Txting in the Rain


	Txting in the Rain

Joshua Zumbrun

5-6-2008 10:45 AM

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Joshua Zumbrun says:

Is the moment finally right for the hands-free umbrella industry to take off? Apparently the patent office has been getting hands-free designs for 30 years.

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Perhaps you need . . . a Nubrella.
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Priced at $59.94 and looking like a leftover set piece from "Bubble Boy," the hands-free umbrella is marketed as the ultimate tool for the modern rained-upon. Folded up, it's the size and shape of an Olympic regulation archery bow. Then you pop it . . . right . . . er, wait, how <I>does</I> this thing -- ah well, you can always log onto <A target="" href="http://www.nubrella.com">http:/<WBR></WBR>/<WBR></WBR>www.nubrella.com</A> for a tutorial, and get that baby open in five simple steps.
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