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Shake Your Umbrella for a Random Song

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. This is old by lecithin · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is old. This was invented by Mary Poppins years ago.

    http://clubdi.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/mar ypcover.jpg

    From the pic, you can tell that it was powered by linux.

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  2. Still crazy by QuantumFTL · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    Whether or not one is controlling their iPod while doing this, I still believe they can be safely categorized as "fucking nuts."

    1. Re:Still crazy by darthlurker · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you happen to see people wildly shaking and dancing with their white umbrellas in the street, don't call them crazy just yet. In Philly they're called Mummers. And they're only allowed to do it once a year.

  3. great... by steveo777 · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now it's bad luck to listen to your iPod indoors, is it?

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  4. One caveat by QuantumFTL · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hear this product works very well, but unfortunately it currently only plays "Singing in the Rain."

  5. I called it first... by testednegative · · Score: 2, Funny

    and the next game is Dance Dance Umbrella Revolution.

  6. I see another Batman movie coming on. Waaaa! by krell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forget Heath Ledger as the Joker. It's going be the Penguin blasting William Hung songs out of his umbrella all the way.

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  7. At last! Someone fixed the iPod's interface! by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you, baby Jesus!

    Yeah, yeah... I like to drive my car from the back seat using rope, duct tape and a broomstick.

  8. Wheels! by psxman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next comes the steering wheel iPod interface! The next time you see someone swerving over the road, they're not drunk, they're just changing songs!