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timothy
on Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:30 AM
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from the so-that's-what-a-'groove-thing'-actually-is dept.
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?"
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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.
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!
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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
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)
One caveat (Score:3, Funny)
Re:One caveat (Score:4, Insightful)
What if the only song it played was "It's Raining Men?"
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Re:One caveat (Score:2)
I'd set phasers to "kill."
Re:One caveat (Score:2)
Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Nothing to see here... move along. (Score:2)
don't rain on their parade! (Score:3, Insightful)
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)
Re:Too bad about the weather though (Score:2)
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)
Re:I called it first... (Score:2)
Re:I called it first... (Score:2)
Re:I called it first... (Score:2)
Take it to Dance Dance Immolation at Burning Man (Score:3, Interesting)
Let me get this straight. (Score:2)
Re:Let me get this straight. (Score:2)
I see another Batman movie coming on. Waaaa! (Score:2, Funny)
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.
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)
Ah. (Score:2)
Wheels! (Score:2, Funny)
Better would be a "baton" that controlled an IPOD (Score:2)
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:2)
That's the coolest thing I've seen for the iPod
The New iShower (Score:2)
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.
Re:So if you left your ipod jacket at home (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
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,
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.
Re:This is unnessicary (Score:3)
Re:Perfect Example. (Score:2)