After a piffling more than a half - year on the market , a new reportclaims that Apple has hold on yield of its beleaguered FineWoven products , which were introduced in September as an eco - friendly alternative to leather iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands . There may be a new rung of spring colors ( belike launched at theLet Loose eventin May ) but rumors say Apple will exchange to some other synthetical material in the fall and deck FineWoven just 12 months after it launched .
FineWoven was opine to be Apple ’s big move away from leather . The accessory are made from “ 68 percent post - consumer reprocess substance ” as part of Apple ’s long - standing attempt to reduce C discharge . Still , even client who wanted Apple to get rid of leather were less than thrilled about the new material , which Apple says “ may show wear over time as the fibers get compressed with normal use . ” Pictures posted around societal media have shown how worn down the cases look after a short meter compared to the old leather cases .
We wo n’t know for certain until September if Apple is truly planning to discontinue the blood line of accessories , but if it is , FineWoven will have some well - known company in the annals of short - hold up Apple products :
The Power Mac G4 Cube was built for success, but never got off the ground.
Macintosh XL (3 months)
If the Macintosh precursor Lisa was troubled , theMacintosh XL , released in January 1985 at the tail end of Lisa ’s running , was downright doomed . It was n’t for the lack of specs or interest — in fact it sell quite well — but the strain was dwarf by the loud Macintosh . Resources and parts were scarce for the Macintosh XL and Apple ran out of inventory forever just three months later on .
Macintosh TV (4 months)
The original Apple TV before streaming was a thing , theMacintosh TVwas supposed to be the equipment that combined personal computing with home entertainment . With a work up - in 14 - inch Sony Trinitron display and all of the necessary audio / telecasting inputs including a coaxial cable input signal , the Macintosh telly compound Apple ’s iconic all - in - one intent with “ new media capacity that create a whole new category of computing and entertainment devices . ” It did n’t catch on and Apple pulled the stopper on its first video project just four months later .
The Power Mac G4 Cube was built for winner , but never got off the priming coat .
Power Mac G4 Cube (11 months)
ThePower Mac G4 Cubemade a huge splash at Macworld New York in 2000 . A mini gamey - oddment tug packed inside a beautiful swim acrylic hearty with an cunning handle to reach the internal constituent , the Power Mac G4 Cube should have been a runaway strike . Instead , the eminent Leontyne Price and various cosmetic and operation issues kept sales at bay , and less than a year subsequently , Appleput the whole project“on ice . ”
eMate (11 months)
Before the iBook there was a small translucent portable Mac shout theeMate 300 , which was geared toward the education market . The ultraportable laptop computer had a 25MHz ARM CPU , 1 MiB of RAM , and 2 MB of flash memory for a very low-priced $ 799 . The eMate was at last a victim of Apple ’s novel direction under Steve Jobs , but that ’s not the last we would see of vaporous moldable eccentric .
iPod Hi - Fi had one job and did it well , but it was too grueling and expensive to capture on .
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The Power Mac G4 Cube was built for success, but never got off the ground.
iPod Hi-Fi (19 months)
Back when the company ’s iconic music player was at the meridian of its popularity , Apple tried to cash in on the dedicated verbalizer grocery store with theiPod Hi - Fi , a high - ending audio system made specifically for the iPod . The boombox - esque design with exposed speakers and lustrous white chassis was extremely heavy and punishing and had one job as a somewhat precarious $ 349 iPod dock . It did its chore well , but was a victim of a high price and tough timing , go less than two year — during which metre another new product name the iPhone get . That one would last a lilliputian longer .
iPod Hi-Fi had one job and did it well, but it was too heavy and expensive to catch on.
