MoviePeg, The Coolest British iPhone Stand You’ve Seen All Week

Giles Turnbull ()

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From the wonderful city of Manchester – birthplace of The Smiths and The Fall, unfairly mocked as Rain Capital of England – comes something wonderful and simple for your iPhone: the MoviePeg.

It’s wonderful because it’s simple, and it’s simple because it’s really just a piece of plastic with a notch in it.

But since no-one else has thought of producing this particular piece of plastic with this particular notch, and in these particular colors – well, design company Magnetic North deserve some credit for it.

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The MoviePeg currently costs five of our fine English pounds. Add a little for shipping and you can get one sent to the US for just over $10.

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Keep an eye on the MoviePeg Twitter stream for other tips; apparently the existing model fits a Nexus One quite well, which is good to know if you’re one of the two guys who’ve bought one. More colors and styles will follow later this year. MoviePeg for iPad, perhaps? I’d be willing to bet on it.

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Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He writes for the Press Association and The Morning News. He has a website you can ignore and a Twitter account you needn't follow.

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  • Alex

    $10 for a something that cost less 5 cents to manufacture …. or you could just make your own out of something like a hotel an old key card or cardboard which also fits in you wallet unlike this thing.

  • Aryeh

    “unfairly mocked as Rain Capital of England” – I live in Manchester, and trust me, it would not be unfair to mock it as the rain capital of the world!

  • g24

    Coke makes squillions from selling sugared water that costs next to nowt to manufacture. Simple ideas can work well and make money.

    As for Manchester, you’re selling it short – it doesn’t rain as much as it used to thanks to climate change, and don’t forget it’s also home to Oasis, Elbow, New Order, Happy Mondays, Rick Astley, Dr Harold Shipman…

  • Poppa
  • http://web.me.com/giosaccone GioSaccone

    Nice…

  • Alan

    “Dr Harold Shipman…”

    Something to boast about!

  • Rubber Johnny

    And Manchester was the birthplace of the Guardian. Not a lotta people know that.
    The Manchester Guardian, as was.

  • http://tossr.com/ Stu

    MoviePeg-uh! For your iPhone-uh!

    Mark E Smith FTW

  • http://martymcpadden.com Marty McPadden

    I just received a MoviePeg and I have to say it’s a very cool idea. I love the simplicity of MoviePeg and does a great job of functioning as a stand for your iPhone. Just pop it in your pocket and go.