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Ergopod: just in time for Burning Crusade photo

BoingBoing is running a feature on the accidentally best selling Warcraft: Burning Crusade accessory ever made: The Ergopod. The desk was originally designed for invalids (that have never heard of laptops and would be stupid enough to buy this), but instead it now serves a better use for gamers who can now enjoy the power of their OC'd desktop towers in Azeroth without leaving the bed. Genius.

We're not missing the boat on this lucrative opportunity, so Destructoid is also selling a matching potato chip stand within arms reach and a pressurized tube to add DirectBladder(tm) support to your gaming experience.

Does it get any better than this, Warcraft fans? Of course it doesn't. Just keep your Fleshlight handy and let the world outside die. Seriously though, you'd have to be in a body cast with only a functioning wrist to justify buy this. Otherwise it makes no sense -- the desk will set you back $4,000. You can buy a laptop powerful enough to launch a nuclear reactor for that price and use it from your bed and the toilet.








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Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 12:41
Toneman
Who still uses CRTs?
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 12:42
Oni
I still use CRTs. I have three of them on my main desk at this very moment.

As for using a laptop from the toilet, well, that would entail getting up and waddling to the bathroom. For most WoW addicts, that is simply just not feasible.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 12:45
Snaileb
Karen Chu must be creaming herself.

@ Oni : Summa and Chu are just going to have to have a debate on G4 about it.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 13:03
Darren Nakamura
I don't know how they can manage that. If I try gaming while lying down, it only takes a few moments before my heart starts to hurt. I'm not out of shape or anything, I do fine sitting or even standing (and rocking out a la Guitar Hero). Lying down + video games just doesn't come out right with me.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 13:16
wardrox
Slight flaw in the Wow Buyers plan, in order for them to get this (unless bought for them) the Wow adict would have to stop playing Wow long enough to buy it.
Cruds's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 13:22
Cruds
This is seriously retarded, over here we got that detox for video game addiction. And some guy who was treated there came on TV telling that he used to pee in a bottle while playing WOW, I can imagine if there more like him that this is a best seller. Still retarded tho.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 13:34
Namelessted
That thing is fucking amazing.
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 13:50
CaffeinePowered
Needs a toilet
trajax's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 14:20
trajax
All you need now is an IV tube, and one of those medical devices that breathes for you and you're set.

I hate to think what will happen if an earthquake happens and said CRT monitor crashes down on your fragile body.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 14:53
BahamutZero
hmmm... or you could get an LCD projector and a bluetooth keyboard and still have $1000 left over for a computer or a doctor's appointment to fix the bedsores
Pistolaero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 15:01
Pistolaero
My favorite part about this shit is that whoever designed it made it big enough for only one person. I'm sure they assume gamers don't get laid haha
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 15:27
bleep
I can imagine that contraption in an earthquake and having the flurking monitor come smashing down right onto your face! why not just sit on the toliet with your laptop??
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 18:15
Aaron Mxy Yost
I'm not sure I'd feel very comfortable having a monitor strapped right above my head like that. I hope someone makes sure that's mounted correctly.
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2007 21:09
nightmareci
This thing looks very good for what it does, but I doubt I (or anyone else I know) would need or want this thing. It'd be very useful to the self-employed-at-home person, allowing more relaxation during their work, but for gamers it may not sell well.

@ Toneman
The main reason I use CRT's on my desktop (dual-head setup) is that the refresh rate is far better than any LCD can match, along with the ability to change resolutions to better suit specific games. I really notice higher refresh rates helping when I play Stepmania, because on the fastest and most rapid songs, 120hz really helps in following every single step, and 60hz (which is what my MacBook Pro displays with its 15" LCD) is only "adequate", but not "excellent", for high speed games. But there are higher end LCD's that have higher "response times", which aren't the same as higher hertz, so you can still get high end display through a LCD, but there's that issue of a fixed resolution which can never be remedied.
Rpg_Worshiper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2007 11:29
Rpg_Worshiper
How fun would it be to have your muscles slowly die, due to atrophy and lack of hunger, due to extreme addiction. No really, it sounds fun to me. :)
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