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iPod Socks
- rekabis 11mo agoHoly shite. I never knew. Or, at least, this rings no bells. I have several iPod classics, now I know what to look for on eBay.
- Lalabadie 11mo agoI carried my iPhone (4?) in an iPod sock for a good while. It was great to protect pants pockets from cutting against the metal bezel.
- swiftcoder 11mo agoWho knew Apple had a long history of knitwear releases?
- pixelatedindex 11mo agoNot sure if doing it once before is “long history” but cool nonetheless
- amelius 11mo agoCan't blame them. With so many Apple sheep around, they might as well make some knitware.
- Alir3z4 11mo agoI never ever knew such product existed. No wonder they made iPhone pocket now. They should make tshirts for their laptops as well.
- tetris11 11mo ago> Apple stopped selling the product sometime in September 2012.[5] The set soon became a collector's item, with aftermarket prices rising as high as US$90 by 2014. There it is. The only reason anyone on HN will ever give a damn
- shmeeed 11mo agoI love that these posts are right below each other at the moment.
- dang 11mo agoAdjacencies like that are amusing but we end up sacrificing them to the higher priority of having 30 distinct stories on the frontpage. Sorry!
- stevekemp 11mo agoBack in the day I knitted something similar for myself, though I don't recall if I'd seen the original product. In fact earlier this year I bought a new kindle and knitted a little "sock" for it: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTsi5SM9YM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTsi5SM9YM/ Just knit a rectangle, and sew two edges together to make a flat "sock" or "envelope". I was done in a couple of hours, but I guess I'm used to knitting in front of the TV.
- rambambram 11mo agoCute thing! And I guess it's pretty good in protecting the device?
- Isamu 11mo agoI bought these for the kids, back in the iPod days. Fun and helpful to keep the things from getting too banged up. But actually the iPod era went by quickly. The iPod was a stepping stone to the iPhone but even Steve didn’t know that at the beginning.
- jasongill 11mo agoI didn't realize these were a collectors item, I had bought a couple packs as they worked great to keep the iPod from clattering around in the glove compartment or center console of the car. I gave some to friends who used them as phone cases in the early iPhone days.
- delBarrio 11mo agoused one with my magic mouse 1, never would have paid upwards of $40 for it. was quite handy tho, to avoid scratching the delicate white plastic, despite it barely fit. Issey Myake knit lanyard pocket -- what a joke! Buckle up folks, we're definitely in a bubble.
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- rambambram 11mo agoBack when smartphones were not a thing yet, I had some new Nokia model that I kept in a little fabric 'bag' that I got with my Minidisc-player. I remember being laughed at by some friends. Years later everybody uses some kind of case for their smartphone, and I go by some personal policy to keep the bare smartphone in my pocket. I don't know why I tell this, maybe because I sometimes feel like a trendsetter.
- skinnymuch 11mo agoI have been planning on paying for AppleCare and not using a case for my main phone or an incredibly thin discrete/minimal case. Modern phones look so sleek without cases.
- iamacyborg 11mo agoThey look sleek but feel like slippery garbage ergonomically.
- sogen 11mo agoYes! Mine slipped not once, but twice in a cab... In the span of a week... As much as I loved how it looks and works without a case, they are a slippery nightmare
- rambambram 11mo agoI agree for the later models, but the 4S and SE were perfect with the square corners. Also because they were smaller and usable with one hand while cycling.
- iamacyborg 11mo agoYeah even the 13 mini feels like garbage because it has both hard edges and is super slippery, despite the good size. I think the last phone that felt good to use without a case was the Nexus 5.
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- golden-face 11mo agoStuff like this was kind of necessary on those early generation iPods, they had mechanical spinning disks. I remember dropping mine and hearing the click from the busted disk :/
- throwaway314155 11mo agoWeren't they supposed to stop per the accelerometer inside?
- dabluecaboose 11mo agoAfter recently fixing up and using my old iPod, I was happy to find the website that I used to buy my parts also sells generic iPod socks! I've got one on it in my phone locker right now. https://eoe.works/collections/cases-attachments/products/new-generic-socks-for-apple-ipods https://eoe.works/collections/cases-attachments/products/new...
- sph 11mo agoThe world wasn't ready for this. Apple is living two decades ahead.
- reconnecting 11mo agoI'm wondering if there are Socks/Pocket for Apple Vision Pro planned for release in 2035.
- koziserek 11mo agowould need to be underpants
- shalmanese 11mo agoBetween the iPod socks, Airpods Max bra & Vision underpants, you have the real makings of a undergarment set.
- notatoad 11mo agoyou could probably put a gogglesock on the vision pro https://gogglesoc.com/collections/gogglesocs https://gogglesoc.com/collections/gogglesocs
- dinobones 11mo ago$30 for a sock even in 2025 seems pretty steep. In 2004 is crazy. I guess I'm forgetting how "overpriced" Apple was at the time.
- layer8 11mo agoIt was $29 for a pack of six socks.
- emchammer 11mo agoThe price is right for a dildo cozy. Maybe a little more if hand knit.
- intrasight 11mo agoI have found that my knitted socks were one of the pair was lost get a second life to protect my tech.
- soupfordummies 11mo agoJust looked it up - $49 in today-bucks.
- skeaker 11mo ago"At the time" is perhaps too generous a way to phrase it.
- thesurlydev 11mo agovom
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- sphars 11mo agoContext for this submission: Apple releases the iPhone Pocket: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-po... HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45885813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45885813
- dang 11mo agoThanks! I've put a link to OP in the toptext of the other thread.
- Manfred 11mo agoI also had an iPad sock, that eventually fitted an MacBook Air.
- robertlagrant 11mo agoI need some AirPod mittens to keep my collection in.
- levysoft 11mo agoI still use them to plug in my wired earphones.
- perihelions 11mo ago> "cotton knit socks" Interesting that they charge ten times more now for sock-things, yet they're only polyester. > "Tech Specs" [sic] > "Material: Nylon (14%), Polyester (85%), Polyurethane (1%)" https://www.apple.com/shop/product/hs8p2zm/a/iphone-pocket-by-issey-miyake-long-sapphire https://www.apple.com/shop/product/hs8p2zm/a/iphone-pocket-b...
- rcarmo 11mo agoI love mine, still love them to carry small accessories all the time. Wish there was some modern alternative since some are becoming worn.