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Apple and Google are tech heavyweights that each have their own strengths, but survey a few people about who’s better at product design — at least aesthetically — and Apple’s probably going to stand out as the favorite. The company’s had some real successes over the years challenging our expectations about how things should look, and this week it’s up to more of the same with one of its oddest launches in years: an iPhone… sock?
Formally the iPhone Pocket, this colorful knit sling is available in two sizes (both obscenely expensive) and goes up for sale this Friday. The second the internet saw this thing on Tuesday morning, its collective head exploded, and no matter where we look we’re seeing some very strong opinions about it — everyone seems to either love it or hate it, with little room for indecision.
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Personally, I really dig it, but I’m also someone who already stores phones in socks for safekeeping while traveling — so this was clearly designed with me in mind. I’m also a stalwart Android guy, though, and if I’m going to outfit my phone with a bizarre new carrying solution, I’m going to want it to be Google to the core. That’s why I’m firing up Gemini (with a little help from Nano Banana) and seeing what we can come up with that might work for Google’s response to the iPhone Sock Pocket.
Let’s see, where to start? Well, the holidays are coming up, and I can easily think of something sock-adjacent that might be cool to have in a tiny smartphone size: a Pixel stocking!
Stephen Schenck / Android Authority
OK, that’s pretty cute, and while we’re firmly in “sock” territory, it’s also not exactly something great for carrying around.
What about sticking with that winter theme but dialing things in a little closer to Apple’s knit approach? A scarf!
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