iPod sleeve takes fashion to its logical, meaty conclusion
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Apr 19th 2008 3:19AM
posted Apr 19th 2008 3:19AM
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That maybe the most disgusting case I've seen in my life.
It probably is, but you still gotta admit it's a really clever packaging idea :]
The question is this, does it taste as good as it looks? Mn... Kobe Beef!
another fine way to sponsor a vegetarian
tasty if you put it on the grill.
I thought the 'apple' was meant to go in the hogs mouth, not be wrapped in it.
Bacon I can't eat?!
What sort of hell have I been born into?
OM NOM NOM NOM
It may be ugly, but when the battery on your iPod goes critical, at least you're left with a busted iPod AND lunch.
Justin- Reminds me of the Dinosaur Comics book. I think Ryan North thought of it first though- http://qwantz.com/merchandise-books.html
On the same website they had this thing. Hysterical!
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/sastore/pc-6-d/
if that's not a sign of the apocalypse than i don't know what is
I do - it's an apocalypse which was uploaded by myself a few days ago.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4137579
Man, what an ugly case.
Clearly, this has a much "deeper" appeal than even the nicest of leathers.
i think you're taking this atkins diet a little too seriously =)
I wonder if you can order it in different flavors like the local Polish deli?
A Pastrami cover, Salami, Ham etc... I would lean towards a Smoked Roast beef myself...
I think I speak for everyone here when I say:
"Eeeeeew, gross".
you dont speak for me, if i didnt refuse to buy apple products id put it on my would be ipod
Bufsabre - I clicked on comments hoping to express the exact same two sentiments!
Low ranked. Seriously?
Tough crowd today.
Meh, thats just what happens when they're well done. Too many meat references in here.
Have to hand it to the zany Japanese, the packaging looks likes it's supposed to be in the frozen meats section.
looks like something the chinese government would gift his holiness the Dalai Lama on his birthday.....
"Apparently, a company in Japan is under the impression that you want to wrap your music player in a grade A lookalike..."
yeah, well "Apparently" someone at engadget has been living in a cave and is still surprised by Japan's preference for bizarre and nonsensical products, fetishes, etc.
I imagine in some future crapgadget post \Mr. Topolsky is going to update us on the next things he finds out about Japan like that they lost WWII, that they like to grope women on subways, and that they censor all their pr0n with mosaic tiles.
Well done Josh-o.
Was there any real need for that?
You don't like it, scroll past it. I for one am glad that I read this.
The author has done nothing wrong posting it.
Use your judgement and scroll past next time. It's not like your paying for this service.
Japan is really fucking weird, but that was probably one of the most stereotyping and, frankly, racist posts I've seen here. Good job on that.
@Zorque, how's it racist? Let's call a spade a spade - if something was Japan, let's admit it was made in Japan.
Just because you don't like the weird stuff made in Japan does not mean you're racist - it means you have different culture preferences.
"Japan is really fucking weird, but that was probably one of the most stereotyping and, frankly, racist posts I've seen here. Good job on that."
Are you serious? This article is not racist at all. Look what you wrote on the other hand: "Japan is fucking weird". Thats worse than the bloody article (which is fine anyway!)
Your gonna be in lowest ranked country soon my friend.
And you hear a swish sound right above Esat's head.
Zorque was talking about Truth Bringer's post, not the article.
It's funny how people on the internet assume everyone knows everything they do.
Holy crap you're right. I completely misunderstood who he was replying to. Zorque, apologies.
I need a nap.
^^ noob ^^
@Abuzar
"Zorque was talking about Truth Bringer's post, not the article."
And you speaking for somebody else? Anyone could have made that mistake of not seeing where the reply was coming from in a nest full of jumbled up replies.
@Esat Dedezade
"Holy crap you're right. I completely misunderstood who he was replying to. Zorque, apologies.
I need a nap."
No need to apologize. The ranking system here will speak for itself. (Naps are good, btw.) Just my two cents, people!
I have to say, it's not all mosaiced and theres some good stuf out there if ya look around
Oh, I think you're over-estimating how overly perverted the average Japanese person is. You could end up very disappointed.
I dunno why I'm low ranked, calling an entire island of people rapists is a little overboard in my book.
"...calling an entire island of people rapists is a little overboard in my book."
Depends on the island, don't it ? If the island was Alcatraz, at certain points in time such a statement might not have been too far off the mark...
And a word of advice; if you find yourself near an island of rapists, the LAST thing you want to do is go "overboard"...
(Smile people, it's the internet...)
Huh...
Hmmm Should we go for the obvious spam reference here?
perhapos not....
I like.
Ideal for creeping people out on the bus. It has that Texas Chainsaw Massacre appeal to it.
I'm vegan, and I really want one of those!
so nobody would want to touch your ipod?
wow ^^
I only want it if it smells like raw beef.
Ohh... My dad's a butcher, I must get him one!
LoL xD nice
i would prefer a salmon case.
Next up - the Hannibal Lecter case featuring real human skin pulled off an unwitting guard's face... lovely! *cringes*
ok Kowalski, what kind of sandwich do you want...
I supposed it could be advertised as a way to "meat" people, but I could be mis-steaken..:>
well they say beauty is only skin deep right?
i'm hungry!
I want it... and I don't even own an iPod!
Maybe I should just go have lunch already... :D
Great for meat head music!
tainted beef for iPod. oh well, clever packaging though :) but I'll never put that on my iPod!
Ive seen this story all day and didnt know that was supposed to be meat till I read the headline. Lame.
That's disgusting.
I do like the packaging, though.
Nobody has yet mentioned that it's $66 for a crappy silicon case yet?!?!
Good god that is amazing!!
...and I'm a vegetarian.
Apple's ads used to warn "Do not eat iPod Shuffle". Clearly that warning should have gone on all iPods.
Dammit, I asked for 'medium rare'!
If any of you guys care it says "Galbi pod rare" on the packaging. Japanese love Korean BBQ.
Meat Beat Manifesto
this case is gunna fail.
$60+ for an iPod case that doesn't do a damn thing to protect the screen. Whoever buys this (style aside) is an idiot.
Screw T-bone, I want Rib i...
I have a wristband made of the exact same material. it says "bacon."
how long do you think, until someone's dog eats it (maybe after you've handled a salami and didn't wash your hands, then touched the ipod... could happen). what then? will they be able to sue? as in my dog ate my ipod because it looked and smelled like meat, the looked being your fault. or something.
I don't think dogs rely on looks in that manner.
Oh and they chew up ANYTHING if given a chance.
None of these witty comments were funny whatsoever.
I think if the comments were witty, they should be at least a little funny. Maybe the comments weren't even witty in the first place.
This seems to be a post where everyone's attempted one-liners are falling flat. So you guys, stop trying to impress people: just read it, enjoy, and move on.
I just can't wait until they come out with the bbq flavored bluetooth add on.
And at only $67.29 it's a great bargin.
Maybe it's for these people!
http://www.local6.com/news/5710517/detail.html
Very pretty skin :))
Do you see new iPod accessories? Looks smth like that IA024 VIDEO LEATHER SOFT POUCH CASE. I have just bought new iPod. Tried Melodycan free trial version (http://www.melodycan.com) to convert Napster music. Very fast conversion. 16 files at one time conversion!!!
Yeah I'm definitely going to have to get one of these so it wont look so strange when I teethe on my IPod on the subway and stare vacantly at people.