Oh, the iRony

Ever since Apple Inc. introduced iMac in 1998 with its distinctive, clean-and-simple look and user-friendly features, Apple has been winning the hearts -- and fierce loyalty -- of savvy consumers the world over.

And the electronics market was never the same. As other product manufacturers caught on, the market has been inundated with a steady stream of iSomething or iAnother.

On the day of iPhone's ballyhooed launch, asap would like to suggest a few yet-to-be-invented products that hew to Apple's design concept -- if not necessarily its philosophy of making life better.

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See the interactive here.

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Jenni Sohn is an asap interactive designer based in New York.

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