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The Hanfree is a really big iPad stand

Hanfree must be the most absurd iPad accessory we have ever seen. It’s so preposterous that it looks more like something out of Mad Magazine than a real product.

The Hanfree is a giant stand. It has a boomerang-shaped base and a long, bent stalk which attaches to an iPad case by way of an articulating joint. Thus ensconced, the iPad can be suspended in front of you when you’re sitting on the couch, standing at the kitchen counter or even — and this is where things get silly — placed under your pillows so that the stalk hangs the iPad above your head.

It’s worth watching the promo video, too. In it, the Hanfree comes to life and stalks the poor owners around their homes. These people, astonishingly, don’t run in terror but instead greet the skinny robot with horribly fake smiles. Perhaps they are being held prisoner in their own beautiful loft apartments by a psychopathic stand and are afraid to annoy it, just like James Caan in the movie Misery.

Hanfree is a Kickstarter project, and you can pre-order one for $50. If the Hanfree ever makes it into stores, then it will cost $80, so it seems like a good idea to get in early. If you do buy one, though, and wake up one day to find it standing at the foot of your bed holding a sledgehammer, and then discover that there is a wooden log between your ankles, don’t be surprised.

Hanfree iPad Accessory [Kickstarter. Thanks, Seth!]

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