Hey Brett thanks for sharing and you know perhaps we should create a tie that has a handy iPhone pocket built-in to the backside of the tie. Now bet that is one nobody has come up with. Well now that I mentioned it I should probably go patent the idea. :)
On Jun 3, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Brett C. wrote: > > A time to sing, a time to dance, and a time to wear my iPhone around my neck. > As incredible as the iPhone is, it seems fragile to me. Dropping and breaking > the phone is a concern of mine. I don't want the phone around my neck at all > times, but there are instances that I've thought it would be a good idea for > convenience and security of the phone. Here are a few examples. > Walking a new route: I like to use the neck holder while using Ariadne and > MyWay, along with the Aftershocz headphones. I enjoy having my hand free, and > being able to simply touch the phone when I want information. I clip the > headphone controller to the cable, and coil the excess line with a twist tie. > Navigating in a car: I enjoy playing navigator, but I find it a little > annoying to hold the phone the entire drive. When I place the phone on the > seat between my legs, I have a way of forgetting i put it there and leave the > car without it. I find it a bother to put the phone in and out of my pocket > while seated and belted in. > Security: I'm not constantly paranoid of getting the phone ripped from my > hand, but I have heard stories. With this holder, the phone is much more > secure from a spontaneous grab. > Workouts: I use my phone with a treadmill and elliptical. When I reach for > the phone from the machine's little shelf, I'm often concerned it's going to > slip from my sweaty grip and break on the equipment. With my around the neck > holder, I can check my time, change music, take calls etc. The holder comes > with a rain coat type sleeve. It protects the phone from moisture, and it has > a little hole for the headphones. > Around the house: In a private environment like my home, it's nice to have > my phone with me, while I go through my routines. I can wear comfortable > clothing without pockets, and don't have to blindly dash for the phone I left > somewhere when it sounds an alert. Surely, I can't be the only guy that has > had the phone propped between the head and shoulder while talking and taking > a leak at the same time? I've had so many vivid visions of the phone > splashing in the toilet bowl. > This isn't a sales pitch, it means nothing to me whether you want one or not. > I just found something that meets some of my desired convenience, and wanted > to share in case someone else thinks a little like me. I think the site's > description is clear and accurate, so I won't go into that. It is easy to > slide the phone in and out of the holder. The one part that I find a little > difficult is switching the neck cables. I don't do this often, so it's not a > big deal to me. > > http://www.iphone-lanyard.com/Site/iPhone_Holder.html > > Brett > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
