With the arrival of the iPad Mini, the blogosphere is clamoring for the next Apple product. Some speculate it will be the iTV, but I think it ought to be the iPurse. With the ascent of tablet computers, I (and millions more) find my bulky briefcase too cumbersome for the task of carrying my iPad (particularly now that it’s minified). What I increasingly (and worryingly) find myself wishing I had a smaller satchel or european carry-all or well… if I call a spade a spade, I find myself in need of a purse.
Conflicted like Mr. Seinfeld, I only wish the purse were a more masculine accoutrement. Now that Steve Jobs is no longer alive to walk on stage at the next Macworld with his very own iPurse, I wonder which accessory manufacturer will be the first to market the murse.
Though I refer to it a purse, the meaning of any case is in what it contains. If a valise existed that conveniently carried an iPad, phone, keyboard, and wallet, which tech-enabled man wouldn’t want one? In fact, we are already beginning to see a trend toward this aesthetic. Exhibit A, this picture I took the other day:
Note the confidence with which these hard-hatted construction workers tote their iPads. Ideally the product I am proposing would have a front part that resembles one of the utilitarian straps worn by old west bandoleros with pockets and places for sundry items.
My my mother has referred to this accessory as “the mandolero.” All this project needs now is a sustainable, fair-trade manufacturing process sourced from indigenous Americans along with a snappy Kickstarter page to be the next million-selling Apple accessory. Who out there can help make this product a reality for men?