Apple Peel 520 Turns iPod touch into iPhone

If the Peel sounds familiar to you, it’s because we first caught glimpse of it a few months ago with Sprint branding. The Apple Peel 520 is now shipping for those of you who want to turn your iPod touches into iPhones. The only catch is that you’ll have to jailbreak your iPod touch, which means those of you sporting the retina display model won’t be able to use this for a while. But no worries, we don’t even know when it’s arriving yet.

Go Solar USA has this to say about the new little gadget:

Apple’s iPod Touch is a powerful media player and pocket PC that can do everything an iPhone can do except place calls and text messages—until now. The Apple Peel 520 is a radical new third-party device that adds voice and text messaging capabilities to the iPod Touch for a fraction of the cost of an iPhone! This startling new technology is the creation of 22-year-old Chinese programmer Pan Yong. The Apple Peel 520 acts as a protective skin that slips over the iPod Touch’s case and includes a battery, dock connector and SIM card. Once the proper software is installed, the Apple Peel 520 adds the ability to make voice calls and text messages using any version of the iPod Touch. When fully charged, the Apple Peel’s 800mAh battery offers nearly five hours of talk time and 120 hours of standby use.

You get more battery life, protection on your iPod touch and phone and SMS capabilities. Best of all is that it will only set you back $60 if you want one of these little bad boys.

Once the jailbreak hits for iOS 4.1, you’ll be able to jailbreak your new iPod touch and pretty much forget about nabbing the iPhone 4 if AT&T and/or contracts just aren’t your thing.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated when the Apple Peel 520 becomes available, but I’m guessing it’s any day now given that it’s begun to ship.

[Update]
Peel520.net just reached out to us with the following:

Peel520.net announced today that it will be the first to sell the Apple Peel 520 worldwide!

Why wait? Pre-order Now!

You probably heard some rumors about this gadget. Maybe also that ‘Go Solar USA’ will bring the Yosion Apple Peel 520 someday to the USA. Why wait? Peel520.net brings you the Apple Peel 520 directly from China!

Transform your iPod Touch into an iPhone!

The Apple Peel 520 is a new wireless device that adds mobile voice and text messaging capabilities to the iPod Touch. The gadget slips over the iPod Touch and includes a battery, dock connector and SIM card holder. Once the proper software is installed, the Apple Peel 520 adds the ability to make voice calls and send and receive text messages on your iPod Touch.

[Via: Go Solar]

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Marc has been a mobile fanatic for the better part of a decade and has had more devices pass through his hands than he would care to count. Originally from Los Angeles and briefly in San Francisco, Marc now lives in Brooklyn where, unlike Will Park, he longs for simpler times and simpler technology. All the while, he writes about gadgets and wireless technology as he tinkers, hacks and ultimately breaks most of his gadgets in the process. Marc has written about the mobile industry for Boy Genius Report, MobileCrunch, Laptop Magazine and has had his work appear in the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and more.

Jcdms5

Can this device be used in the USA or is it designed in Chinese only? Also, basically all you have to do is plug in my current SIM card and I would be able to use my ipod like a phone without a data plan?
Jcdms5

Can this device be used in the USA or is it designed in Chinese only? Also, basically all you have to do is plug in my current SIM card and I would be able to use my ipod like a phone without a data plan?
Jcdms5

Can this device be used in the USA or is it designed in Chinese only? Also, basically all you have to do is plug in my current SIM card and I would be able to use my ipod like a phone without a data plan?
Jcdms5

Can this device be used in the USA or is it designed in Chinese only? Also, basically all you have to do is plug in my current SIM card and I would be able to use my ipod like a phone without a data plan?
Lisa

yes, can work in USA.
Joem_0282

can this device work in Philippines? how can we buy this
Simeon_cabansag

do you need wifi to use this device
Kristine Ramirez

@joem available na sa philippines sa ynzal
Adyhottie

@ Kristine san yang Ynzal? i wana get one.. how much?
Xinxintech04

I think the latest apple peel is C apple peel, it can work with GPRS, and can send message also. It is more beautiful than peel 520.
The website is http://www.coming.hk/en/
zee

guys… do you know how much it it? and whre is ynza?
Nj1978

Sounds interesting. Still need a headset and mike with the Itouch? I am already using my itouch to make phone calls off the wifi. It does not sound too good with the head set and Mike. Any suggestions?
Abdhanif_sdf

where to buy apple peel?possibility shipping to malaysia region?

tq
Coldlight41reason

How long until Apple *steve jobs* gets pissed and tries to kill this thing through software or litigation?
ahmad zeineddine

i need 200 pcs of ipod peels with camera,what is the prices for that.
thank you
ahmad zeineddine
Erika

can i use anywhere? any country of southamerica? i mean buy my sim card og my country and it will work? and i would like to know if works internet 3g so i can hace internet everytime if i bought a service for my sim card. thank you!
Snacks_1

the problem is that the ipod touch 4g and this peel dont fit together, the buttons is all wrong, you are not able to use earphones etc or turn it on and off etc etc…..
Snacks_1

you can see by the picture here the earphone is on the other side, on the ipod its on the right side and on the peel its on the left side ((
herbert

where do i get this?
Fasibru

Não consigo de forma alguma fazer do Apple Peel 520 um iPHONE. Quem poderia me passar as instruções?
Email: fasibru@terra.com.br
:)

Available po ba sa Philippines to ad saan po siya pwede makabili
Tamás Heiner

Does it work in Europe?