This invention has the ingenuity that bought us the infamous slanket™ during the cold snap, but seems to be missing the point in a fatal way. The slanket was embraced so warmly by the hibernating British public because it allowed us to multi-task, especially if that entailed no more than stuffing one's face with chocolate and channel surfing whilst swaddled in primary-coloured fleece.
The sales pitch on the Antiglare Laptop Burka's website reassures interested parties that:
The new Laptop Burka lets you work and play on your laptop without the glare of sunlight or other light sources. Laptop Burka lets you work or watch movies in your own portable private space, and its made from high-quality, breathable, lightweight fabric.
Take your Laptop Burka to the pool … the patio … the park … ANYWHERE!!
But is it just me, or is heading out into the sun with your laptop and then covering up with your own personal Bedouin tent missing the point entirely? If you can't catch the sun, covertly ogle beautiful people or laugh at other people's sunburn what's the point if being outside?
I'm happy to be corrected on this one, but as a British sun-worshipper, I have to quote those famous fire-breathing denizens of business and say I'm out.
