Marks & Spencer to stock iPod-ready suit
updated 11:30 am EDT, Mon June 11, 2007
iPod-ready suit to ship
UK-based apparel retailer Mark & Spencer has agreed to carry a new business suit for men with integrated iPod functionality. The suit features Elektex fabric to offer built-in iPod controls, turning a standard lapel into a five-button electronic control panel. The Marks & Spencer hands-free iPod suit is made from wool with added Lycra and the afore-mentioned Elektex is priced at $300. The technology-enabled jacket sells for $180 while the accompanying trousers go for $120. A spokeswoman for Mark & Spencer described the apparel -- which features an iPod connector sewn into the pocket of the jacket alongside a system of loops to keep earphone wires hidden -- as a classic black pinstripe, two-button modern-cut suit, according to The Guardian.
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While there has been enormously huge selection of iPod accessories (including toilet paper dispenser with an iPod dock connector), this suit idea, even though only an extension of the same concept with rugged outerware (windbreakers, parkas, etc) has enormous potential. I know I'd buy several if they were to be offered stateside.
All this only solidifies already rock solid position of the iPod. Hopefully, the phone will have compatible dock connector and will work with the old accessories.