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Scarf for Techno-Addict Dorks

Advertise to the world that you're alone and want to stay that way with a privacy scarf developed by Joe Malia, a grad student who apparently can't do without his portable media.

Besides being completely dorky-looking, we can't imagine this garment being anywhere near comfortable. How can you breathe in the thing? Well, if playing your handheld games or watching porn is more important than breathing, and you don't mind looking like an anteater wearing a burqa, this scarf's for you.

Scarves for Tech Addicts [Tech Ticker]

9:55 AM on Thu Jun 22 2006
By Charlie White
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23 comments

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  • That's effing horrifying.

  • When watching porn in complete privacy it also doubles as a slash gaurd.

  • Geez, talk about *begging* to get mugged...

  • Those have got to be the most absurd images I've ever seen. How sad that Joe's that addicted to TV or games that he even thought of this idea. He really needs to get out in the sunlight more. Of course, I guess that with this, he can, he'll just never know it.

  • Do you mean splash guard?

  • well at least he is easier to pickpoket

  • Has to be a joke.

  • How are you going to cover up the masturbation? Hmm. I suppose you COULD buy two of them.

  • Nothing tells the wife i want to be left alone, like that picture on the right.... However, I'm likely to take it off and find the house completely empty.

  • yeah i meant splash gaurd

  • Hey if one is this dorky to begin with let's face it they're not likely to ever mate anyway. Wear it in good health.

  • tells the wife, I think his "wife" is at the other end of that sock thing

  • where can I order one praytell - pure genius.

  • Tony of TonyandJuan.com at 11:47 AM on 06/22/06

    Those pictures are disturbing. Why do they make me think of the Stalkers from Half Life 2? Oh right...because I'm a geek.

  • hahaha, those pictures struck me as extremely funny. Lets be honest though, if you were to take these to a LAN party (the one in the far right picture for example) you would be the pimp of the party...and it definately wouldn't strike them as too weird.

  • I dont see a DS Lite version, this guy is slacking lol.

  • How does one reasonably expect to walk around with that thing over your eyes? If I have to stop what I'm doing to use this, I might as well wait until I'm in the privacy of my own home (away from the front door)...

  • You gotta be a good typist too, if you can't see the keys with it on. Of course...This is assuming anyone would wear it. How silly of me!

  • The pictures cracked me up, reminded me of some sort of performance art sillines. High tech isn't the right use for it - instead think large format view cameras where you're covering your head anyhow. This seals up the edges just right. Just add a way to quickly pop your head up to check the scene again and it's perfect.

  • While those images are strange and off putting, I've heard of something like this before. I'm not going to name any names, but a friend, back when he was a young, geeky freshman, would drape a towel over his PC monitor and his head in order to better immerse himself in his games and to block out the environment around him. It's the same reason we turn the lights out in a movie theatre and surround the screen with black drapes. If the media you are experiencing, be it film, tv, or something interactive like a game, is the only thing in your field of vision, it's easier to forget that your're sitting in a chair surrounded by strangers and can allow you a more complete experience. Think of it as a portable movie theatre. A portable movie theatre for techno-scuba divers, adrift in a sea of loneliness.

  • For those willing to try this before it comes out... I guess you could use some old sock, old underware and some duct take. You will still look as weird, but you can show the wold your old Garfield themed underpants...

  • I'm hoping most of you caught onto the conceptual aspect of this.

  • hmmm, I've always wanted to have someone sneak up behind me, shiv me and steal my iPod while watching porn.

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