The Lazy Geek's Cushion: absurd even by Thanko's standards
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 17th 2008 6:37AM
posted Jun 17th 2008 6:37AM
Comfy, she-dork? Good, because you're quite possibly slopped atop Thanko's most foolish product yet, the Lazy Geek's Cushion. That's saying something from the company that brought you the USB mask, slippers, and Gold Ingot Hub. While it promises to alleviate neck and back pain, somehow, looking at these pics, we find that hard to believe.
Want.
Want.
Need.
WANT NOW!
Foolish? This is brilliant! Where can I buy it? ;-)
the blogger has obviously never used a laptop while laying on his stomach.
keep bashing geeks on a geek blog, idiot.
Yeah man, why all the hate in the article? This seems like a neat idea, fuck, I'd even get one if it's not too expensive.
I am actually quite interested in this, its actually a clever idea for us who lay on our stomach as we use PC's, Which is NOT comfortable.
It's a good idea. And if you turn it around, it becomes one of those fornication pillows! (not that geeks would need that...) :)
footrub and doggystle. What more could you want?
This is a really good idea, nothing absurd about it. Using a laptop or any small device while lying flat on your belly is really uncomfortable.
Yeah, I'm sure using a laptop in a prone position with no cutout for your nose and mouth will work great. If the girl weren't raising her head, it'd be square in the cushion. Keep it up, Gizmodo trolls.
Unfortunately, it's about 74 US Dollars... That's a bit on the absurd side.
Cool product though, wouldn't mind getting one. I love to lay on the floor or bed and use my laptop or play a handheld game. Pillows and Blankets just hurt after a while :~
*lie on the floor. Sorry!
I seriously would buy this also.
Gotta ditto everyone else. Tom has obviously never tried working on a laptop while on the floor. Your arms are in a shit position your back was never designed to lay that flat. In short this is perfect. I wants.
It solves the problem of typing and supporting your neck to look at the screen. Like right now... I'm using my remote propped under my chin. Sounds comfortable right?
it's reverse-psychology. engadget want's us all to buy it... so they say it's lame? It's like we're all teenagers and engadget is our out-of-touch parent.
...or maybe thomas ricker just has too much of a belly for this to make any sense to him. ;P
surf and have sex at the same time!
Ditto, this is brilliant.
"While it promises to alleviate neck and back pain, somehow, looking at these pics, we find that hard to believe."
What I'm certain most of us here would actually find hard to believe, is that we all can see the advantages to this invention while according to you, everyone on the Engadget team cannot.
I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat.
I, too find this a very good idea. I usually use a big pillow for this position, but this is potentially better.
This is why I don't have any back problems despite being glued to the computer screen 12 hours a day. Switching positions! When you sit, your back is curved, which you can then balance by lying on your belly with your back hollow. Highly recommended.
I totally agree. I always try to do this with pillows, but head support/ pressure on the jaw is always an issue. me likey.
I can't get enough of this cold war with Gizmodo... anything they say is cool, you deride as absolute crap and vice versa... love it.
I definetly want one of those, im not kidding.
Want +1
Has know one seen the potential here! Perfect for getting a massage from the other half while still being able to watch a film or use the tinternet!
What dialect is that?
Tipperary?
"What dialect is that?"
Dutch, being a language, not a dialect.
the internet = het internet = 't internet = tinternet
There now, was that really so difficult?
I could use one of these right now in fact, I'm lying on my floor, straining my neck to use my laptop, so any extra comfort would be nice
This is the most brilliant idea I've seen this year. I regularly prop myself up like this, supported on my elbows, with a cushion beneath me, and get terrible neck strain after about 20 minutes. By taking the weight off the shoulders and arms, I could read or type for hours. Where can I get one in the UK?
I want one now.
With this one it would be a lot more comfortable and you could even do more because of that. This shouldn't cost much, so why not.
Wow, Mr. Ricker, the most wrong post ever. How can you be so wrong about something?
Wrong!
Oh c'mon Engadget, who doesn't want one of these things...
This looks great! Even better would be a hole in the bench to put your face through, so your forehead can rest too.
That would be genius :D
Truth. The absent face-hole is about my only reservation about this model.
Looks awesome!
Only thing missing is a headrest, because it looks like youd get some serious tension in the neck lying like that. How about a headrest with one of those holes they got in massage tables?
Is there something this does that I can't do with two pillows? (Besides "waste money" and "take up space"?)
Mudkips can be argued to only take up space as well.
I want one sooo bad! I wish they sold them at walmart. I'd go buy one right now.
Finally.
what took them so long to make one of those?
Must we have those "long-distance" harms to use this thing?
A-MAZ-ING
That is awesome... I want one toooooo
Any explicit details? I'm a bit of a big 'nerd' at 196cm and 108Kg, but I want one too. Now to find someone to embroider my gaming handle on it...
i want one, i want one. Also want the girl too.
That's a girl?
lol
yup thats what a girl looks like, lloyd
Looks comfortable,how much.
