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I’m not a product or UI/UX designer but when you have to design a new, ridiculous way to carry a phone your company’s manufacturing and selling, I’d have thought that’s your sign to focus on making it less awkward to carry. “Think different”, indeed.
This is an old story, and it does not end well.
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> they failed to make phones that are convenient to carry. I loved the iPhone SE and small phones generally, but at the same time I realize Apple's not failing at anything. They're giving the market the size people actually want. The smaller phones don't sell nearly as well. Most people prefer a bigger phone even if carrying it is less convenient. I've just accepted my phone will be bulky now, so I double down and at…
"iPhone 16e Sales Lag Behind SE Models" Ooops ? https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/03/iphone-16e-sales-lag-be... Looks like the market did like the SE size.
That's not a compelling argument when the same chart also shows the iPhone SE 2022 lagging behind iPhone SE 2020, even though they have identical form factors.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/hs8p2zm/a/iphone-pocket-b... https://media.gq-magazine.co.uk/photos/5f8efdba9b357099d70a9...
This just screams that Apple has jumped the shark to me. First of all, they're selling a knitted scarf for putting your phone in, which... what? > Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth” Groundbreaking. > iPhone Pocket in the short strap design retails at $149.95 (U.S.), and the long strap design at $229.95 (U.S.). Just... good luck, guys.
I’m not concerned; we’ve been here before with iPod Socks [1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Socks
It might be dumb, but at least it's expensive. This looks like it would make basic interaction with your phone highly cumbersome. It also looks like an easier target for thieves.
Just realizing that the reverse could be a selling point for a phone here: It might be expensive, but at least it's dumb.
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Couldn't hack it in Apple Plaza, Kansas City, huh?
As silly a product as this is, the fact that it made it to the front page of Hacker News makes it a bigger deal than it actually is. It's not like it's sitting on Apple's frontpage. It's not some major product announcement. To get to the `/newsroom` page where the product was listed, you have to literally scroll to the bottom of https://apple.com and click a tiny link. I will however comment on the price and utter la…
