Time for a new edit: Should end with him falling in a fountain at the mall.

@seanism: I've marshalled all able bodied gizmodites and we are immediately carrying our your order.

Better put them on a floating base....

one gust of wind and it's flat. No inflatable strut can stand up unless it's super heavy and inflexible which defeats the purpose. Haven't you heard of pop up tents? Morpho for example.

@El Pollo Loco: I agree you should wait but the Verizon iPhone WILL have some hardware updates beyond the obvious CDMA capability...

Really??

This article is completely wrong. The hardware on the new Verizon phone will be different. There will be a new outer case to fix the current antenna issue and there will be modifications to the microphone hardware etc.

@iomatic, I still love you: I may have to eat my words on this one...

Need more information on the equipment. Was this mounted with a steady cam or other type of harness device etc?

I was just in Italy for the week. Used my GV through my Gmail page from my macbook and Bluetooth headset all the time. Made a huge mistake and used my GV from my iPhone and forgot that it was set use my actual cell number as the "call from"... ended up making a $45 20 minute call. Nice. Other than that GV from my…

@improprietary: Ahh prison. I remember those days fondly.

Now this is a great Gizmodo article! Well written, insightful, funny and extremely relevant.

@cruzer555: I have

@cruzer555: ok, I'm not too bright. Follow the story to the inevitable conclusion that this is NOT a case for the new iPad. If it is, it won't fit.

@tylerbrainerd: So the top of the new iPad will have no switch/button, just a miniplug input?

@Rick Lyon: Yes.

Comon folks! Stop guessing,. these are not for iPads. None of the holes correspond properly to any current switches/buttons/ports... yeesh.

@jms: There are so many knockoffs it's crazy. For example check here to see one with a USB port. The case images purported to be iPad cases are said to accommodate new ports... If they are making fake iPads, you know they are making fake iPad cases...

How about the fact that these are not cases for iPads. They are cases for other tablets or cheap Chinese iPad knockoffs...

@Ehrich Blackhound: Not sure why people think breaking the law – yes, BREAKING THE LAW – is something to be proud of. I was watching a news piece about a huge cheating scandal at a college... One kid being interviewed looked into the camera and said "Everyone cheats, what's the big deal, I don't get it..." This…