# iPod Socks

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/ipod-socks/

9 people recommended iPod Socks in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “iPod Socks”.

**Verdict:** Polyester sleeves that protect a device from scratches and hold small gadgets. Caveat: critics find them slippery and too expensive for polyester.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Holds small gadgets and accessories (3 comments in the sample): "I used them for more than just my iPod, like my Palm pilot and my digital camera" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893017)) "I love mine, still love them to carry small accessories all the time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897199)) "I still use them to plug in my wired earphones." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891275))
- Protects device from scratches and dings (2 comments in the sample): "was quite handy tho, to avoid scratching the delicate white plastic, despite it barely fit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45890469)) "Fun and helpful to keep the things from getting too banged up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45890432))

## What people warn about

- Price seen as too high (3 comments in the sample): "they charge ten times more now for sock-things, yet they're only polyester" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45892069)) "$30 for a sock even in 2025 seems pretty steep" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45890771)) "It felt like a rip-off two decades ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45889455))

## What people recommend instead

- [iPhone Pocket](https://hackerapproved.com/p/iphone-pocket/): 19 recommend, 3 mixed, 158 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "iPod Socks", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ipod-socks/ (9 recommend, 2 mixed, 5 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.