Ever since the umbrella first showed up, it has had the same basic appearance. A stick to hold it, and a cloth or some other material up top to stop the rain. All that is about to change if the Air Umbrella goes through. In essence, it is still the same principle, as in you hold a stick, and stay under a surface that protects you from the rain. Except, here the protecting surface would be air, not the usual fabric that we are used to.
Morella umbrella attachment makes pretty good sense. Raining doesn’t mean I have to forego my coffee, or get both hands full. Morella adds cup holders to the umbrella so you could set your coffee safely and use the free hand to use the phone, or just say hello to someone.
If it’s raining cats and dogs, no umbrella can keep you dry unless its the full body umbrella. Yeah it’s a weird mish-mash of umbrellas, probably not that comfortable either, but hey, if it works for you, it works. This was spotted in Tokyo by Kiks Balayon.
It’s raining, everybody has their umbrellas out, and well it’s trouble. People bumping umbrellas, umbrellas dripping on passersby, poking people in the eyes, and if not all that, umbrellas blowing inside out. It’s a mess. And I just realized this would make good infomercial stuff. Infomericals however, weren’t on the mind of Stephen Collier of Hospitality Umbrellas when he designed the helmet-like Rainshader umbrellas.
Dyson Airblow 2050 is a concept umbrella by industrial design student Quentin Debaene. Most of us aren’t really big fans of umbrellas because they’re trouble to carry, trouble to walk with in a crowd, and numerous such things. Yet, we have put up with the bullshit of umbrellas for a very long time, mostly because they keep us safe from the rain, and well, sometimes they’re good in the sun too.
Because the only correct way to deal with the rain, is to fight it with something as formidable as a lightsaber. It has been crafted in the way of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber and we assume it looks pretty damn good on the shoulder carrying it. Costs $40.
Kids, it is important to protect yourself from the rain, but it is equally important to have logical solutions rather than going the way of overdoing things. And this brings us to the topic on hand, the raincoat/umbrella hybrid.
Taking the dog out for a walk in the rain is trouble. Even if you somehow manage to stay dry, the dog wouldn’t and will promptly move to wet the whole place as soon as you reach home. The Dogbrella isn’t going to magically improve things, but al least it will keep the pooch relatively dry and more comfortable. Also, it kind of looks cool, in a very weird way. Costs $30.
Via: CrunchGear