Shake Your Umbrella for a Random Song 112
thhamm writes "If you happen to see people wildly shaking and dancing with their white umbrellas in the street, don't call them crazy just yet. They might just be controlling their iPod with an iBrella: "The iBrella is a special umbrella that acts as an iPod interface. One can control the iPod just by his physical interactions with the iBrella." Theres a video of it in action, too. The ideal gadget to use while driving your motorized couch maybe?"
This is old (Score:5, Funny)
http://clubdi.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/ma
From the pic, you can tell that it was powered by linux.
Re:This is old (Score:2)
Nah, Singing In the Rain [imdb.com] beat them by over a decade.
The Poppins pic? (Score:1)
Here's a shot from the pic (motion picture) that proves the Linux involvement with Mary Poppins: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/cinema/4756/po
pledge (Score:1, Insightful)
It's one thing to invent a neat tech gadget or even a bizarre tech gadget with no real purpose... but an iPod-brella is niether neat nor bizarre... they've come out with so many stupid iPod accessories that this is just another piece of crap. Worse than Segway-polo!
Re:pledge (Score:5, Informative)
IT'S NOT AN ACCESSORY FOR SALE, IT'S AN ART PROJECT
Am I the only person who understood this right away? Please cut the end off the url and visit the main page for more info, here I'll make it easy:
sheesh!
Re:pledge (Score:3, Insightful)
So what if someone thinks it's cool to shake thier umbrella to control an ipod? If they aren't bothering you, let them! There are wars, there are assholes, there are a million things out there that bother me, why does the concept of someone shaking an umbrella bother you all? You don't have to buy one! It's not for sale if you wanted to! Let the crazies play with thier umbrellas and bad mouth something that's actually bad!
Sheesh. It's like when an article is posted about running lin
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Re:pledge (Score:1)
-gam
Still crazy (Score:5, Funny)
Whether or not one is controlling their iPod while doing this, I still believe they can be safely categorized as "fucking nuts."
Re:Still crazy (Score:2)
This moniker will still apply regardless of whether or not they're wearing a bluetooth earpiece, shouting to nobody in particular.
Re:Still crazy (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Still crazy (Score:2)
Or they may be just slightly silly, but only in one leg.
great... (Score:4, Funny)
Welcome! (Score:1)
Re:This is unnessicary (Score:3)
One caveat (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:One caveat (Score:4, Insightful)
What if the only song it played was "It's Raining Men?"
Re:One caveat (Score:2)
I'd set phasers to "kill."
Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:2)
Re:Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:1)
Re:Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:1)
don't rain on their parade! (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:don't rain on their parade! (Score:1)
Re:Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:2)
I'd be cool if the umbrella itself had a battery in it to give you a little extra power when you have a long walk in the rain, or maybe some kind of generator from arm movements?
Too bad about the weather though (Score:2, Insightful)
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Re:Too bad about the weather though (Score:2)
And where I lived the past three summers, Williamsburg VA, tends to average a thunderstorm every other night all summer long. From their current forecast [yahoo.com] it looks like there's no break in the pattern this year.
I called it first... (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:I called it first... (Score:2)
Take it to Dance Dance Immolation at Burning Man (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:I called it first... (Score:1)
Huh? (Score:1)
Re:Huh? (Score:2)
Re:Huh? (Score:2)
Re:Huh? (Score:2)
Honestly, though, I think the bigger impediment to success will be the fact that the volume goes up and down every time you turn a corner. Or worse, in the wrong mode it can make you change tracks.
Let me get this straight. (Score:2)
Re:Let me get this straight. (Score:2)
Re:Let me get this straight. (Score:1)
Seems kind of like the Wii controller with an umbrella attached, and maybe mated with mouse gestures from Opera...
Is it really useful? Probably not, but people have spent more money on less useful things before.
That's what it's all about (Score:1)
I think the portable music player business has more than matured if they come out with a device where you control it by doing the Hokey Pokey.
I see another Batman movie coming on. Waaaa! (Score:2, Funny)
Worst /. Story Ever! (Score:1, Troll)
Useful? (Score:1)
At last! Someone fixed the iPod's interface! (Score:5, Funny)
Thank you, baby Jesus!
