iPod sleeve takes fashion to its logical, meaty conclusion

What's better than having a nice leather or cloth iPod sleeve to show off to your friends? If you're thinking one made of imitation meat -- you're dead right! Apparently, a company in Japan is under the impression that you want to wrap your music player in a grade A lookalike, undoubtedly to the thrill of your vegetarian friends and family. Of course, don't just get one for the shock value -- this thing oozes pure, sophisticated style. If you've got ¥6,800 (or about $66) and dignity to spare, it can be all yours.

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[cheekky Posted Apr 19th 2008 7:06AM]

well they say beauty is only skin deep right?

[jep10221 Posted Apr 19th 2008 7:31AM]

i'm hungry!

[aard Posted Apr 19th 2008 7:55AM]

I want it... and I don't even own an iPod!
Maybe I should just go have lunch already... :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 8:27AM]

Great for meat head music!

[Jon AU Posted Apr 19th 2008 8:33AM]

tainted beef for iPod. oh well, clever packaging though :) but I'll never put that on my iPod!

[mingistech Posted Apr 19th 2008 9:01AM]

Ive seen this story all day and didnt know that was supposed to be meat till I read the headline. Lame.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 11:05AM]

That's disgusting.
I do like the packaging, though.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 11:18AM]

Nobody has yet mentioned that it's $66 for a crappy silicon case yet?!?!

[Fangorn81 Posted Apr 20th 2008 12:36PM]

Good god that is amazing!!


...and I'm a vegetarian.

[Samurai Jack Posted Apr 19th 2008 11:54AM]

Apple's ads used to warn "Do not eat iPod Shuffle". Clearly that warning should have gone on all iPods.

[TIMMAH Posted Apr 19th 2008 11:59AM]

Dammit, I asked for 'medium rare'!

[poisonfist Posted Apr 19th 2008 12:51PM]

If any of you guys care it says "Galbi pod rare" on the packaging. Japanese love Korean BBQ.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 2:11PM]

Meat Beat Manifesto

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 3:20AM]

this case is gunna fail.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 3:13PM]

$60+ for an iPod case that doesn't do a damn thing to protect the screen. Whoever buys this (style aside) is an idiot.

[StemSell Posted Apr 19th 2008 5:10PM]

Screw T-bone, I want Rib i...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 19th 2008 6:22PM]

I have a wristband made of the exact same material. it says "bacon."

[socritic Posted Apr 19th 2008 6:39PM]

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.

[Wwhat Posted Apr 19th 2008 8:17PM]

I don't think dogs rely on looks in that manner.

[Wwhat Posted Apr 19th 2008 8:18PM]

Oh and they chew up ANYTHING if given a chance.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 1:13AM]

None of these witty comments were funny whatsoever.

[dardub Posted Apr 20th 2008 5:05AM]

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.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 10:18AM]

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.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 10:50AM]

I just can't wait until they come out with the bbq flavored bluetooth add on.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 12:54PM]

And at only $67.29 it's a great bargin.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 20th 2008 10:09PM]

Maybe it's for these people!


http://www.local6.com/news/5710517/detail.html

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2008 11:14AM]

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!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2008 5:29PM]

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.