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the new umbrella – Nubrella!

nubrella_washingtonp.jpgHas anyone heard of this new design for an umbrella? It’s called a Nubrella. I was reading about it in the Washington Post yesterday and was fascinated. “The Nubrella is worn with a harness, and closes around its user like a clear, private cocoon, guaranteed never to turn inside out.” Will it ever catch on? It could…. but I just don’t think people will want to pay $50 for an umbrella.

(image courtesy of The Washington Post)

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(image courtesy of nubrella.com)

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3 comments

1 At Home with Kim Vallee { 05.09.08 at 3:17 am }

I like the concept. Now I would be able to play on my DS when it rains. As for the price, there are several umbrellas at the $50 mark out there.

2 At Home with Kim Vallee { 05.08.08 at 11:17 pm }

I like the concept. Now I would be able to play on my DS when it rains. As for the price, there are several umbrellas at the $50 mark out there.

3 rogerio c. jorge,filho { 09.21.08 at 10:34 am }

has it been tested by handicapped people?
to move around having to face rain and try to get your balance helped by a cane,is impossible.
pls,inform results,if any.
thanks.