Steve Jobs’ turtleneck lives on.
A luxury tech brand claims it’s embedded a swatch of fabric from the late Apple co-founder’s iconic uniform inside a new phone. It’s now on sale for more than $6,000.
It’s unclear whether the garment was really Jobs’ — or just a phony knockoff.
The “iPhone 11 Pro Superior Jobs” model from Russian company Caviar includes the so-called relic, along with the CEO’s signature emblazoned on the back of the case.
The price tag for the phone containing this alleged artifact is much higher than Apple’s $699 asking price for its latest offering. The limited-edition phone starts at $6,280 for the 64GB model and jumps up to $6,980 for the 512GB option.
Caviar did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on the authenticity of the product. However, one of Jobs’ turtlenecks was auctioned off in 2016 for $2,880.
The bit of fabric from Jobs’ infamous turtleneck is reportedly placed inside the Apple logo on the phone as “a tribute to the immortal genius,” the company writes. Jobs’ signature is engraved on the bottom of the back of the phone “as a seal of quality,” Caviar says. There are only nine of these phones on the market, according to the sale page on Caviar’s website.
The “Superior Jobs” phone has all of the same specs as the iPhone 11 Pro, which was unveiled in September.
Despite being thousands more than a regularly manufactured iPhone, getting a product with Jobs’ signature could actually be considered a steal: An authentic autograph from Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, is one of the most expensive John Hancocks in the world and worth nearly $51,000.
Ref; nypost.com