Some customers criticized the product for its steep price tag of between $150 and $230, comparing it unfavorably to Apple’s much cheaper, now-discontinued iPod Sock product.
Customers mock Apple’s $230 iPhone Pocket ‘sock’: ‘Peak brand delusion’
A short strap design that retails for $149.95 and a long strap at $229.95 will be available Friday in select stores – including Apple’s Soho, Manhattan, location – and online across the US, UK, China, ...
Apple dropped a new iPhone accessory. The internet can’t decide if it’s whimsical or a ‘piece of cloth’
Apple just dropped a new limited-edition, possibly useless, but definitely expensive wearable iPhone accessory: the iPhone Pocket. It’s a cloth purse-like, well, pocket for your iPhone. It seems sort of like a phone chain or strap meets narrow purse. The fabric is meant to stretch to fit not only your phone but also some other ...
Apple’s new product is a $230 purse for your iPhone
The shorter version—available in bright shades like orange, pink, yellow, and turquoise—costs $149.95 and can be worn on the wrist or attached to a bag as a charm. The cross-body version comes in blue ...
Apple launches the iPod Sock 2.0 for the iPhone—and it’s weird
The design is reminiscent of the iPod Socks, which were released in November 2004. Available in a pack of six colors, the colorful accessory was meant to act as a soft slipcase for an iPod while traveling. However, without a strap or a snap, the iPod Sock was somewhat impractical as a carrying case.
I was hoping for an iPod revival, but Apple gave us a $230 iPhone sock instead
On the iPod’s 24th anniversary, Apple skipped nostalgia for novelty by unveiling the iPhone Pocket, a $230 designer pouch for your phone. Made with Japanese label Issey Miyake, it’s a ribbed, ...
Apple Debuts iPhone Pocket, a Limited Edition iPod Sock-Style Accessory
Apple has teamed up with Japanese fashion house ISSEY MIYAKE to launch iPhone Pocket , a 3D-knitted limited edition accessory designed to carry an iPhone, AirPods, and other everyday items. The ...