Throwboy Debuts Blankets Modeled After Classic Apple Operating Systems

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Throwboy, known for its line of pillows designed to look like classic Apple devices, has debuted a new series of throw blankets that are modeled after classic Apple operating systems.

throwboy 80s os blanket
The 80s OS blanket is designed to look like the Classic Mac OS with a menu bar that sports File, Edit, View, and Special options on a gray background, with a floppy disk icon and trash icon.

throwboy 90s os blanket
There's also a 90s version that shifts to a purple background to represent Mac OS 9, and a 2000s version modeled after the popular aqua design introduced in Mac OS X 10.

throwboy 2000s os blanket
Each blanket is made from a minky fleece material and measures in at 50 inches by 60 inches, and these new OS blankets join Throwboy's existing blankets that are designed to look like the classic Finder icon and the Classic Macintosh. The OS Throw Blankets can be purchased from the Throwboy website for $46.99.

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velocityg4
4 weeks ago
People like the tackiest things. I like to keep my bedroom set more refined and understated.



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HappyDude20
4 weeks ago
I just bought a really cool, really big and warm throw blanket from IKEA for $1.99
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SigEp265
4 weeks ago
How have these guys not gotten a CND letter from Apple? lol
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farewelwilliams
4 weeks ago
what designer decided to keep the mouse pointer at the center of the blanket?

that’s going to drive people nuts.
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reyesmac
4 weeks ago
When is the first patch coming out for these?
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KaliYoni
4 weeks ago
I wonder if these pillows and blankets ever trigger big disagreements over how much snugglemorphism should be allowed onscreen.
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