iXoundwear announces new 3rd gen iPod nano-ready sport caps
By Donald Melanson 
posted Sep 12th 2007 2:39PM
posted Sep 12th 2007 2:39PM
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.
Sure... but what happens when the battery explodes?
Oh, just a little bit of headache. Nothing too bad...
lol Hideous.
You'll notice it is being displayed on a manikin, as no self respecting, real person could be found to model it.
This Product = Epic Fail.
Holy mother of God! That's too dorky for even me -- and I own a segway!
I know I am a geek but I certainly won't want to be dresed as a geek.
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.
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.
Will someone PLEASE steal this ugly-ass hat off my head. I'll give you a iPod nano if you do.
I'm confused. Where do the beer cans and straws go on this hat?
Hello sir, is that a fatty in your cap, or is your hat happy to see me.
Anyone wearing that DESERVES to be mugged.
God I hope that thing blends..
does the PLEASE ROB ME sign come with it also?
took the words right off of my keyboard!!
Sounds like a problem with where you live, not with the hat.
@shakka99,
so you obviously aren't living in the USA? (or anywhere in North America, South Amercia, Europe, Asia, Australia, or South Africa)???
@shaka99,
so you obviously aren't living in the USA? (or anywhere in North America, South Amercia, Europe, Asia, Australia, or South Africa)???
jumping the shark?
Wow.
Can we say Brain Tumor??
There's aren't even moving parts in Nanos, let alone radio transmitters..
ipod thieves are gona be celebrating on this invention...
pick-pockets are no longer required.
"Keep your nano just one punch to the face away."
I'll guess that sales of this thing won't surpass sales of the iPhone anytime soon.
Ugly but it might not be bad for running. I really hate having the wires bouncing around when I use an arm strap...
Can I get it embroided with
TALK NERDY TO ME
or
YES, I TALK DORK
on the front?
That would probably go nicely with your Linux teeshirt.
Are Linux geeks allowed iPods now? *g*
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!
Haha, is that reward an 8 inch blade in the gut? Sign me up!
That rewards being getting beat up by the Capitol Police?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiradcejA6o
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.
If you're a gansta, tha iPod covers your fo'head.
I'd have to kick my own ass if I wore this ridiculous thing.
One of these (in white) will be the daily deal at Yugster.com tomorrow. $9.99 and free shipping.
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. . .
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.
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.
http://www.pdamobile.cz/pict/news/ipod_bra.jpg
someone has...
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.
I note the opening in the hat dock that allows the mannequin's boyfriend access to control the device while they 'exercise'.
Battery next to the head/brain. Yeah hmmmm.....
The shitest cap I have ever seen, nay, a twat cap. Even the manikin looks depressed.
This is how you watch videos with your new hat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV4COx_Y1ZQ
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!