The Hip Office keeps you single, working
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Feb 4th 2008 10:53AM
posted Feb 4th 2008 10:53AM
[Via Wired]
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Is it Mac compatable? Because if it isn't... is there really a market for this?
Will it blend? Will they supply a blender big enough to destroy this monstrosity?
Does it come in Pink? Because all two of the female nerds want this...
Can I hack it to hold beer? If so, sign me up!
But umm.. really... ouch...
Also: Glass-Fiber = Fiberglass AFIK, thats what simple-folk call it...
But it'd be useful for watching porn... ;-)
I pity any loser seen wearing this thing.
Do they have any self consciousness at all!?!?!?!?!
I totally saw some turd walking around with one of those on at the company my wife works for. I almost crapped myself when I saw it. His giant glasses and comb-over already pretty much ensured he would never be getting laid, so maybe he just said "to hell with it" and went full monty.
Come overs kick ass.
There's a guy I have to pick up computers from sometimes. He basically just has one huge sideburn that he combs over onto top of his head. Nice.
It's a prototype. Nice try, though.
"Come overs kick ass"
Well yes they surely do.
I'd get fired for wearing that..
You guys shouldn't criticize this. There are plenty of people that would find the Hip Office vital to their work, like... umm... no, wait, wait, I can do this... lemme see, lemme see...
Yeah, like all of those homeless Wall Street Guys, without a desk, where will they put thier laptop?
I get what your saying :-P
OMG, in an attempt to cut costs and further humiliate the American worker, this is a cubicle replacement. Check out your new office.
Now you just need the new belt-clip cup holder and the forehead mounted personal picture frame.
The plastic pocket protector has come a long way, baby.
You do realize that if you lower this thing 4 inches, get two pieces of track, some rollers, and a headband or helmet, this thing would double as a blowjob trainer.
Yeah. I went there.
...wow
I am truly a depraved individual.
And the rest of us are equally as deprived for laughing at that.
You do realize you shouldn't be getting blowjobs from people who need training.
Ty, in your case it might be more useful as a backdoor stabilization brace. :)
I regret going there.
GOOD ONE DR. EVIL!
"How 'bout... no? You crazy dutch bastard."
-Dr. Evil
Wow, I always wanted a way to walk around typing on my state-of-the-art laptop that I spent my potential wedding engagement ring money on. Why didn't anyone think of this sooner????
BTW, any gadget ladies who are intersted in a date, please contact me
does anyone think that this is a sexual harassment suit just waiting to happen?
OMG! That's got to be the funniest thing I've seen all morning. Thanks for the laugh!
Is that your laptop desk, or are you just happy to see me?
Maybe you could sharpen the tips and use it as a device to keep people from entering your personal space?
That's what fists were invented for! :)
Well it looks more like a guide for entering someones "personal space"
HA! Attach some lights and you've got a landing strip!
Khris: Your stand-up-comedian career is over, u realise that, huh?
You could also put a tray on it and set down your food and drinks.
Right.
So tell me why anyone would want to walk around while typing on their laptop. Is this more useful while seated on the subway? What happens when you're not watching where you're going and you fall and break that laptop, or worse, your bones?
Now really, is this for skinny people only? Is it one size fits all? Can't the guys who would really find this useful just set their laptops on their over-sized bellies anyway?
Or what about this? Does this somehow account for the various sizes and types of laptops? Does it provide a way to increase battery life on the go?
This SERIOUSLY has to be a prank or perhaps a school project in which these comments are are being studied and the 'product' itself is just a hoax...
Wouldn't your laptop be at a really uncomfortable angle to type (and see the screen)? The arms should be facing down, rather than up, to make this useful to the four people why might waste their money on it.
But if the arms were facing down, then the laptop will fall!
...Or was that your point?
//off-topic: My Kitty looks like it'll kill your kitty :D
When reading about this, I imagined people with withered and disfigured arms to some degree using this, so I doubt that would be a problem.
If the arms were facing down you would obviously need something to prevent the laptop from falling off. However, it's the only way to make this work ergonomically (or if you have a mac, it's the only way you could even see the screen, since the lid doesn't open past maybe 110 degrees (sorry, no protractor at my desk)).
And m cat could totally take yours
WTF?
"Birth Control Glasses" for the '00s.
Wonder what his shodow looks like in profile?
He's not even wearing it right. Those little bulges on the lower edge should go inside the belt.
How exactly would you know that?!
Because this guy designed it!
If you look closely at the pictures on the website, this is some ginger kid with a comb over, wearing his dad's suit and white socks to model his 'great idea'.
Terrible...
I think it could be very useful. Just tape it together have it stick through your fly and walk around your office saying "I'm so happy to see you". If you're not fired you know you can pretty much do what ever you want after that.
Thanks to new innovations such as this, we will no longer have the need for physical office space or desktop computers. We can now be herded into a common room where we can all stand together and be productive.
I for one, welcome our new laptop wearing overlords.
Can this be used while running? If so, sign me up!
Maybe it's to keep your special lady friend from slipping away again.
I think if you're wearing this, nobody wants to enter your personal space.
OK.... goto this web addie -
http://hk-ergonomics.com/en/?page_id=11
These same guys have finally developed a personal intimacy protective shield big enough!
So - this gizmo is actually a fitting device for the object in the parking lot!! Takes three (count them) helium balloons to keep it up! (pun intended)
Is it April 1st already?
Another reason that this will insure you stay single is your loved one will get impaled on it when you run to hung each other.