ArkHippo: at last, a cure for your iPhone's portability
By Donald Melanson 
posted July 12th 2010 8:56AM
posted July 12th 2010 8:56AM
Ever wish your iPhone was less pocket-friendly and more throw-across-the-room-friendly? Then the ArkHippo may just be the case for you. Made of a proprietary material "similar to Crocs shoes," the case (said to be "coming soon") promises to let you comfortably rest your iPhone against your shoulder, prop it up to watch a video, or simply toss it around to your heart's content. Still not sold on it? Head on past the break for a quick video -- and don't worry, we're pretty sure the final version won't be made of foam.
What is the point of trowing an iPhone across the room it if wont break. ?
@MikeGSY to break something else? e.g. TV
@MikeGSY
if i had an iphone i would want to throw it across the room. so i see this being successful.
@Dking7 good point .
@MikeGSY it looks like Styrofoam, and hope this fixes that pesky antenna issue
@MikeGSY
It's clearly for people who rage-quit when their calls drop. You can clearly see this at the 25 second mark where the girl is on a call, call drops, she tries to figure out WTF happened and then rage-quits.
@MikeGSY
now that's what I call a bumper!
iPhone 4... Hold Different
@pple is poo Not if you superglue another one on the front. Then it would be perfect!
@MikeGSY if it's using Croc sandals' materials, then we are going to be getting very stinky iphones very soon!
@MikeGSY I think you're missing the point. What I got out of the video (on mute) is that if you have a hot Asian girlfriend who carelessly tosses your phone across the room when she's done, this is the case for you.
@MikeGSY Naomi Campbell's hired helps will surely be happier!
@pple is poo This product has "spoof" written all over it. Why not just lock up your ultra-slim, svelte, mobile phone inside a Qwest payphone housing, that way you'll never have to worry about someone running away with it?
Crocs as a product reference? These guys never heard of peopleofwalmart.com or what?
funky
@TakashiM You mean Fugly
I would get one for when I let my daughter play with the phone...
@Pendergast What the ark?
@Pendergast
I see a lot of parents with iPod touches for their kids (movies, tv, games). This would be perfect for them.
Will it blend?
@Ducman69 I'd rather see it bend
Just because it doesn't have a hard drive doesn't mean the connectors and other stuff inside can't get jarred loose (or worse). Imagine a freak toss lands the screen squarely on the corner of the coffee table. It's very irresponsible to promote tossing an electronic item around unless they're willing to cover any damages incurred.
@spamfree I tossed my sisters ipod touch across the room for fun; Irresponsible can be fun and funny sometimes.
@spamfree All they have to do is say: 'do not attempt' and they're in the clear. Surely you've seen car commercials before?
i kind of hope it IS made out of foam.
@junyc85 If your iPhone case is made out of foam, you blew it.
...by Blew Jobs.
This would be useful aboard a (small) boat to protect against droppage, wettage (if Ark is water tight) and lossage (if one could attach a rope to it).
wacky, wild stuff.
Zack Morris to my office please!
-Mr. B.
This is naaaaasty
It looks like a car rearview mirror.
An impractical device that most normal people would not carry around, unless it was at home and you had kids fidgeting with it.
Great for air travel, if plane crash lands on water, iPhone will be saved.
Whoa, let me see if I got this right. This crap transforms a small sleek device into a veritable rubberized heavy brick just so that you can throw it across the room ???
Ignoring the fact that it changes a 2010 phone into a Motorola brick from the 1980s, what if it lands screen first onto a hard object, like, say, a mouse or powerbrick or any of the many small hard items strewn across a typical table ?
If there ever was a crap accessory, this would be it.
@chriszzz At least the back side won't shatter.
At least you wont have to worry about holding it wrong to maintain a proper reception
stupid as hell smfh...
at least it won't drop your calls when you hold it
Is this a joke...this thing should be featured on Onion news...
I use my ipod touch and iphone to control my squeezebox systems (Ipeng) and my house's lightning (iMyHome). This would be great for me so I could have a semi permanent spot for my "i remotes".
I can see it being used in a creative environment where the team is tossing around(no pun intended) ideas. Everyone with an idea is tossed the iphone in that Nerf-like-case and writes down their inspiration pertaining to whatever the fuck they are trying to accomplish, in something like Apple notes.
wow what a crap idea, !
S T U P I D
Engineers works sooo hard to make a slim good looking device and you want to transform it in a huuuuuge brick! In my opinion this is just ridiculous...
Imagine the size if they release one for the Ipad !!! Will be like a pillow :D
I see it's uses. My nephew uses my old 2G iPhone to play games on, and my other older nephew has an iPod Touch. Both would benefit from something like this (ages 8 and 13).
It will not work with the iPhone 4 because the speaker has been switched with the mic.
Also a great fix for the antenna design issue... errr.... antenna "software" issue. Now, anything for the proximity sensor problem? Maybe a slide-around curtain around the bottom half to prevent cheek-hangup? They forgot a small pouch to put your 3G mifi in so you can use FaceTime on the go! I'm sold!
I see Steve Jobs being a human target real soon.
what a terrible idea
No openings for ports or volume/on-off switches or rear camera lenses.
I presume the hole at the bottom is for poking your finger in to pry it out.
If it's for the kiddies, they will pry the phones out of the cases anyway to actually use the phone.
It's about as well thought out as putting a screen door on a submarine... OR an even better example; the iPhone 4 antenna design.
imagine the crappy 3G reception for the Iphone with this brick!
instead of holding the phone on her elbow, why doesn't she just put the speaker on ?? this thing is useless..