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iPod sock
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I am not as negative as most of the posters seem to be. This product is exactly what I have wanted for my iPod. I dont' want to cover up the carefully designed iPod, I just want to protect it. I have been keeping mine in a small sport sock for some time now, these are just a heck of a lot more classy. I will be getting them. This product hits on a market that is almost completely untapped. (there is another company out there selling something similar, but they are all fuzzy or super-multicolored.)
Apple hits another home run... with socks.
Apple hits another home run... with socks.
I want an iPod sock because how ugly the black cases make it. I had a gen1 with a leather case. The iPod always stayed in it because i didn't want to damage it.
However, on one of the rare occasions when it was out of the case, my friend remarked, "I'd forgotten how nice it actually looks."
Currently my gen4 doesn't have a case. I won't be getting it a case either. I'd rather not add nearly half a centimeter to it's width and depth. The whole reason why I got an iPod is because it's looks nice, and is small. A case takes both of those features away.
A sock however would allow me to use it, and keep it from not getting scratched all to hell. It would also protect the wheel from crap getting into the tiny little gaps.
Honestly 29 is a little steep, but you get 6 of them, so I'll probably sell some of them to my friends. And when you pay 20 for a leather case, 6 for 29 isn't great, but it's apple.
However, on one of the rare occasions when it was out of the case, my friend remarked, "I'd forgotten how nice it actually looks."
Currently my gen4 doesn't have a case. I won't be getting it a case either. I'd rather not add nearly half a centimeter to it's width and depth. The whole reason why I got an iPod is because it's looks nice, and is small. A case takes both of those features away.
A sock however would allow me to use it, and keep it from not getting scratched all to hell. It would also protect the wheel from crap getting into the tiny little gaps.
Honestly 29 is a little steep, but you get 6 of them, so I'll probably sell some of them to my friends. And when you pay 20 for a leather case, 6 for 29 isn't great, but it's apple.
Alright, so am I the only one who thought this was a joke (and still has doubts). They do look kind of fun, and I'm sure they would sell in the previously-mentioned stocking-stuffer market, but... it just seemed so obviously kidding. And they're totally MIA on Apple's site and press releases.
Don't you wish that our feet was as small as the iPod so perhaps maybe we can buy these new iPod cases and cover our feets with them?
ethernet76 said:
Darn you stole both my points.I hated my first iPods black case. Now I just have to find a way to convince my parents that a sock is better then my 30 dollar japanese engineered case, But hey there is always Christmas.
i think it will sell. i mean, right now, for my case, I use an oakleys sunglass holder thing, ya know the soft to touch, silky sock type holder, but I lost my sunglasses, and it fits my ipod perfectly, so i think a sock would do just fine as well
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Yeah, I still have the gray bag my 2nd gen. iPod came in, it's the protector of my iPod. This is an amazing idea, and Apple will make tons off of this product alone...I'll be ordering the minute they come out for sure. Brilliant.
Yeah, I still have the gray bag my 2nd gen. iPod came in, it's the protector of my iPod. This is an amazing idea, and Apple will make tons off of this product alone...I'll be ordering the minute they come out for sure. Brilliant.
Over the years there have been several relatives who consistently buy me socks for Christmas (not that I mind, you can always use socks)........but I think this may be the first time I have actually ever wanted socks for Christmas 