News
Koyono iPod-ready outerwear available for order
By LC Angell
Contributing Editor
Published: Friday, March 10, 2006
News Categories: iPod Accessories
Koyono has announced that its first iPod-ready outerwear garment goes on sale today. The BlackCoat Work Premiere Edition, a lightweight jacket with a black Nextec nylon shell, has several gadget pockets and integrated ElekTex iPod controls. It sells for $250 and will ship by the end of March. The company said its BlackCoat Work, a stretch cotton version of the same jacket, won’t be shipping to customers until May. It is priced at $180 and can be pre-ordered now.
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1
so you gonna wear this black coat in the summer too?
Posted by saad on March 10, 2006 at 10:19 AM (PST)
2
Who wants one of these? Its all a bit sad really, what’s the point!?
Posted by Sticky on March 10, 2006 at 10:37 AM (PST)
3
Yawn.
Posted by Werewolf on March 10, 2006 at 1:35 PM (PST)
4
Is this really necessary?
Posted by mflat5 in USA on March 10, 2006 at 1:40 PM (PST)
5
No!
Posted by Werewolf on March 10, 2006 at 2:03 PM (PST)
6
not a very nice style, i’d get one if it was a london fog trench coat though. i love those coats. i personally have 2 myself, and if ipod ready technology was in it i’d wear it all day.
Posted by Nick on March 10, 2006 at 3:24 PM (PST)
7
I love my iPod, and have bought a lot of accesories for it, but NEVER in a 1,000 years…
Posted by Brian on March 10, 2006 at 3:28 PM (PST)
8
Come on, your iPod is not like a kid or something! i think now, thier getting “a little bit carried away”. I have ne question though, who all here remembers those out of date walk mans?
Posted by LawnBoy on March 10, 2006 at 4:28 PM (PST)
9
Never mind the flaky iPod tie-in…250 clams for a nylon shell…180 for a cotton version.
I’ll NEVER say anything bad about Helly Hansen’s or The North Face’s pricing EVER AGAIN (well, at least until I forget about these POS offerings).
Posted by flatline response on March 11, 2006 at 1:41 AM (PST)
10
saad (Your name or state of mind?),
I saw the cotton version of the “Work” jacket at MWSF and it was light enough to wear during the cooler days of summer - if you feel the need. Not everywhere has 30 days of sun every month during the summer….
As other iLounge Staff will testify to, I love my Koyono BlackCoat T shirts. If the coats are as high quality as the shirts are then maybe the price is worth paying? I guess you’ll be stating that I’m sad as well for thinking that?
You’ll probably be more than happy to fork out a weeks wages on the latest Nike shoes or other fashion-statement-must-have, which everyone is wearing, but when something which doesn’t involve dressing your iPod up comes along it is derided….
Posted by Bob Levens in UK on March 11, 2006 at 2:26 AM (PST)
11
what happens when it rains or you spill food on it???
Posted by hi on March 11, 2006 at 9:34 AM (PST)
12
You know, I really wouldn’t mind a summer T-shirt or something cool to wear out on the trail this summer that worked with my shuffle, it’s just these stupid prices that make these items a laughing stock.
Posted by skater on March 11, 2006 at 4:37 PM (PST)
13
“hi”,
It is made from “Waterproof, breathable Nextec® Flathead nylon with Epic® waterproofing technology” so rain is not a problem. But if you suffer from food spillage perhaps you need to invest in a bib…...
....try http://www.baby-bib.com/
Posted by Bob Levens in UK on March 11, 2006 at 5:35 PM (PST)
14
Actually, when the Koyono coats are compared to other coats with compartments designed for tech (like the ones worn by plainclothes police and the Secret Service), the price is competitive.
Posted by FloydC on March 12, 2006 at 8:56 PM (PST)