!! How innovative!

 

[alexgowers]

A bloody dock!!!! About time, I've been waiting for one for over a year since iphone 5. Why can't apple get the thing out on time!

 

[flottenheimer]

Oh great 2 meters of awesomeness ... maybe they should rethink the quality of these cables...
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Original iPhone PVC cable vs iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S vs iPhone 5 cable.. totally disappointing at 8 months they turn yellow at 10 months they start to show the inner cable..

Do you happen to be a smoking, cable-chewing hamster advocating for more PVC?

 

[calaverasgrande]

Well, as far as I know Apple hasn't gotten a monopoly on providing cases and accessories.

Heck, so far for the iPhone 5 you HAD to buy 3rd party cases, because they dumped the bumper.

Glassed Silver:mac

yeah of course that is true. Still, a month ago I was in a store and about to buy an iPad and smart cover. If my mechanic hadn't called to tell me some bad news I would have bought the cover not even suspecting that animal products are used in a computing device. It's not an area I'm used to being vigilant. Food, clothes and shoes are more often the culprits.
Also strange seeing that Jobs was vegan/vegetarian most of his life. Though many old-school vegetarians have no issue with leather products. Thats more a gen X thing it seems.
Not trying to go on a tirade to convert all meat eaters to my side or anything (really I dont care a fig what anyone else eats or wears, leave it to the college kids to freak out about people wearing fur). I just find it an odd choice of materials coming from a company that usually goes for more forward-looking materials.

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thank god they are bringing out a longer lighting cable, had been waiting for this for ages

I'm totally the opposite.
I like all my idevice cables as short as possible. Like 2 inches!
Even when I am not traveling I appreciate minimal clutter.
and a short cable doesn't tangle as fast.

 

[kdarling]

They really should've done something so that the "iPhone" weren't all choppy underneath the 5c case.

Indeed.

I think that anyone on this forum would've figured out a different way of handling the area over the iPhone name.

And I sure wouldn't give the designer a holiday bonus this year for it

 

[Hurda]

Uppercase M for meter? We're doomed, I say, DOOMED!

 

[scottwaugh]

Oh great 2 meters of awesomeness ... maybe they should rethink the quality of these cables...
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Original iPhone PVC cable vs iPhone 4 vs iPhone 4S vs iPhone 5 cable.. totally disappointing at 8 months they turn yellow at 10 months they start to show the inner cable..

Wow. Haven't run into this with my cables (iPod, iPod Classic, iPhone 4s).

Thought here, yours wouldn't happen to get alot of sunshine/heat would they? (sun/heat does bad things to plastics - changing colors and making them brittle)