Some Knowledge

There seems to be a new kind of umbrella on the market.  What I could find out about it from the Italian video I watched is that it opens up kind of like the top on a convertible car.  The Newbrella is a semicircular clear plastic dome you wear over your head to keep the rain off.

The English language videos all seemed to be busy today.  Here’s a link to the one I watched.   You can pretty much see all the features of this new device.  What I couldn’t make out was any price information.

I can see where you might get better protection from the rain with this device, but aside from that I don’t see too many real advantages to this new design.  It seems to be a hands-free sort of thing, but what exactly are you using your hands for while you’re walking in the rain?  Carrying more purchases?  I can see where if there is a lot of rain falling this may obstruct your vision.  The Newbrella does not seem to come equipped with a windshield wiper mechanism.

Aside from the fact that this thing just looks silly, it might also be expensive.  I think I will stick with the free umbrella I got with a subscription to Golf magazine.  I think I’d almost rather get wet in the rain than to walk around with what looks like a huge clear beetle perched on my skull.  Still, if you like the looks of this thing and think it will be an improvement over your present rain gear, go for it.  I have no idea where to buy this thing.  There does not seem to be a Newbrella.com retail site.  Newbrella.com is a parked site, and a retailer search turned up no results.