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Satchmo · 2004-10-27, 20:19

Kudos to the person at Apple for coming up with this. You know this is going to be one hot seller. With over 2 million iPods already sold, there's a huge market not counting new buyers this holiday season.

Not only will these be great stocking stuffers, they themselves may hang over the fireplace complete with an iPod inside.

torifile · 2004-10-27, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Satchmo

Kudos to the person at Apple for coming up with this. You know this is going to be one hot seller. With over 2 million iPods already sold, there's a huge market not counting new buyers this holiday season.

Not only will these be great stocking stuffers, they themselves may hang over the fireplace complete with an iPod inside.

That's 5 million. It was 2 million just last quarter.

windowsblowsass · 2004-10-27, 20:45

what are u talking about

Satchmo · 2004-10-27, 20:47

I stand corrected.

But you get the idea...imagine just 10% of the 5 million owners buying one set of socks at $30 a pop = $150 million

Luca · 2004-10-27, 20:57

10%? That's pretty damn high. I'd probably put the number closer to 1 or 2%.

MacUsers · 2004-10-27, 22:02

I'm going to buy some socks... just because. Great original idea. Though $29 is a little high.

Brad · 2004-10-27, 22:08

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Originally Posted by windowsblowsass

what are u talking about

Luca · 2004-10-27, 22:22

I should buy one for my PDA.

Messiahtosh · 2004-10-27, 22:32

I'll get one, I just need a scarf for my Powerbook.

InactionMan · 2004-10-27, 22:43

I'm going to hack the bottom off and wear them as bad-ass wrist bands! Or I might use them as a toque for my nuts. Canada is effing cold in the winter.

Luca · 2004-10-27, 22:45

They probably won't sell them in Canada. They'll have to work out some deals with the Canadian sock-makers, and you know how damn bureaucratic they are.

Eugene · 2004-10-27, 22:52

Dude, no iPod socks in Canada, but iPod toques!

InactionMan · 2004-10-27, 23:04

They'd just need to stitch a little pom-pom thingy on the end to make it a true toque. I would so buy a Maple Leafs iPod toque.

Messiahtosh · 2004-10-27, 23:11

The iPod Socks apparently come in an all-inclusive box, so you get all 6 colors.

BuonRotto · 2004-10-27, 23:18

I have to admit, I do love these things. Thing is, you just know that even these socks are going to be well-made since they're coming from Apple. Hell, the lint-free cloth that came with my iMac is better than anything I've found in stores. It pains me to see how second rate various hardware products are from even the best third parties.

Perfect timing too with Christmas season just around the corner. (Get it? -- stockings stuffed -- har har.

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iDaver · 2004-10-27, 23:56

I think it's a little silly. You can't operate the iPod without slipping it out of the sock. They'll probably sell as a gag gift though.

applenut · 2004-10-28, 00:00

I'll get em when I get an iPod.

Akumulator · 2004-10-28, 00:05

Apple totally ripped off Maneesh's superCase. They just didn't do as nice of a job.

Eugene · 2004-10-28, 01:42

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Originally Posted by iDaver

I think it's a little silly. You can't operate the iPod without slipping it out of the sock. They'll probably sell as a gag gift though.

Er, the remote? The sock is just as fuctional as the belt-clip, perhaps more functional since you could press the rewind/back and ff/skip buttons.

Satchmo · 2004-10-28, 08:30

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Originally Posted by iDaver

I think it's a little silly. You can't operate the iPod without slipping it out of the sock. They'll probably sell as a gag gift though.

I think the idea is more of a cool transporting case as opposed to the typical leather and plastic doo-dads that are on the market now.

No, you can't use the scroll wheel, but then you can't wear any of those other cases, can you?

psmith2.0 · 2004-10-28, 11:28

It is what it is, guys. Those that "get it" (on whatever level) will buy them. Those that don't, won't.

We'll debate and bicker on anything, won't we?

If this thread goes beyond one page, I'm jumping out a window.

Messiahtosh · 2004-10-28, 11:36

I'm confused, when you pay $29 for these "socks" do you get the whole array of colors in one box, or just one sock/one color?

psmith2.0 · 2004-10-28, 11:38

One box, six socks, six different colors (the iMac fruit colors, plus gray...uh, graphite).

One different color for each day of the week, with a day off to observe the Sabbath (thou shalt go bare with thy iPod, and not covet the sock).

