They look like normal snap buttons. What is the magnet even for?
The big quirk of the design is the outfit’s buttons, which are basically just normal buttons except for the fact that they are magnetized so that you can swap out the separate outfit toppings at the drop of a hat.
Interesting idea but I fear magnets might have unintended side effects to phones and wearable electronics like headphones.
MagSafe and magnetic Qi chargers have been around for years. They’re also in many earbud cases and earbuds themselves (besides the transducer).
The problem isn’t that it’s magnetic, the problem is that it’s a solution to a problem almost nobody has, excepting perhaps people without upper limbs.
Because as we know, shirts and other layers falling off our bodies is a problem we all face. And what we need to solve it is an over-engineered button.
I think they were trying to make changing the kind of clothes you are wearing fast. But thats just another non-issue that is not encountered by the average person.
How is using magnets a “new button”?
Disabled folks who can’t fasten buttons have been using magnet closures for a while. This guy adds the ability to decorate it and that’s a new button? They had changeable button covers for fun in the ‘80s.
“There wasn’t some arrogant ambition around disruption [of buttons],” Ive told the outlet. “It was a very gentle, humble exploration.”
Congrats on inventing a $150 button, Jony.
Looks slick
“Get those magnets wet and boom, no more magnet.” -djt
Hah, you clean your clothes. What a low socio economic peasant. I just throw them away when they get old. /s
DJT actually knows a lot about how magnets work I’d say way more than most people, a lot of people actually. They all say so.