I like it. I want one.
ive spent countless nights tossing and turning, trying to arrange my pillows to keep me comfortable while reading and using my laptop, and it has never worked, i truly want 1 of these and shun the article writer for his hate
I'll take it if the girl is included ;)
I'll take it if the girl is included ;)
You can say that again !!!
Just because she's asian, doesn't make her hot. She's a 7 at best, with no ass and a passable face. I smell desperation in your posts...
yeah...not even a 7...brucelee with some boobage
Damn, guys. Anybody see a wink at end of my post? Chill out.
Did I see this advertised on the Playboy channel?
Want. One. Right. Now.
this is brilliant!
Awesome i want it , in my dorm room i haven't much space on the table to study or use the notebook so most of the time i lie in the bed and this one it is a really back-saver.
And i have one idea of two how it can be used also by my girlfriend :3
you have a girlfriend?? wow *tear* it gives me hope!
yeah, honestly, it is a nice design. The trick to being able to keep your neck from getting sore is to have something to hang it over when you look down at a laptop or book. The pictures don't show it, but if she scoots up a bit, her neck can dangle down a bit taking pressure off of it instead of keeping your head back all the time. It's a very relaxing position for muscles that usually can't relax that way (think: chiropractic table, where there is a hole for your head to be below your shoulder level).
I'd get one of these, definitely.
What are you smoking this time, Mr. Ricker?
This is easily their best idea yet, so much so that I am surprised Thanko came up with this and not Tempur-pedic, or whatever. I expect to see these in Brookstone for like 200 dollars.
That is hot son. I need that!
It may seems comfortable for Asian women where cup sizes are illegal above B, but I don't see this thing hitting the American market.
Imagine Pamela Anderson kneeling onto this weird chair, she'll bounce off of it every single time.
There are other cushions out there made for boobs and a pregnant belly, even.
"Imagine Pamela Anderson kneeling onto this weird chair..."
SOLD!
ha, this post is about as wrong as the second gen zune review.
you can buy or Do-IT-yourself such projects for comfort at
http://izobrazba.naspletu.com/virtuality/diy-virtual-reallity/index.html
That looks NOTHING like the iPhone...
but will it blend? *cues laughter*
FAIL.
Hmmmm... methinks this product might find great success in a secondary market... one that involves two naked people doing fun stuff with each other.
It seems 7,980YEN a chair.
http://thanko.jp/goronecushion/
I've found another Lazy Geek's item.
http://thanko.jp/goronedesk_alumi/
I wouldn't mind being her cushion any day.
Excellent! Replace the laptop with a consoleX controller and you have yet another use.
Seems Engadget has been rather cynical in almost every recent post. I'd say someone pissed in their Wheaties, but it seems someone replaced their whole gallon jug of milk with goat urin.
This is almost exactly like that triangular foam pad that some company sells to make anal sex more easily accomplished. It's called the "Liberator" or something like that...
God, wtf is up with the writer of this article? Why is he being such an asshole. Sometimes I like laying down on my stomach on my rug while Im watching TV and working on the laptop or word processor.
Stop being such a snarky fucker before someone kicks your ass. This cushion is perfect for who want to be comfy as they work in leisure on the weekend.
Fuck you Ricker
Actually I don't think I'd mind using something like this. It seems like a great way to lower back strain while logging multiple consecutive hours of screen time.
I can't imagine it's for everyone, though. I can't see pregnant, obese, or short-armed people liking this very much.
Seriously, where can we get one in the US?!
hell, i want one. I use a couple pillows to lift my chest up when using my laptop on the ground. But I get neck and back pain not too much later. this looks like a work of genius
FTW FOR...
So, a budday of mine is a paraplegic and when he likes to relax & watch TV & surf he lays on his belly like this but with a big pillow under his upper chest...
This is far superior of a solution.
Heh, I was going to disagree with the author and say I thought it was a great idea. Apparently the rest of the internet beat me to it :)
I'd buy this if it came in pink or red. ;)
These kinds of supports have been used for decades for children with curvature of the spine (pic: http://www.websib.ru/news_images/chance/05b.jpg ), at least in the former USSR.
o man - i really need this - damn this is what i needed
engadget is just plain wrong on this one.
My GF saw it...she though it was a massage/sex thingy.
wow, a triple lie
;-)
They better have an "HD" model for the U.S. market, Big difference between the slinky, 80-pound Asian model shown in the pics, and your typical American geek with a BMI of 35.
How exactly would you make this High Deffinition? ;-)
This makes #32 in my Kama Sutra handbook much easier.
#32? try like #53-#68! ive been trying for years to get those, its just much harder to do alone...
FIRE THOMAS RICKER
Wow, is someone having his period?
I would want this just for reading books.
There's no way her upper arms are that long. Or is it just me? She looks like she is part gibbon.
This thing really does look comfortable, but I do wonder about head and neck support. I think if you got things just right, your head would be supported just enough to be comfy for a bit.
I love people piling it on Ricker. He's always been the weakest link.
As long as she stays in that position, I'll take one.
In Soviet Russia, you conform to cushion!