Where did that lightning bolt come from?

mongrelcat · 2004-10-28, 11:53

When do they come out?

Messiahtosh · 2004-10-28, 12:00

Mid November.

Messiahtosh · 2004-10-28, 21:18

What one is your favorite color? I like the green one!

InactionMan · 2004-10-28, 22:23

I like the orange one.

EMAGDNIM · 2004-10-28, 22:42

I'm down with the orange or green

BarracksSi · 2004-10-29, 20:52

Isn't it bad for the battery to keep it warm?

Wrao · 2004-10-29, 20:55

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Originally Posted by BarracksSi

Isn't it bad for the battery to keep it warm?

It's bad to keep lithium batteries cold.

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Satchmo can't read sarcasm. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada	2004-10-27, 20:19 Kudos to the person at Apple for coming up with this. You know this is going to be one hot seller. With over 2 million iPods already sold, there's a huge market not counting new buyers this holiday season. Not only will these be great stocking stuffers, they themselves may hang over the fireplace complete with an iPod inside.
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windowsblowsass Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: williamsport,pa	2004-10-27, 20:45 what are u talking about
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Satchmo can't read sarcasm. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada	2004-10-27, 20:47 I stand corrected. But you get the idea...imagine just 10% of the 5 million owners buying one set of socks at $30 a pop = $150 million
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Luca ಠ_ರೃ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2004-10-27, 20:57 10%? That's pretty damn high. I'd probably put the number closer to 1 or 2%.
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MacUsers Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta.	2004-10-27, 22:02 I'm going to buy some socks... just because. Great original idea. Though $29 is a little high.
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Luca ಠ_ರೃ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2004-10-27, 22:22 I should buy one for my PDA.
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Messiahtosh Apple Historian Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-27, 22:32 I'll get one, I just need a scarf for my Powerbook.
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-27, 22:43 I'm going to hack the bottom off and wear them as bad-ass wrist bands! Or I might use them as a toque for my nuts. Canada is effing cold in the winter.
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Luca ಠ_ರೃ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2004-10-27, 22:45 They probably won't sell them in Canada. They'll have to work out some deals with the Canadian sock-makers, and you know how damn bureaucratic they are.
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Eugene careful with axes Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hillsborough, CA	2004-10-27, 22:52 Dude, no iPod socks in Canada, but iPod toques!
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-27, 23:04 They'd just need to stitch a little pom-pom thingy on the end to make it a true toque. I would so buy a Maple Leafs iPod toque.
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Messiahtosh Apple Historian Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-27, 23:11 The iPod Socks apparently come in an all-inclusive box, so you get all 6 colors.
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iDaver Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA	2004-10-27, 23:56 I think it's a little silly. You can't operate the iPod without slipping it out of the sock. They'll probably sell as a gag gift though.
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applenut BANNED I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-28, 00:00 I'll get em when I get an iPod.
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Akumulator Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta	2004-10-28, 00:05 Apple totally ripped off Maneesh's superCase. They just didn't do as nice of a job.
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psmith2.0 Mr. Vieira Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee	2004-10-28, 11:28 It is what it is, guys. Those that "get it" (on whatever level) will buy them. Those that don't, won't. We'll debate and bicker on anything, won't we? If this thread goes beyond one page, I'm jumping out a window.
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Messiahtosh Apple Historian Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-28, 11:36 I'm confused, when you pay $29 for these "socks" do you get the whole array of colors in one box, or just one sock/one color?
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psmith2.0 Mr. Vieira Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee	2004-10-28, 11:38 One box, six socks, six different colors (the iMac fruit colors, plus gray...uh, graphite). One different color for each day of the week, with a day off to observe the Sabbath (thou shalt go bare with thy iPod, and not covet the sock). Where did that lightning bolt come from?
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mongrelcat New Member Join Date: Jul 2004	2004-10-28, 11:53 When do they come out?
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Messiahtosh Apple Historian Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-28, 12:00 Mid November.
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Messiahtosh Apple Historian Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-28, 21:18 What one is your favorite color? I like the green one!
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2004-10-28, 22:23 I like the orange one.
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EMAGDNIM New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada eh!	2004-10-28, 22:42 I'm down with the orange or green
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BarracksSi BANNED I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington, DC	2004-10-29, 20:52 Isn't it bad for the battery to keep it warm?
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