iPhone barf bag mod is air sick

Sure, it's foolish and low-tech as hell. But in the 8-hours you were cooped up on that transatlantic flight, did you ever once think about using the barf bag as an adjustable mount for your media player? No, you just held your iPod touch in your hand, occasionally dozing off until awakened by a jerk of the earbuds from your fallen iPod. Who's the fool now?

[Via Random Good Stuff]

[Dylan @ Dec 5th 2008 5:18AM]

Practical?
-Yes.

Newsworthy?
-Hell no.

[Dangerdaz @ Dec 5th 2008 5:24AM]

Its about Apple, you know what engadget are like these days, anything about the fruit is newsworthy!

[Mark Anderson @ Dec 5th 2008 5:32AM]

Oh hush. This goes beyond the realms of awesome and into genius country so it's definitely worth a mention.

Besides you could do this with any PMP so there's no need to be hatin' on the iPhone here.

[Roger @ Dec 5th 2008 5:34AM]

Yeah but its done with an iPhone so it must have its own article!

[Blastar @ Dec 5th 2008 5:35AM]

Agreed.

[StephenD @ Dec 5th 2008 5:42AM]

Blu-Tak

Much faster.

[davemoore002 @ Dec 5th 2008 6:10AM]

Ok this is getting ridiculous. I mean, I understand why Engadget keeps posting up everything Apple related (most of their posts end up getting well over 100 comments) but come on...an article about someone putting an iphone into a paper bag?

[Mike @ Dec 5th 2008 6:39AM]

This reminds me of the time I made a coat hanger into a paper towel holder at college...we never had the paper towels fall over again!

[ben @ Dec 5th 2008 7:32AM]

It actually looks like it would slide out of the seat in front of it and fall onto the floor during some rough turbulence.

[trickards @ Dec 5th 2008 8:23AM]

This isn't about the iPhone/iPod etc, it's the hilarity of it.

You guys need to relax!

[John @ Dec 5th 2008 9:18AM]

Cost of posting a blog article to Engadget: $0

Ad revenue generated by a post related to Apple: $1,000

[Patriks7 @ Dec 5th 2008 9:21AM]

Well be careful Engadget.. Too many Apples can kill you! :p

[bobby @ Dec 5th 2008 9:36AM]

WE have evolved

[OneLove @ Dec 5th 2008 10:19AM]

The only thing that could make this post worthy would be to actually have barf in the bag with the iphone. :)

[iEye @ Dec 5th 2008 10:36AM]

agreed, the iPhone is greeeat!

[konshuss @ Dec 5th 2008 12:10PM]

This isn't the first time I've seen an iPhone at the bottom of a barf bag.

[THJ @ Dec 5th 2008 12:17PM]

Awesome idea, thanks Engadget. After my Laptop battery dies on the pacific/atlantic flights, it's always a struggle getting the PMP into a comfortable viewing position (without having to hold it) - this is genius, and PMP-agnostic.

[Asha @ Dec 5th 2008 12:37PM]

It is what MacGyver would do!! Jack Bauer would too, but he'd have to look really tired and never run out of power on his device.

[Bob @ Dec 5th 2008 4:13PM]

i see similarities between engadget and the simpsons... how? well lets just say engadget is waylon smithers and apple is mr.burns... i think the rests self-explanatory.

[BeniRose @ Dec 7th 2008 1:36AM]

Those bags are thick, and you can't bring anything sharp on planes anymore, so how'd he cut through it, with a paper clip? MacGyver would be proud.

[Zunavio @ Dec 5th 2008 5:19AM]

Mayday! Mayday!

[bernie16wb @ Dec 5th 2008 5:24AM]

Captain "We're experiencing some unexpected turbulence"

*pukes on iPod*

[Someone is here @ Dec 6th 2008 1:39PM]

You would look like a fool next to someone with an ARCHOS!

http://www.archoslounge.net/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH334/jpg_IMG_0086_light-d0a7d.jpg

This is the solution.

[Wan Siyuan @ Dec 5th 2008 5:25AM]

lol - the interesting part is that "hodenmumps" is German for testicle-mumps .. hmm... hope the other sack, the one not carrying the iPhone, is well after all

[klew @ Dec 5th 2008 5:33AM]

As long as you trust that the bags have not been pre-used, go for it.

