Some of you might wonder why we have iPod socks in our Consoles and Accessories Guide. Well, the simple fact is, iPod socks are not just for iPods. In fact iPod socks very nearly aren’t for iPods at all.

Here at the office there are more iPod socks lying around than there are odd socks in a Laundromat. Fair enough, the Managing Editor and the Deputy Editor use them for their iPods [scratching precious commodity fetishised items makes us sad – Ed] but what about all those iPodless socks? Both the News Editor and one of our translators use them for their phones and Walkmen and neither of them own apple MP3 players (or phones for that matter don’t get us started on the iPhone or we’ll never stop). Our Deputy Editor also informs us that “at a pinch, you can fit a DS into an iPod sock”.

Still confused as to the point of this piece? Right, anything shiny you don’t want wrecked? Yeah, iPod sock it up, old school. Only problem is you have to buy them six at a time and they don’t really come cheap. You’re looking at £19 for a pack and these are socks for your iPOD. I don’t even pay £19 for socks for me. . .