Introducing the nondenominational Laptop Burka
For those of you in parts of the world where there remain only four or five sunny days--London, New York--the wonderful news that I am about to impart may well be a little frustrating.
However, for those of us in the deserving paradise of the American west coast, this is the sort of joy that only indispensability can bring.
For a man in Seattle named Marc Johnson has invented the perfect solution to laptop usage on a gorgeous sunny day.
The Laptop Burka.
You might be shuddering in the thought that this has religious connotations. But, no. Johnson is not a member of the Seattle Taliban. He is just an inventor who has come up with the ingenious notion of donning a rather all-enveloping burka so that you might be able to blog on the boardwalk or comment in Cannes.
(Credit:
Marc Johnson)
As you can see from the images that I have placed here to bring you excitement, the Laptop Burka is the ultimate in deep-seated privacy, as well as keeping the light at bay for as long as you might be able to breathe your own slightly stale air.
You know that antiglare filters don't work. So this hugely practical item, retailing at a piffling $20, could bring an entirely new meaning to your outdoor life.
Johnson seems to have begun his quest for your heart, mind, and most of your torso with this Craigslist posting . He claims something called Trend Setters has described the Laptop Burka as a "hot new item." He also claims a patent has been filed by axioslawgroup.com. However, this URL seems to engender no Web site.
There is an Axios Law Group in Seattle whose URL is axioslaw.com, so perhaps these are the patent filers. There is certainly a Dylan Adams on the staff, the name Johnson quotes on Craigslist.
No matter. The Laptop Burka is clearly a marvelous invention and I can see the beaches being full of beburka'd bloggers banging their thoughts out across the world, while enjoying a cooling sea breeze.
Chris Matyszczyk is an award-winning creative director who advises major corporations on content creation and marketing. He brings an irreverent, sarcastic, and sometimes ironic voice to the tech world. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. 
"You might be shuddering in the thought that this has religious connotations. But, no. Johnson is not a member of the Seattle Taliban".. I guess you are very anti-islamic. It shows what kind of character you have. You would not say the same thing when one of your presumably virgin nun's wears the same dress covered from head to toe. [CNET editors' note: Personal attack deleted.]
I don''t see a burka here or any connection to the Taliban. This thing looks like a Snuggie gone wrong.
You are mistaken. The difference is that throughout history and today, women who choose to be Nuns make the choice to do so with full awareness of the professional uniform requirements of their chosen career. This contrasts the oppressive requirement for women and girls to wear an Abaya (that the Taliban imposed). One only needs to look at the images of women in Afghan society in the 1970s before the Soviet invasion to see the difference: Nuns have made a choice; Islamic women, particularly in Afghanistan (w/regard to the Abaya), are not given a choice. It is a 'choice' imposed by terrorists and, sadly, seen as a cultural norm by many Afghans today. The Abaya is not a garment of Islam; it is a garment of repression mandated by terrorists.
I dont want to be offensive, but you are not an authority on Islam. If you had even studied it a bit, you would have accepted Islam as you would know what the errors are in Christianity. Besides you saying that women not having a choice, well, i am not going to go into that kind of foolish arguments, because in reality you don't have a choice in many things. Example, you cannot just go steal from someone.. This is legislation from God and not men. So forget the Taliban, in a true Islamic society, all women wear the Abaya. If you talk about freedom, the last time i checked, women cannot divorce in Christianity or Judaism, nor did they have any inheritance rights, while Islam has given them these 1400 years ago. But i dont see you guys talking about that. How about that?? [CNET editors' note: Personal attack deleted.]
In fact too much ankle would be scandalous.
And yes not all people wearing traditional muslim or arabic dress are taliban.
Many a US military woman has been required to dress as such in various locations.
During our tent city days During desert storm, Many simiiar setups were used to see (and protect from sand and expected NBC contamination) were normal procedure. Probably were in Iraq2 don;t know I retired at the end of desert storm.
That looks hot? literally
its still under construction but gives people a chance to see what its all about
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- by laptopburka September 29, 2009 7:48 AM PDT
- Laptop Burka / Geek sheet although you will not find us on the www we do sell wholesale to Large corporate accounts 1000 units min marc@laptopburka.com
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- by laptopburka September 30, 2009 8:08 AM PDT
- Laptop Burka website is back up and running New productline GEEK SHEIK is coming soon !
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