Computing

The PC Waterbed Brings Water, Electronics Too Close To Your Lap

Sure, a waterbed for your laptop might seem like a good idea, especially if you’re a swinging keyboard slinger. But something about having something so electronic near something so water near something so my lap makes me cringe a little. $US24 from Thanko, if you like living dangerously and wear really big gold chains. [Thanko via Dvice]


August 18, 2010

Whatever Happened To Sexy, Sexy Waterbeds? A Brief History

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“She’ll admire you for your car, she’ll respect you for your position, but she’ll love you for your waterbed.” The waterbed undulated to 20 per cent of the bed market by 1986. Now they’re gone. What happened? They were too sexy.


March 30, 2008

Akva Sound Musical Waterbed Adds Soundtrack to the Motion of the Ocean

Waterbed manufacturer Akva wants to help you with your rhythm in the bedroom with the Akva Sound. The Sound comes with all the squishy goodness you’ve come to expect from a waterbed, but with the added bonus of being able to carry a tune. Using speakers located in a built-in base plate, Akva Sound can pump all sorts of crazy tunes into your body as you sleep, read or do whatever it is people do in a waterbed these days.