iXoundwear announces new 3rd gen iPod nano-ready sport caps

They may not be as quick out of the gate as some manufacturers have been with their 3rd gen iPod nano accessories, but the folks at iXoundwear look to have made up for their lateness with sheer dorkiness, today announcing their new line of nano-ready sport caps. As you can see above, the caps will not-so-subtly house your shiny new nano in a specially-designed pouch on the side, with two bendable polyurethane plastic spools included to wrap your headphone cord around. If you think you can pull this look off, you'll be able to get the cap in your choice of blue, green, red, black or white this November for $20.

[Dave @ Sep 12th 2007 2:45PM]

lol Hideous.

[scotjo @ Sep 12th 2007 3:41PM]

You'll notice it is being displayed on a manikin, as no self respecting, real person could be found to model it.

[Simon @ Sep 12th 2007 6:20PM]

This Product = Epic Fail.

[Matt @ Sep 12th 2007 7:53PM]

Holy mother of God! That's too dorky for even me -- and I own a segway!

[amcman @ Sep 12th 2007 2:47PM]

Sure... but what happens when the battery explodes?

[Bambino @ Sep 13th 2007 9:41AM]

Oh, just a little bit of headache. Nothing too bad...

[FireFox @ Sep 12th 2007 2:47PM]

I know I am a geek but I certainly won't want to be dresed as a geek.

[joe23521 @ Sep 12th 2007 2:47PM]

They should've made it into a helmet.
That way it at least protects your head while you're getting beat up at school for wearing it.

[jbcaro @ Sep 12th 2007 2:49PM]

Will someone PLEASE steal this ugly-ass hat off my head. I'll give you a iPod nano if you do.

[newgalactic @ Sep 12th 2007 2:50PM]

Even with my ULTRA-inept sense of fasion, I can tell that thing is horrible. You would so be asking for trouble by wearing one of those.

[Grizz @ Sep 12th 2007 2:55PM]

Hello sir, is that a fatty in your cap, or is your hat happy to see me.

[McGinley @ Sep 12th 2007 2:56PM]

Anyone wearing that DESERVES to be mugged.

[Bob The Mexican @ Sep 12th 2007 3:04PM]

I'm confused. Where do the beer cans and straws go on this hat?

[mrhammerstein @ Sep 12th 2007 3:04PM]

jumping the shark?

[jamma @ Sep 12th 2007 3:06PM]

God I hope that thing blends..

[painty @ Sep 12th 2007 3:06PM]

does the PLEASE ROB ME sign come with it also?

[blade417 @ Sep 12th 2007 3:08PM]

took the words right off of my keyboard!!

[shaka999 @ Sep 12th 2007 3:40PM]

Sounds like a problem with where you live, not with the hat.

[fuma @ Sep 12th 2007 4:22PM]

@shakka99,

so you obviously aren't living in the USA? (or anywhere in North America, South Amercia, Europe, Asia, Australia, or South Africa)???

[fuma @ Sep 12th 2007 4:24PM]

@shaka99,

so you obviously aren't living in the USA? (or anywhere in North America, South Amercia, Europe, Asia, Australia, or South Africa)???

[Drew @ Sep 12th 2007 3:17PM]

Can we say Brain Tumor??

[AndrewNeo @ Sep 12th 2007 5:00PM]

There's aren't even moving parts in Nanos, let alone radio transmitters..

[Dom @ Sep 12th 2007 3:18PM]

ipod thieves are gona be celebrating on this invention...

pick-pockets are no longer required.

[farfisa @ Sep 12th 2007 3:42PM]

"Keep your nano just one punch to the face away."

[scotjo @ Sep 12th 2007 3:25PM]

I'll guess that sales of this thing won't surpass sales of the iPhone anytime soon.

[shaka999 @ Sep 12th 2007 3:35PM]

Ugly but it might not be bad for running. I really hate having the wires bouncing around when I use an arm strap...

[Bad Beaver @ Sep 12th 2007 3:37PM]

Can I get it embroided with
TALK NERDY TO ME
or
YES, I TALK DORK
on the front?

[shaka999 @ Sep 12th 2007 3:41PM]

That would probably go nicely with your Linux teeshirt.

[Bad Beaver @ Sep 12th 2007 4:02PM]

Are Linux geeks allowed iPods now? *g*

[Michael @ Sep 12th 2007 3:49PM]

SPECIAL OFFER:
Everyone who visits Washington DC and walks around the national mall around 9 pm while wearing one of these will get a special award!
ACT NOW!

