New Made for iPod Jackets for Summer

For all our friends in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the first sunny season with the iPod economy in full swing. We have a new problem. Time was, you could walk about all summer with a wallet and keys in your pockets, slimming down to some cash and one key for those times when you didn’t want to be so encumbered. For a decade or so, most of us have been contending with adding a cell phone to the "must have" list. We’ve seen some pretty creative places to hide a cell phone (hat brims, socks, thongs).

But now, for 85 Million iPod owners, things are worse. This is a 2-gadget Summer: cell phone and iPod. You can go the belt-clip-and-arm-band route but you know you look like a cyborg. You could just hold them in your sweaty palms, but you know you’re going to leave them somewhere. Or, you can look great wearing one of the new Made for iPod jackets from KOYONO. New forms, new materials, and some amazing washable fabric control technology from Eleksen result in some eye-catching new ways to keep your gadgets from becoming the fashion decision you can’t change.

::Spring an Summer jackets with iPod controls:

iPod control panel in the lapel

BlackCoat Sport: BlackCoat Sport is a hybrid sport coat/ jacket/ overcoat that can brave the elements, survive being stuffed in your laptop bag and make it to the meeting looking like the accomplished, forward-thinking genius, artist, or innovator that you are. BlackCoat Sport, Surf Edition, and Work all do a great job balancing style, performance and utility as garments. With the addition of the ElekTex® washable control pad, you also have a chance to own a small swatch (literally) of an amazing technological innovation. Plug your iPod into the special connector and zip it safely into the special pocket. All the controls on the front of your iPod are now accessible without digging into your pockets. Discreetly, yet conveniently, the controls are just inside the front of the jacket.

BlackCoat Surf Edition: This is our all new form for summer, inspired by a cool night on the beach between meetings. This hybrid shirt/jacket solves a lot of Spring and Summer wardrobe problems.

1. You need a place to keep stuff – Surf Edition has 5 pockets designed to carry just what you need with you (wallet, keys, sunglasses, cell phone and iPod).

2. You need something light – Surf Edition has short sleeves and is made from light, breathable stretch cotton.

3. You need some protection from surf spray and the occasional rain shower – Surf Edition will protect you with Nano® water repellent technology.

This is also the least expensive Made for iPod garment on the market ($170) – but only for a short time.

BlackCoat Work: The Work is finally arriving and we couldn’t be happier with it. Both the Premiere Edition (Nextec Flathead nylon with Eden waterproofing and fully lined) and the lighter, stretch cotton version with Nano® water repellent technology have the same classic cut and fit of our favorite jean jackets but with a few updates to make them bridge the gap between workman’s jacket and the sport coat. We loved this one before the iPod controls but with them it is destined to be a classic.

These prices are going away shortly. The good news is, you will soon be able to buy BlackCoat in a store near you. The bad news is that worldwide retail distribution marks the end of our direct-to-consumers low-price model for many of our products.