Delarew Designs, an American company specialising in handbags, has launched the most female-friendly iPod accessory to date: the iPod handbag.

The DelaPod line comes in four different designs and features two headphone jacks and an integrated see-through window that holds the player and lets users control the device without taking it out.

According to the company, “female devotees of the Apple iPod experience both love and hate it: love the iPod, hate the fumbling that happens when purses or backpacks are along for the ride.”

Joallyn Catwright, president and founder of Delarew Designs said: “DelaPod bags remove the ‘struggle and juggle’ that female iPod users experience.

“DelaPod bags free women from juggling with cell phones, purses and iPods. Best of all, the bags are as stylish as they are convenient.”

The DelaPod bags are available in four different designs and sizes and are available from the company website from around £25.

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