Cooped Up? Get Uncooped.

Certainly not the first iPod jacket release, but the newest just the same, North Face recently introduced the Hustle Audio Jacket (Men's) and Femphonic Audio Jacket (Guess)--I'd buy the latter just for that name alone. The jackets feature wrist controls for an iPod or other music device so you don't have to pull off the gloves, unzip your jacket and fumble around your inner pocket to pump up the volume or skip through songs.

The jacket is crafted from HyVent 2L exterior and taffeta lining. Other features include pit zips, Recco reflector and pocket with goggle cloth. The $600 retail price is about as close to armed robbery as a winter jacket can get, but Backcountry's got it for a far more reasonable $350.

Via Crunch Gear

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