Comment by brk

3 hours ago

It might be dumb, but at least it's expensive.

This looks like it would make basic interaction with your phone highly cumbersome. It also looks like an easier target for thieves.

The classic is two guys on a moped in Marseilles. The passenger cuts a pedestrian purse strap (or iPhone strap) and they vanish.

One could embed an invisible security cable, but then...

There will be tons of cheap clones in 3...2...1....

  • I'm sure there will be, will be interested in how many people who want cheap clones want ... that.

    I'm not sure there's a sure crossover of big numbers.

  • This was one of my first thoughts. Could have knock-offs made for probably $10 landed cost, and put them on Amazon for $99.

  • My mom knitted a bag for my niece's iphone in 2024, so there already was a trend.

> It might be dumb, but at least it's expensive.

Just realizing that the reverse could be a selling point for a phone here: It might be expensive, but at least it's dumb.

Haha, before looking at the price, I joked "I'm not going to buy this if it's only $99 or less."

I sure didn't get disappointed.