Jul 17 2008Sweeeeet!: Hands-Free Laptop Holder
The Connect-A-Desk is a $40 hands-free laptop desk that hangs from your neck. It was designed to make you look cool and I think it's safe to say it's working perfectly. My tipster, Kenny, had this to say about the device:
hey man, saw this on thinkgeek, and figured youd find something very mean to say about it :P hahaha
Now I don't know why you think I'm the kind of person that'd write something mean, Kenny, and I hate to disappoint a loyal reader, but this thing is bad-to-the-ass. I mean, it's hands-free, so you can walk around (or drive) and still use your computer. I do suggest they sell a towel attachment though. You know, one that hangs down in front low enough to cover your junk. HA! -- there aren't enough towels in the world to cover your junk! Good one. We're like opposites.
Thanks Kenny, and I know, I'm a disappointment.
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Reader Comments
1. suzy blue balls - July 17, 2008 4:45 PM
technically isnt this "lap-free". damn im good.
1st!
2. neil marron - July 17, 2008 4:54 PM
seen this bout 4 months a go on www.zuzafun.com. but it looked like an earlier version...
3. Sell Porn Make Money - July 17, 2008 5:00 PM
what kind of toolbox would wear this?
4. toolbox - July 17, 2008 5:16 PM
@3 ...me...
5. Becca - July 17, 2008 5:19 PM
now if only they would sell a cell phone attachment then we can email & text while we drive
6. Bernstein - July 17, 2008 5:22 PM
@5 and hopefully one day they can add even more attachments than that and we can all be completely distracted from life and it problems like some sort of dystopian novel or Fahrenheit 451.
... that'd be awesome!
7. SlowMonkey - July 17, 2008 5:55 PM
Oh. A man-purse.
8. Kenny - July 17, 2008 6:29 PM
BWA HAHAHAHAH !!!
IM KENNY!!!! YAA !
originally i told him the thing sucked ! haha but its all good !
Thanks Geekologie!
9. DeeplyTroubled - July 17, 2008 6:44 PM
These are for Cyborg wannabes - "Look at me Mom! I'm half-man, half-machine..."
10. Bender - July 17, 2008 8:24 PM
Can you run with it on? Cause then it would be worth it. Cause you'd have guys running after you attempting to kick your ass.
11. Violet - July 17, 2008 11:06 PM
11:04 PM EST - that's the time I saw this, and also about the time that I decided that society is really doomed.
But, I came to geekologie just after watching the first two parts of Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog, which is proof of man's nobility and true hope for the future....
I'm now terribly confused.
12. Sam - July 17, 2008 11:31 PM
It seems unstable...
13. P1 - July 18, 2008 12:44 AM
that dude in the bottom right picture is wearing a "1310 The Ticket" sweatshirt.
P1s do not endorse this product.
14. Samuel - July 18, 2008 1:53 AM
you have got to be kidding me.
I saw a picture of one of these in MAD magazine the better part of a decade ago.
Get with the times kenny.
And you Geekologie writer? Shame, shame....
15. Samuel - July 18, 2008 2:01 AM
I just thought of a great new name for this product....
"Nerd Bra"
Come on, admit it. It's a modified bra, for nerds.
16. Erica - July 18, 2008 2:55 AM
Wow... it reminds me of the fat people in Wall.E....
17. Vivi - July 18, 2008 2:59 AM
oh man, these are just like those keyboards the characters have in typing of the dead. but without the dreamcast and giant battery stuck to the back. but just as slick! (.. which is to say.. not at all.)
that's one of my all-time favorite games though!
18. Yewtree - July 18, 2008 8:32 AM
Y'know, $40 seems a little excessive for what appears to be just a strap....
19. This is my BOOM stick - July 18, 2008 9:53 AM
The guy in the green shirt, hat and glasses..... He looks like a sex diviant....wait a minute.....come to think about it i own that shirt, hat and glasses, and hey thats my computer.........
20. Joe - July 18, 2008 10:41 AM
These have been around for years. Didn't anyone play splinter Cell? All the tech guys in that game were wearing laptops around their necks just like this.
21. Chris - July 18, 2008 1:17 PM
TYPING OF THE DEAD!!!
http://curmudgeongamer.com/uploaded_images/typingftdead_screen022-750860.jpg
Now they are ready to fight zombies.
22. PeteRepeat42 - July 18, 2008 10:03 PM
I see they're doing their part to make the novel Snowcrash a reality
23. Tyloric - July 22, 2008 11:40 PM
The guy on the top right is a Kroger employee. <3
24. Brian - November 21, 2008 5:39 PM
When we originated this product in the late 1990's, we took into account the average shape of the computer user and built in a contour at the body contact point to accommodate any size belly - even pregnant a-) We also looked at how uncomfortable a long term use of the product would be with a 'belt' that hands behind the neck instead of going over the shoulders and dispersing the weight more evenly.
http://www.a2zsolutions.com/desks/walking/lapwalker.htm