Yeah, yeah... I like to drive my car from the back seat using rope, duct tape and a broomstick.
slim down the UI (Score:1)
Let's be serious here (Score:2)
But an umbrella? Let's be serious here, there's only so much you can milk out of an iPod enthusiast, no matter how much he loves Apple and their style. It would have been sufficient to actually print the logo on the umbrella so he can show his corporate identity perfectly matched to his iPod, but controling it with the umbrella is just plain silly.
There is only so much you can slap
Re:Let's be serious here (Score:2)
Madness (Score:1)
It astounds me that there are so many accessories. What next? iPod remote control in your shoes? I see how explaining why you are tapdancing down the street may be amusing, though.
As if the little white headphones were not obvious enough to thieves. Now I have a giant umbrella saying "I have an iPod, steal me".
I can't imagine anyone wanting to but this. It's not good for walking indoors with, and even in the UK it doesn't rain enough to justify it's use. The
Re:Madness (Score:1)
Re:Madness (Score:1)
I Much Prefer . . . (Score:1)
Ah. (Score:2)
one.... his... (Score:1, Offtopic)
Wheels! (Score:2, Funny)
What is the world coming to?!? (Score:1)
The iPod Shopping bag.
Never again will the choice of paper or plastic be boring with the new iPod shopping bag. It comes in two style, paper and plastic, and a built in speaker to allow the other customers to know you are cool.
Speaker and Power Specs:
Paper:
-- 8" Paper sub cone to really drive the deep bass, down firing, makets your food groove too!
-- 1" Paper directional tweete
Re:What is the world coming to?!? (Score:1)
iPod Shoulder Bag with Integrated Speakers [gizmodo.com]
Better would be a "baton" that controlled an IPOD (Score:2)
Neat hack idea... (Score:1)
All these negative comments-What's with you all?! (Score:1)
iPod interface? (Score:2)
Unfortunately it doesn't really exist and it's not an iPod interface, but I could see someone hacking such a device into existance. And it selling well.
Re:iPod interface? (Score:1)
Re:iPod interface? (Score:2)
That's the coolest thing I've seen for the iPod
The New iShower (Score:2)
What category does this fall under again? (Score:1)
Silly? Of course! (Score:1)
Unnecessary? Definitely.
Madness? Possibly, but unlikely...
Impractical? No kidding.
Why does it matter?
Here's a group of guys who decided to geek out and make a ridiculous little interface to a ubiquitous gadget for the hell of it. Does the fact that it's for the iPod make it any worse than, say, any of the toys we see on ThinkGeek?
If it takes being silly to come up with an idea (which, if you think about it, isn't really a bad I/F -- just a silly implementation of it), then I say g
now the jokes (Score:1)
Boom! (Score:1)
So if you left your ipod jacket at home (Score:2)
Next thing we'll see, is Ipod shoes, Ipod ipods (yes for that double ipod audio) and Ipod codpiece, for when your getting it on with your lady and need to hear "Oh Yeah", and ipod nose puppy.
Seriously people, the Ipod is cool and sleak, your products are not!
Re:So if you left your ipod jacket at home (Score:2)
iPod iPods sounds promising.
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sheep that conform (Score:1)
Perfect Example. (Score:1)
Re:Perfect Example. (Score:2)
"Useless" iPod stuff, "No" Zen Vision stuff.... (Score:2)
Re:"Useless" iPod stuff, "No" Zen Vision stuff.... (Score:2)
I suggest an iPod.
iPod has millions of users, so it will be easier t recoup RnD and production expenses.
I am going to make a kitty speaker for the iPod and make MILLIONS!
Re:"Useless" iPod stuff, "No" Zen Vision stuff.... (Score:2)
I suggest an iPod."
When Apple removes the DRM restrictions (per my original post), I may consider it.
Until then, I'd skip the iPod Kitty Speakers and patent an iPod spellcheck.
Usefull = Useful
It could be worse ... (Score:1)
No need for a full PlayStation 2 and Rez Trance Vibrator to have that "buzzy" feeling anymore
Is it April 1st? (Score:1)
It's fake.
Oblig. Dilbert (Score:1)
Against all odds (Score:1)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Score:2)
The difference in this interface and the umbrella is
I always have shoes on me when outside; but never an umbrella !
Would be bad anyways to learn/have a seperate interface when the sun shines, when its raining, when skating, when driving,