The New York Times cited that there are at least 3,000 types of iPod accessories that have received Apple’s blessing; that’s mind blowing! Most of these accessories include cases, earbuds and amplified speaker systems.
Apple blessed the iPhone with the same proprietary 30-pin connector, which allows many of these existing accessories to work with the handset out of the box. Others may require slight product modifications by the manufacturers.
Most iPod owners don’t carry the iPod “everywhere†they go, but the iPhone, now that’s a different story. You can leave your iPhone, wallets or your Macbook at home, but leaving your precious iPhone – the one thing that connects you to the world is a no-no. That being said, I can’t imagine the number of iPhone accessories that’s going to be available in a year or so.
The NYT wrote up a piece today covering a new trend of iPod accessories called iSilly. These accessories are cuter than wow – letting iPod owners explore a more playful side. Many of these accessories forgo Apple’s approval/licensing, and blatantly ripping off the “i†and clearly profiting from Apple’s idea.
Mr. Schneider said that he and his executives had asked themselves a single question: "What can we do to make something that could be utilized with iPod?"
They’ve managed to create things like the robotic D.J., called FUNKit, iPod Get Jiggy, and among others.
So now that iPhone is here, and I’ll bet the farm that it’s here to stay for a very, very long time – we can expect more iProducts from Apple and the likes of iPods Get Jiggy.
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