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Hand-shaped iPhone "case"

David Pescovitz at 9:58 am Wed, Mar 13, 2013

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The Hand iPhone Case is totally impractical and not really a case. But it's absolutely fantastic! You can choose between an adult or child-sized hand. (via Gadget Lab)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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  • http://craftbeergnome.com mkultra

    That there’s an iThing.

  • smutterball

    Chindōgu! The world’s most necessary art form.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matthew-Anderson/683536010 Matthew Anderson

    creepy….

    • Cowicide

      Is this better?

      • Gilbert Wham

         Not…really…

      • http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

         Oh, Christ!  :)

      • http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns

        Prince Charles?

  • http://twitter.com/EleOcho L8

    “I wanna hold your hand” reloaded.

  • Milton Pope

    More like “I Hold Your Hand in Mine”. This thing is evil!

  • Nash Rambler

    I hesitate to suggest what the male gender-specific version of this might get shaped like. . .

    • Antinous / Moderator

      ??

      • Nash Rambler

        I was dancing around suggesting a hand giving the middle finger, but I like your suggestion more.

  • Diogenes

    And then you put it in your pocket.

  • SomeGuyNamedMark

    Adams Family would’ve owned this

  • Cowicide

    Don’t know if this is real or not, but I do know it’s NSFW:

    http://www.dagospia.com/mediagallery/dago_fotogallery-64421/397149.htm

    • bcsizemo

      Obviously that phone is set to vibrate only…

    • Antinous / Moderator

      Hello?  Yes, this is dong.

  • http://twitter.com/MrAaronSwainEsq Aaron Swain

    That is just creepy as fuck. What is it about the Japanese and the uncanny valley?
    *edit* …and this http://laughingsquid.com/bread-that-looks-like-vaginas was the very next thing I saw on the internet after posting this comment.

    • http://artdonovan.typepad.com Art

      5月経膣  Seriously.  That’s what it’s called.

      • robotnik

        Thanks, Google Translate… I think.

  • Jacob Patton

    Steve Holt!

  • Jellodyne

    That sucks, it’s not even a real child’s hand.

  • http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns

    I will get the child sized one to remember all the youngsters I killed from texting while driving.