Hikawa iPhone Grip Sold Out on Apple Store – But New Colors Available for Preorder

[Parowdy]

Their phone cases are truly atrocious. My lord who would buy them and how could you possibly fit this in your pocket.

MAybe, just maybe the people that this was designed for, like impaired people.
Being able to quickly detach the stand, not a case, helps.

 

[dwaltwhit]

If this was truly about manual dexterity and accessibility it wouldn’t be a limited run product. It would be widely available without artificial scarcity being used as a barrier to entry. The price point also wouldn’t be exclusionary. People will defend anything.

I don't think the price point is exclusionary. I don't know if it was your intent, but is your assumption that all people with hand issues don't have money?

 

[Klaren031]

People seem to be missing the point: these are designed with people who have manual dexterity issues. Obviously anyone can use them, but the target demographic is people with hand problems.

Thank you for pointing this out. I have read the comments about this product and the ableism is astonishing.
Apple is a leader when it comes to accessibility. It’s built in when I buy an Apple product. No need for special solutions.
Take a look at products for people with disabilities. For most of us, they are out of reach. But with my iPhone I can now speak to my children, after loosing my voice. And I can keep going with all things I use daily.
It’s not something funny with features and products for us living with disabilities, it’s a life changing thing.

 

[Ctrlos]

I actuyally get why they'd get the designer of the Steve Jobs turtleneck to make a iPhone tote bag/sock thing. But £55 for a piece of injection moulded plastic the iPhone wouldn't need if the product and software designers did their jobs properly is ridiculous. Its like Ford telling you you need a paid of 6" sole boots to reach the pedals of its latest car.

 

[N47H]

I don't think the price point is exclusionary. I don't know if it was your intent, but is your assumption that all people with hand issues don't have money?

I wasn’t assuming anything about their financial position, but accessibility aids in general should be designed to suit all budget types not make it so the only ones who can access it are those with more money. It’s a cheap bit of plastic/rubber with a magnet in it, it doesn’t in anyway justify anything remotely close to that price point.

“We want to help those with dexterity issues, to make their phones more usable… but only those with lots of disposable income, the poorer ones can just keep struggling”. Isn’t really a great company mantra.

 

[Silverado]

I still think this is an April fools’ joke gone awry.

 

[michael666]

"We haven't lost touch at all"

 

[gagarin]

People seem to be missing the point: these are designed with people who have manual dexterity issues. Obviously anyone can use them, but the target demographic is people with hand problems.

Target demographic is not just people with hand problems but those who also has no money problems. So smaller subset of first

 

[RUQRU]

Apple's online store has sold out of the limited-edition Hikawa Phone Grip and Stand accessibility accessory it debuted late last week. However, two new color options in production are set to be released in early December and can be pre-ordered directly from Hikawa's website.

Hikawa is offering the MagSafe-compatible Grip and Stand in Cobalt and Blurple Swirl, following the rapid sellout of its Chartreuse and Crater colors. The accessories cost £55 each (about $72 USD) and international shipping is available – but stock is extremely limited, so move quickly if you're interested.

Designed by LA-based Bailey Hikawa to celebrate the 40th anniversary of accessibility at Apple, the grip uses magnets to securely snap onto any iPhone with MagSafe. Hikawa says it can be removed with ease, and doubles as a stand with two different viewing angles, in both vertical and horizontal orientations.

Inspired by modern sculpture, the Hikawa's design process involved direct input from individuals with disabilities affecting muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control.

The Hikawa website also sells a range of unconventional high-end iPhone cases, as well as a selection of eye-catching toilet seats.

Article Link: Hikawa iPhone Grip Sold Out on Apple Store – But New Colors Available for Preorder

This is very unattractive and at $72 just unacceptable.

 

[jonnysods]

$72 USD dang, I feel like the markup on these would be enormous.

 

[Techwatcher]

At this point Apple can sell a limited edition retail bag (the basic one you get even with a $10 purchase) for $300 and it will sell out because we are becoming a low IQ society.

 

[bmark]

This is very unattractive and at $72 just unacceptable.

You couldn't pay me $72 to carry my iPhone on this fugly grip!

 

[Skimac]

The world is full of NPC’s

 

[OliOliOliOli]

You like this ****?
Go in a shop, use your LiDAR and ask someone to do it on Fiverr!

 

[SBlue1]

While I find it great that they offer something for people with disabilities the price of 70 Euros is just disgusting. People who need this the most got to pay the most?

 

[Mousse]

Come on folks. They're not paying for the value of the item; they paying for the prestige attached to the name. You wouldn't find a normal person buying a Rothko. Heck, his work looks like my painter's test samples. I ain't going to pay my painter $1M dollars for this.😝

 

[CATiNTHESTORE]

IMHO, Apple like let’s do some experiments in terms of how far can we go away with stupid design and makes money . This is literally not funny anymore when you see what they are doing

 

[one more]

I wish more accessory makers used MagSafe. I personally would pay good money for Apple’s iPad Smart Folio equivalent for an iPhone. Something sleek and slim, protecting the screen and folding.

 

[alchemistmuffin]

Apple's online store has sold out of the limited-edition Hikawa Phone Grip and Stand accessibility accessory it debuted late last week. However, two new color options in production are set to be released in early December and can be pre-ordered directly from Hikawa's website.

Hikawa is offering the MagSafe-compatible Grip and Stand in Cobalt and Blurple Swirl, following the rapid sellout of its Chartreuse and Crater colors. The accessories cost £55 each (about $72 USD) and international shipping is available – but stock is extremely limited, so move quickly if you're interested.

Designed by LA-based Bailey Hikawa to celebrate the 40th anniversary of accessibility at Apple, the grip uses magnets to securely snap onto any iPhone with MagSafe. Hikawa says it can be removed with ease, and doubles as a stand with two different viewing angles, in both vertical and horizontal orientations.

Inspired by modern sculpture, the Hikawa's design process involved direct input from individuals with disabilities affecting muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control.

The Hikawa website also sells a range of unconventional high-end iPhone cases, as well as a selection of eye-catching toilet seats.

Article Link: Hikawa iPhone Grip Sold Out on Apple Store – But New Colors Available for Preorder

And pre-ordered. This will be late Christmas gift to my mom who has iPhone air and always like to hold the phone vertically even when sitting down on FaceTime call. Her hands needs some rest.

 

[dwaltwhit]

Target demographic is not just people with hand problems but those who also has no money problems. So smaller subset of first

I think that's accurate. Given the amount of stock, that is probably what Apple is thinking as well.