Ostrich Beach Chair

Here is an interesting product: the Ostrich Beach Chair [campingstation.com].


It's like a normal beach chair, with an additional window that allows you to read while face down. That is actually a brilliant idea, since there are probably tons of people who like to sunbathe in that position.

Me? I like to read while lying on the couch, face up. I have always wanted to create a device that would help me read like that -- my arms quickly tire of holding a book above my head. The device would be wheeled, so that it could be moved easily. And it would have a pane of glass at an adjustable height and angle. You would rest a book on top of the glass, with the readable side downward, and then slide the whole thing toward the couch so that the glass ends up directly over your head. That way, you could read in comfort. I guess that the device would have to be constructed to allow the wheels to slide under the couch.