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January 16, 2009 1:15 PM PST

iFlyz grips your gadgets while uFlyz

by Leslie Katz
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iFlyz (Credit: iFlyz)

The iFlyz will most likely get you flagged going through airport security, but once you're on the plane, it could help you sit back and distract yourself from the overly loquacious dude sitting next to you enjoy the flight.

The "in-flight personal media solution" secures mobile electronics for travelers who want to watch a movie, surf through music, or read online without having to hold a gadget in their hands or create a makeshift balancing apparatus out of a pillow or another passenger's head.

To use the iFlyz, you attach your phone or media player to the suction cup, clamp it to a seat tray in either the stowed and locked position or unlocked and down position, and adjust the flexible gooseneck to the ideal viewing angle. It works with gadgets including the iPhone, Zune, and iPod.

The iFlyz is 5.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide, and weighs 2 ounces. Be sure to have an explanation for it just in case airport security wants to know why you're toting a desk lamp (or something more dastardly) aboard. The product sells for $29.99 and is available online.

Leslie Katz, senior editor of CNET's Crave, covers gadgets, games, and most other digital distractions. As a co-host of the CNET News Daily Podcast, she sometimes tries to channel Terry Gross. E-mail Leslie.
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by Yobaby345678 January 16, 2009 9:16 PM PST
Considering the barf bag idea posted a few months ago was the predecessor, this is a vast improvement. The suction cup is a cleaver idea that is clean and universal for multiple devices. If the interface with the device was any other way, then it would be specific to that device only.
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