“HOLLANDIA LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST BED DESIGNED TO WORK WITH IPAD” screams the press release. And much like Kanye’s tweets or Mike from Jersey Shore, I can’t quite figure out if I’m laughing at them or with them.
The iCon, the $US20,000 iPad dock-bed in question, combines a swanky adjustable mattress from Hollandia and a custom headboard, featuring a built-in iPad dock and a sound system including four speakers and a 250-watt amplifier. So it’s definitely a real thing you can buy. But does Hollandia understand just how silly the concept of the “world’s first bed designed to work with an iPad” really is? Let’s turn to company CEO Avi Barssessat to see what we can glean:
Like the iPad, the iCon Bed is more about a lifestyle choice than it is about a product, and caters to consumers who know how to balance work, rest and play.
They mean that literally – this is the first bed that has a 30-pin connector so you can balance your work apps and your play apps on your bed, where you rest.
Still, ultimately, it’s hard to tell if Hollandia’s tongue is at least kinda in their cheek this whole time. But I’ll tell you what: I won’t lose sleep over it! That’s a joke, there. [Hollandia]
Peter McHardy
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 12:33 PMIpad is useless in the bedhead … Unless it can arch over your head when you a lying down … Complete rubbish.
Corteks
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 1:24 PMSo it’s a not-very-good-looking bed with speakers, limited to playing music from a specific brand of products. Wow, you’d have to be a crazy CRAZY Apple fiend to buy one of these :/
The bed could at least have some gimmick like having an app that allows you to adjust the bed to your liking or something, maybe a controllable electric blanket type function or something too. I mean for $20,000 surely it’s more than just a bed with speakers? Cause I could definitely buy a much much better looking bed and a cranking sound setup (Probably much better than this bed has) and have money to spare for that price.
olearymo
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 1:40 PMit’s an i CON alright..
djbouche
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9:01 PMwasn’t this the one with the alternative colour scheme which made it look like a SNES (US Version)