Remember the iPod socks ? Those pricey, brightly colored woolly wraps that swaddled your iPod like it was an infant? Apple's decided it's time we bring the knitwear back -- but this time, for the latest iPhones .

Meet the iPhone Pocket : a glorified yarn sling for your phone and whatever else you can cram in there without stretching the poor thing into oblivion. It looks a bit like a sweater you shrank in the wash and then tried to stretch out. Or maybe a mankini .

If Dr. Seuss were involved, we'd be calling it a thneed .

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