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Totally Geeky or Completely Crazy? The Privacy Scarf

GeekSugar — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:07:02 -0700

Ever wonder if someone is peering over your shoulder - trying to read your online chats or see what's playing on your iPod? The privacy scarf might be the utmost extreme of what you could do to ward off peeping Toms, but you gotta admit, it is quite the contraption! Just my two cents, but if you don't want people glancing at you, I wouldn't suggest wearing this scarf which screams "hey everybody, look at me, I'm doing something I really shouldn't be!" Now tell me your two cents, what do you think?

CES 2008: The Alienware Curved Monitor For Video Game Fanatics

GeekSugar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:00:30 -0800

All I gotta say is try privacy scarfing this bad boy! Gizmodo was first on the scene to capture this ginormous LED curved monitor by Alienware at CES. With a screen resolution of 2880 x 990 and a supersized DLP display, I can't help but assume this massive ~~television~~, I mean monitor, is going to cause some serious eye damage. The Alienware curved monitor is reportedly going to be available later this year. No word on pricing just yet.

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Toshiba Head Dome: Totally Geeky or Completely Crazy?

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:15:05 -0800

You'll probably have blinders for turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie today but this woman wearing the Toshiba Head Dome seems to be using the bulky device to keep her mind on work. No, it's not the latest iteration of the Privacy Scarf, it's actually a headset that enables the wearer to experience a 360-degree view on a 40 centimeter dome-shaped screen. I'm crossing my fingers this thing never takes off because I think it's completely crazy.

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Totally Geeky Or Completely Crazy? TV-Helmet

GeekSugar — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:00:09 -0700

Like the Privacy Scarf, which was deemed completely crazy by a landslide, the TV-Helmet (Portable living room), which was created in 1967 is a real doozy.

The piece is part of a "Prototypes" series of sculptures made by Walter Pichler in the 1960s.

While it's an art piece, I can't get over the combination of offbeat humor, satire and unconventional geekery. No one would ever use it, but the idea of it even being put on a head (as in this picture) makes me fall over with uncontrollable laughter.

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