Desktop earbuds are probably the most appropriate (and obvious) third party Apple add-on, yet aren’t part of the ever-expanding iPod ecosystem.  If the 500XL mock up from Fred & Friends wasn’t so clearly photoshopped, we might seriously consider adding Magnification as a sixth pattern for inventive thinking.  Even though the concept works as a tongue in cheek instance of Attribute Dependency, we firmly believe “bigger IS really better, especially when it comes to sound,” and earbuds.

Plus, there’s already substantial evidence that it works for logos…