10kg dumbbell iPhone case forces you to pump iron as you text people
In today's edition of Things That Exist That We Definitely Didn't Need™, we have for you a rather unusual iPhone case. One that doubles up as a dumbbell that you literally have no other choice but to work out with.
Japanese telecom giant Softbank is selling this contraption for around $100 (£75).
The case—reported to be the heaviest in the world—could come in quite handy for people keen to cut down on their iPhone addiction.
The dumbbell weighs 10kg, which is quite a lot for just one arm. Especially when you're phone is permanently attached to it.
But, it could very well get rather tiresome if you have to pump iron any time you need to make a call, text your mates, or even just check your Instagram notifications.
I think we'll pass on this, thanks!
Topics iPhone
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
