Apple has released a new model of its screen-cleaning polishing cloth for ¥1,580 — nearly half the price of the previous model — sparking plenty of discussion online. On 5ch, while some posters welcomed the price cut, many others took the chance to mock the whole idea of paying money for “just a cloth.”
Apple’s “Cloth” Nearly Half Price — New Model Goes on Sale for ¥1,580, What’s Changed – ITmedia NEWS
August 26, 2026, 11:44 AM
Author: Yuya Hayashi
Source: itmedia.co.jp / Original article here
The faithful, making their offerings (お布施 = a temple donation — i.e., Apple fans paying tribute)
>>2
Kind of reminds me of a fukusa (a silk cloth used to wrap ceremonial gifts)
Kind of reminds me of a fukusa (a silk cloth used to wrap ceremonial gifts)
Watching an android go for a walk on YouTube beats watching Peace-kun at Omiya Park (a local peacock with his own livestream).
This is clearly made for the faithful.
Can't afford the actual device, so I'll settle for the cloth instead 😣
It's just a cloth.
How generous — Apple really does look out for its customers.
I bet a wet wipe would get it cleaner.
>>54
Never would've thought of a wet wipe. What are you, Mii-chan?
Never would've thought of a wet wipe. What are you, Mii-chan?
Apple's gone full luxury brand these days! Then again, I don't want to buy Android either.
>>65
It's not branding, it's turned into a religion, lol
It's not branding, it's turned into a religion, lol
People in Tokyo can't tell 'Macintosh' and 'McDonald's' apart, can they? (both get shortened to 'Makku' there, unlike Osaka's 'Makudo')
>>79
Macintosh also covers both computers and audio gear.
Macintosh also covers both computers and audio gear.
>>79
Macintosh — a variety of apple. McDonald's — Donald's son.
Macintosh — a variety of apple. McDonald's — Donald's son.
What is this? For wiping the screen?
>>82
For wiping this screen
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>The Nano-texture etched into the glass at the nanometer level scatters light and further minimizes reflectivity. Choosing this option makes the display remarkably easier to see even in environments where light is hard to control, like strong sunlight.
For wiping this screen
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>The Nano-texture etched into the glass at the nanometer level scatters light and further minimizes reflectivity. Choosing this option makes the display remarkably easier to see even in environments where light is hard to control, like strong sunlight.
No Apple logo on it — must be a knockoff.
>>90
That's because your mind's eye hasn't opened yet. Go buy a MacBook Pro.
That's because your mind's eye hasn't opened yet. Go buy a MacBook Pro.
Just dampen the sock you're wearing and wipe the display — comes out spotless.
>>96
Sounds like something a lonely old man in a run-down apartment would do.
Sounds like something a lonely old man in a run-down apartment would do.
I bet if you buy this and pray to it a few times a day, you'll get a boyfriend or girlfriend, win the lottery — all kinds of divine blessings, surely.
>>142
Then maybe it could've warded off Taira no Masakado's curse too (a legendary vengeful samurai spirit tied to a Tokyo shrine), and that guy wouldn't have fallen from some weird place.
Then maybe it could've warded off Taira no Masakado's curse too (a legendary vengeful samurai spirit tied to a Tokyo shrine), and that guy wouldn't have fallen from some weird place.
A cloth's a lot more reasonable than one of those overpriced 'spiritual' vases (a classic cult scam item in Japan).
>>160
A vase might actually gain value in a thousand years, but a cloth won't even last that long.
A vase might actually gain value in a thousand years, but a cloth won't even last that long.
Like, 'if I'm gonna buy an Elecom or Buffalo one, I might as well get this instead.'
>>168
Sounds like something 'Applo' (mocking nickname for Apple) would totally sell.
Sounds like something 'Applo' (mocking nickname for Apple) would totally sell.
Back in the day they even sold an iPhone with a scrap of Jobs's jeans glued on, so something like this — the faithful will buy it by the thousand, minimum.
>>172
Stuff tied to Jobs has this rare-item feel somehow — like the limited-edition Mac signed by Steve Wozniak, or the NeXT computers that famously didn't sell at all.
Stuff tied to Jobs has this rare-item feel somehow — like the limited-edition Mac signed by Steve Wozniak, or the NeXT computers that famously didn't sell at all.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Breaking News+) thread “Apple’s “Cloth” Nearly Half Price — New Model Goes on Sale for ¥1,580, What’s Changed.”
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