There’s something silently odd about the period when Apple products were beige. Not bad, simply odd. The Macintosh 128K, the blocky rectangular mouse, the Apple Lisa; they were made from a warm off-white plastic that aged into something complete stranger, a color that collectors now call “Pantone 453 roughly.” Spigen, a brand name that normally channels its energy into clear polycarbonate shells, has actually chosen this specific slice of calculating history should have a 2nd life on your keychain.
The Timeless LS AirPods Pro 3 case is the current piece of Spigen’s retro-Mac collection, which launched in January 2026 with an iPhone 17 case imitated the Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa. The AirPods case takes a narrower reference: the initial Apple mouse, that flat, single-button input device that ended up being an icon despite being spectacularly easy. It joins a phone strap and a MagFit wallet styled as a floppy disk reader, finishing a four-piece set.
Designer: Spigen
< img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-12.jpg"alt=" "width=" 1280 "height= "960"/ > The case obtains the mouse’s percentages, its warm stone-colored plastic, and its most tactile feature. Spigen constructed a” Press to Open”locking system
into the front, placed where the mouse button would have been. Press it and the hinged cover releases; snap it shut, and it clicks back into place. It’s a little mechanical gesture, but it makes opening and closing feel intentional instead of unexpected. That security matters more than it sounds. For anybody who has actually discovered a lidless AirPods case rattling loose at the bottom of a bag, the locking system is an authentic useful improvement over basic cases. The AirPods do not pop out suddenly, and the cover does not spring open on its own. An adhesive strip inside links the cover to the top of the AirPods case, so the whole assembly opens cleanly as one system. < img src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-07.jpg"alt =""width=" 1280"height= "960 "/ >< img src= "// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E"data-src =" https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-07.jpg "alt= ""width="1280" height="960"/ > The shell itself is polycarbonate, reinforced with what Spigen calls Air Cushion Technology, an internal structure created to absorb effect at the corners and edges. The case wraps the AirPods Pro 3 charging case totally, with a cutout at the bottom for USB-C wired charging and a clear path through the back for cordless charging. Both work without getting rid of the case.
< img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-06.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > A braided lanyard comes included, threading through a loop on the side. This isn’t simply a piece of design, as small charging cases have an exceptional skill for vanishing into coat pockets and bags, and a physical tether is a more reputable retrieval system than searching by feel. The Timeless LS case retails for $ 44.99, which positions it easily in the wider collection along with the $ 40 MagFit wallet and well listed below the $ 60 iPhone case that started all of it. < img src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-10.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > < img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-10.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > < img src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-11.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > < img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-11.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > < img src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-09.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ > < img src ="// www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201280%20960%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2026/03/spigen-turned-apples-iconic-beige-mouse-into-an-airpods-pro-3-case/spigen-airpods-pro-3-case-classic-ls-09.jpg" alt ="" width="1280" height="960"/ >