It wasn't retro then, just a cheap, plastic piece of crap. Now, it's a retro/nostalgic cheap, plastic piece of crap, which makes it awesome!

Right on…I'm getting ready to pull the plug on AT&T and drag myself, the wife and 3 kids to Verizon for 4 iPhone 5's and a 4S, and now I read THIS?! Ugh. I'm still going to do it, but it'll be with just a tinge of regret now. Thanks, Verizon, for putting a damper on the party.

I'm not sure, but I think this fucking blows.

The finish makes it look like a hardwood veneer. I have to agree with some of the other posters…go with canvas or a nice, worn leather, preferably in a dark coffee finish. Maybe like this:

Lucky me! I use AirPlay instead of cables, and the Monster Micro for wireless music listening…this doesn't affect me AT ALL as I have no other iPeripherals.

I was originally drawn to the white one, as I really like the chrome chamfer and the "brightness" of the design, which is strange as I normally gravitate toward black objects of lust (tech, not women, you pervs). But the black is now beckoning…I'll have to decide soon ,as I plan on ordering mine this weekend.

You are either: a) a cyborg who talks in chopped, Austrian-accented, pseudo-English sentences, or b) an idiot who couldn't string together a coherent stream of thought if your life depended on it. My vote, and my money, would be on the latter.

"Reader Ian Anderson sent us a mountain lion..."....umm, you meant a PICTURE of a mountain lion, yes? And, FWIW, that mountain lion appears retarded; remember what they say about retards and strength? Double that for mountain lions. You are warned.

Your dissertation on making a frame reminds me of why I so loved my BMX racing bike back circa early 80's. I had a JMC Darrell Young frame and the JMC aero forks, had built by Jim Melton Cyclery, and it cost me a fortune back then (frame and fork cost around $350). It was a hand-built beauty, and that said…

Leaving the reasons for banning aside, these things really are cool as hell. We have 3 sets of them in my house and its fun to see the shapes you can come up with.

Did this in high school a couple of times, although it wasn't connected to an oxygen tank, just a nebulizer for home use (air compressor). Good times.

Sorry for assuming you have an iPhone...I'm not a pompous iPrick, I promise. And you are right. A universal solution would be nice.

Man leaning in window: " What the f#%< is wrong with you, son?!"

I drive what is easily affordable now (relatively low mileage used Hondas and Acuras, paid in cash) with my eyes on the prize: Ferarri F355 and/or Acura NSX when the kids are grown. It sustains me.

I so badly want to see the iPad version of these...oops. Already done.

Try a Lifeproof case and just put the phone in a zippered pocket on your board shorts. Done.

My issue isn't "worn out" cables, it's cables that follow the same time warp as socks in a dryer. They just disappear, as my girls tell me. This thing would reside on my keyring, so it stands a fighting chance of not disappearing down the wormhole.

That's a good-looking product, and fills a need in my house (my daughter seems to go through iThing cables/chargers like they're free) . I see one in my future, for sure.

Looks a bit like a Fiat 500, but that's just a wild guess.

If by "turd" you mean Maserati Quatroporte with a dash of New-Age Buick, you are correct. I don't particularly love it or hate it, BTW. It's just not as cutting-edge-looking as it's technology begs for.