{"id":53020,"date":"2026-08-27T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53020"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:16:21","slug":"apple-polishing-cloth-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/27\/apple-polishing-cloth-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Polishing Cloth 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe Rossignol<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Apple today released a new version of its Polishing Cloth<\/a> on its online store. In the U.S., pricing is now set at $9, down from $19 for the previous version of the cloth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Starry Horizon<\/a> (via Hartley Charlton<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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new polishing cloth and comparison with the old one, dimensions are pretty much the same. a lot less stiff, it’s more like the nanotexture or apple vision pro one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Thomas Brand<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In a brilliant bit of marketing spin, Apple distracts from Mac price hikes with a new $9 polishing cloth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

ceejayoz<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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My favorite feature of this product is the store’s “compatibility” matrix that gets updated with every new Mac\/iPhone release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Emma Roth<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Curiously, the products Apple released alongside the new cloth aren’t<\/em> compatible with it — namely, because they don’t have screens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n