The Apple ‘Unleashed’ event saw the launch of multiple significant Apple products including the all-new MacBook Pros, AirPods 3, and others. These were all expected though and had been leaked quite a bit so didn’t really come as a surprise. What did come as a surprise though was a microfiber Polishing Cloth accessory designed for cleaning the screens of Apple devices.

Apple has barely given any information about the cloth itself and hasn’t specified its material, only stating on its website that it’s “made with a soft, nonabrasive material” and “cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture glass, safely and effectively,” which is understandable considering that the cloth is nothing but a…cloth.

Its images reveal something with a striking resemblance to a mouse mat. And apart from having an Apple logo stamped on it, it really doesn’t seem to offer anything over a regular microfiber cloth one can grab for a fraction of the price.

Apple recommends using a “soft, lint-free cloth” for cleaning all of its products and to avoid “abrasive cloths, towels, paper towels, or similar items” in one of its support pages. Hopefully, the Polishing Cloth will be meeting these requirements.

Last but not the least, there is even a compatibility list mentioning almost the entirety of Apple’s hardware portfolio, just in case you’re wondering if you’d rub the wrong device with it and accidentally summon an evil genie.

While the Apple Polishing Cloth sells separately for $19, it does come free with the Pro Display XDR, meaning you would have to spend $5,000 if you wish to get it along with your purchase.

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