Pileus Umbrella: GPS-Enabled, Flickr-Connecting and Net-Surfing

Filed under: Gadgets | By: James
Posted on: May 25, 2007 | No Comments

Whenever I see a product like this one word seems to jump out of my mind “HOAX”, but this time it seems I am wrong as the Pileus umbrella does seem to be a real product (well prototype) that has a projector attached to the handle which then projects the image up to the underside of the umbrella (great for when your standing in the rain bored).

It is amazing what the Pileus umbrella can do, they claim that this device can connect to Flickr and upload images via an attached camera, also Pileus say with this gadget you can get your position via Google Maps and the built in GPS chip.

With the aim to commercialize this product, who would buy it? I just find it hard to believe anyone would really want one of these (other than gadget crazy people with lots of money).