[Hamodeh @ Dec 5th 2008 5:34AM]

it's not iPod touch , its iPhone white version with the FLUSH headphones jack

[Giorgos @ Dec 5th 2008 5:36AM]

Really? En entire engadget post? Over this?

[Adderz @ Dec 5th 2008 6:03AM]

Mhm, im an Apple fan myself but i think its going overboard when every single accessory is given its OWN article. Wether it be a sick bag holster, or a night light/charger (from the past couple of days)

I never see articles about blackberry or Winmo accessories.

Im happy for them to have news stories about apple when its actually noteworthy.

You almost never hear about firmware updates for HTC devices, but every iPhone update has its own article, sometimes even *week later* articles.

[ChrisM @ Dec 5th 2008 9:12AM]

Really? An entire comment? Over this?

[Mobius_1 @ Dec 5th 2008 12:41PM]

I'm not sure how they can group this with others so this only takes, say, 5% of an Engadget post.

[gabe @ Dec 5th 2008 5:37AM]

engadget and iphone sitting in a tree

K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

goddamn engadget why dont u and the iphone get a room already?!?!?!

[Homeboy @ Dec 5th 2008 5:50AM]

They can't, iPhone headphone jack it too small.

[GB @ Dec 5th 2008 7:08AM]

Or too big... :-O Who knows..

[Josh @ Dec 5th 2008 9:17AM]

iEye's already in there?

[Fanfoot @ Dec 5th 2008 12:52PM]

That's what she said.

[Niels @ Dec 5th 2008 5:37AM]

What if you have to puke?

[Samboini @ Dec 5th 2008 12:20PM]

Swallow it back down again; that's what Jobsy would do.

[Fred @ Dec 5th 2008 5:43AM]

Good job, engadget. You got the words "iPod", "iPhone", and "iPod Touch" all in a short article about some humorous barf bag application. You even got one in the title! That'll bring in the Apple paychecks. For extra credit, you could've written "A jerk of the Apple In-ear headphones from your fallen iPod", though.

[maty @ Dec 5th 2008 5:47AM]

I hate Apply, but this post just made my day.

Best news post. Ever.

[maty @ Dec 5th 2008 5:51AM]

Apple* -.-

[Vagrant @ Dec 5th 2008 5:52AM]

What's with all the iPhobia? I thought it a creative way to use the bag. I'll have to cut the sides for the wide screen PSP version. You know, had the photo been a PSP in there, I'm sure the comments would've been filled with those haters too.

To those I say keep your girlfriend inflated. You've been riding her too hard and she's got a leak.

[MrShmuck @ Dec 5th 2008 11:48AM]

Is this coming from your own personal experience?! I think you are the one frustrated because of your own leak and you had to take it out on others..

[Imran @ Dec 5th 2008 5:52AM]

Quite funny, and in all fairness I'm sure Engadget would've posted this for luls even if it wasn't with the iPhone.

[Saad Rabia @ Dec 5th 2008 6:35AM]

"even if it wasn't with the iPhone."

Oh hell yeah, as soon as my cat starts flying and buying me my food!!

[Imran @ Dec 5th 2008 6:59AM]

Someone turned a barfbag into a video device holder! It's luls, who give a shit if it's an iPhone or an N95 or a frickkin Xbox!

[Saad Rabia @ Dec 5th 2008 7:59AM]

Engadget gives a shit. :)

[Imran @ Dec 5th 2008 8:30AM]

Alright man, please yourself, if you dislike their writing and opinions so much why bother viewing the site?! I get a bit pissed at their Apple bias sometimes too but cmon man, just take this article for what it is, lighthearted and funny, and not much else.

[TimmyRaa @ Dec 5th 2008 5:57AM]

Brilliant! As it happens, I'm flying to the US tomorrow, so I'll definitely try this...

[Cameron @ Dec 5th 2008 6:10AM]

umm i can see one issue.

how do you cut the hole:
cant use scissors, can use a knife.

maybe a pre sharpened finger nail?

[Geir E @ Dec 5th 2008 6:33AM]

I'm not sure about where you're from, but we get to keep our hands and fingers when entering planes, and that's all you need to tear a hole in a paper bag.