[Richard @ Sep 12th 2007 4:09PM]

Haha, is that reward an 8 inch blade in the gut? Sign me up!

[Adam @ Sep 12th 2007 5:54PM]

That rewards being getting beat up by the Capitol Police?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiradcejA6o

[Dom @ Sep 12th 2007 4:22PM]

ok forgetting thieves for second, fair enough its unlikely not many people are gona be walking down town with this, at the end of the day its dedicated for runners...

sooo knowing the ipod nano is said to be pretty light mp3...which takes care of balance issues.

ur next problem is the 'earphones' ...being a runner myself my most annoying problem is the ear-phones coming out on every other step i make...and i dont realli see that problem going away from the looks of that design.

[oshean @ Sep 12th 2007 5:00PM]

If you're a gansta, tha iPod covers your fo'head.

[Alex @ Sep 12th 2007 5:05PM]

I'd have to kick my own ass if I wore this ridiculous thing.

[Jester @ Sep 12th 2007 5:32PM]

One of these (in white) will be the daily deal at Yugster.com tomorrow. $9.99 and free shipping.

[Ogre @ Sep 12th 2007 5:46PM]

Hate wires bouncing around while you run from your armband?

Run the wire down the back of your shirt and out the sleeve... yes I know, I'm a genius. That is unless you're running shirtless in which case good luck with DorkCap 2.0. . .

[Rick @ Sep 12th 2007 6:33PM]

Wow.

[The ZeroCorpse @ Sep 12th 2007 6:56PM]

Pretty much any type of clothing with an iPod sleeve is STUPID. That includes you freaks who actually purchase iPod armbands!

I have the new iPod nano. The thing is freaking TINY, and I have mine safely nestled in a 5th Generation iPod sleeve (the one that actually came with the iPods at that time). It fits perfectly. I fold down the flap on top and secure it with a velcro tie. Perfect. It fits in my pocket and I barely notice it.

You don't need to stick it on your hat, on your arm, or in a special pocket on a jacket. It's small enough to fit in normal pockets on normal clothes without being in the way.

OK, so you people who jog in short-shorts and can't be bothered to wear a trainer's jacket or t-shirt with a pocket might have a use for an armband, but really, you look stupid and you're spending a lot of case for what is basically a strip of fabric with an iPod-sized pocket in it. A tube sock and a needle & thread would accomplish the same thing for 1/8 the price, and you'd still get to look stupid.

(Oh, wait. You don't look stupid because of the armband. You look stupid because you're a JOGGER.)

What's next? A jock strap with an iPod pocket? iPod bra?

Just stick the fricking thing in your pocket, Poindexter.

[Dom @ Sep 12th 2007 9:47PM]

luv it "ipod bra" ..be carfeull what you ask for lol

i wudn't be surprised if someone hasn't already thought of that idea.

[Bobs @ Sep 12th 2007 11:17PM]

http://www.pdamobile.cz/pict/news/ipod_bra.jpg
someone has...

[Paul @ Sep 13th 2007 8:57AM]

What do have against runners?

But good point about the iPod case. I just took a wrist sweatband and but a slit in it for my 3G Nano.

[shakman @ Sep 12th 2007 10:04PM]

I note the opening in the hat dock that allows the mannequin's boyfriend access to control the device while they 'exercise'.

[Kjetil Selstø @ Sep 13th 2007 7:38AM]

Battery next to the head/brain. Yeah hmmmm.....

[Ant @ Sep 13th 2007 8:05AM]

The shitest cap I have ever seen, nay, a twat cap. Even the manikin looks depressed.

[Ian @ Sep 13th 2007 8:54AM]

This is how you watch videos with your new hat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV4COx_Y1ZQ

[Marty @ Sep 13th 2007 4:14PM]

a. I don't care how LIGHT the Nano is, it's still gonna weigh down. You're still going to feel one side of the cap pulling down more than the other... not everyone's head or hair 'fills' a cap, so there's gonna be space where that nano is going to clunk against yer skull, back and forth... clunk... back... and clunk. Step. Clunk. Step. Clunk. Sprint... clunkclunkclunkclunk...

b. Hopefully they make a Legend Of Zelda edition cap, in the same green color (Kids in the Hall fans should catch that one)

c. We should start a collective and raise money to pay some rappers (may I recommend the Black Eyed Peas or Sean Combs) to promote this thing, in the hopes that fad-loving teens everywhere will pick up on it. I would love nothing better than to pass by a group of 'thugs' with nano-hats backswards, twisted, or whatever. Might need a Gucci cross-promotion to get that one to work though!