Smartphone Coaster keeps your eyes on the prize, even while you eat

From the parallel universe known as “you’ve got to be kidding me” comes yet another trinket from New PC Gadgets that’ll undoubtedly sell well despite being about as mindless as a product comes. In a bid to solve a simple problem that every internet addict faces when dining out or simply joining other Earthlings around a dinner table, the aforesaid company has just issued the Smartphone Coaster. That’s a fanciful name for a bent piece of stainless steel. In practice, it holds just about any smartphone (or dumb / featurephone, for that matter) at a 75 degree angle, enabling you to keep a close eye on your display while stuffing your face. We’re surmising that these will be aimed as restaurants more than in-home dinner tables, but hey, if you’d rather enable your tweens to ignore vital family conversations while gathered for supper, more power to you. It’s available now for $3.95 (or less if buying in bulk), and no, we won’t tell anyone that you’re seriously considering a dozen. Continue reading Smartphone Coaster keeps your eyes on the prize, even while you eat Smartphone Coaster keeps your eyes on the prize, even while you eat originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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