Technabob » velcro http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 IPad + Velcro = Pure Genius http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/22/ipad-velcro-pure-genius/ http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/22/ipad-velcro-pure-genius/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 18:00:23 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=33446 What happens when you outfit your shiny new iPad with a couple of strips of extra-wide Velcro? You turn Apple’s portable tablet into a wall-mountable hands-free display, that’s what.

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With strategically-placed strips of the toothy stuff, Jesse Rosten demonstrates a variety of nifty places you can stick your iPad once it’s been outfitted with Velcro. Check out Jesse’s video below to see some of his ideas.

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It’s one of those “duh, why didn’t I think of that?” moments that I just love to see. Although I don’t know if I’d trust Velcro to hold it in place on a motorcyle like Jesse showed.

[via TUAW via Doobybrain]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/22/ipad-velcro-pure-genius/feed/ 6 Twist and Shake: the Etch-a-Sketch Laptop Carrier http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/18/twist-and-shake-the-etch-a-sketch-laptop-carrier/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/18/twist-and-shake-the-etch-a-sketch-laptop-carrier/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:27:08 +0000 Karen M. http://technabob.com/blog/?p=3709 could… carry your laptop around in a boring old bag, or you could be really cool and tote it in awesomely retro style with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop carrier. Crafter Betz White made this one for her brother Roger’s birthday, so she called it a Rog-A-Sketch. The cool carrier is]]> You could carry your laptop around in a boring old bag, or you could be really cool and tote it in awesomely retro style with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop carrier.

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Crafter Betz White made this one for her brother Roger’s birthday, so she called it a Rog-A-Sketch. The cool carrier is made from wool felt with Velcro closures and has button knobs that really turn.

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I loved my Etch-A-Sketch when I was a kid, despite the fact that I could never actually draw anything non-geometric with it. Still, I want one of these for my laptop!

Note to Betz: please make more, add a strap, and put this baby on Etsy!

[via Craft:]

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