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Boa Sleeve Is Condom For MacBook Air, Only Stronger (We Checked)

Forget that tired old manila envelope joke, a new case by a company called Boa may just be the snuggest, sleekest wrapper for your MacBook Air. The Fashion Sleeve is plush-lined and offers what Boa calls "minimalist protection." At just .65mm thin, it's allegedly the thinnest Airbook case on the market. After seeing the pic, though, we theorized we could go thinner still by slipping a (large) condom over the thing. Here are the video results of our failed attempt to invent the official Gizmodo condom MBA case:

So, it works. Kind of. Seven failed attempts, largely punctured by the Air's surprisingly sharp edges (plus occasional clumsiness with fingertips during stretching), one successful try achieving a maximum coverage of 30% of the laptop. That's from a standard European condom, mind you. You may still want to experiment at home with some Magnums.

And now we really need a Boa case to wipe all that icky lubricant from the Air's outsides: Its synthetic micro-knitted fibers will wipe the aluminum clean of fingerprints and dust (hopefully lube, too) as you slide it in and out. See guys? We suffer for you, we really do. Anyway, the Boa Fashion Sleeve is available now for $30 each, in a choice of 21 spring-theme colors with more colors available in the summer. [Boa]

2:25 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Kit Eaton
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jmzwheadon at 02:36 PM on 04/14/08
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Should of tried a femidom
oat at 02:36 PM on 04/14/08
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haha, just about got it there
OMG! Ponies! at 02:39 PM on 04/14/08
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Make it stronger and double the price.

Anyone who plunks down $3,000+ for a computer won't mind shelling out a handful of yuppie food stamps for stylin' "protection"
Sora57 at 02:40 PM on 04/14/08
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Also works as virus protection
myotheralt at 02:47 PM on 04/14/08
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pics giz! The world wants to see mac fanboys trying to figure out a condom.
origamimavin at 02:47 PM on 04/14/08
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see, no one would even bother trying to put a condom on a PC. thats just silly.
Darkest Daze at 02:56 PM on 04/14/08
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I hope those weren't lubricated, because that would be one slimy macbook if they were.
Eric Merrill at 02:57 PM on 04/14/08
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Are those Durex man? Never use Durex. I tried slipping one of those around an egg (I swear I can explain) and the CONDOM ripped. The egg wasn't even near cracking. From then on I never so much as looked curiously at their pricing.
Kaiser-Machead at 03:07 PM on 04/14/08
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I'd rather just use a manila envelope.
workingonyourinvoice at 03:07 PM on 04/14/08
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You guys should have used the Magnum XLs. They come in the black and white wrapper. I can spare a couple, if you need 'em.
Pope John Peeps II at 03:08 PM on 04/14/08
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@EricMerrill:
I tried slipping one of those around an egg

You're doing it wrong. Also, you're probably doing IT wrong.
phryed at 03:12 PM on 04/14/08
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was it ribbed?
sfokevin at 03:13 PM on 04/14/08
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Dude u need an extra set of hands...
And maybe a little lube...
Just one gay guys 2 cents :>
amehrich at 03:17 PM on 04/14/08
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good idea giz, the boa case doesnt have a reservoir tip to hold ejected hardware.
strider_mt2k at 03:22 PM on 04/14/08
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You daffy bastids!

I gotta call the wife in to see this.

I'm sure it'll bring back memories of before I got my vasectomy.
med at 03:23 PM on 04/14/08
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I would have at least used a non-lubed condom on a $1.5k+ machine...? :)
dingus at 03:27 PM on 04/14/08
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Do this on both sides of a black Macbook and it'd look sort of like a G3 Powerbook.
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@dingus: @med: @amehrich: @workingonyourinvoice: @EricMerrill: If you're debating how to properly put a condom on your computer, then you're doing any number of things wrong.

First of all, even though teh intarweb is a nasty place, even the foulest yif-den of SL doesn't require actual RL condoms.

Second, if you're still confused about the application of a condom to a computer, then you should shoot an email to Gina Lynn, formerly of Wired. She'll set you straight.
GOKOR at 03:50 PM on 04/14/08
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...apparently the guys at Giz don't have a reason to use the condoms for what they're intended for.

Oh, and saran wrap would be cheaper and actually covert the whole thing. Not to mention quicker to apply.
usagi at 03:50 PM on 04/14/08
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and i thought pubes on a dell was disgusting... I was not even close of the awful reality of Giz's psychiatric disorders... Thanks for that lame flick of fanboyism

(coming from a die hard mac fanboi)
bailey_ca at 03:55 PM on 04/14/08
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@Kaiser-Machead: Me too, but I always end up getting paper cuts in sensitive places. How do you...what? Oh, on the computer...never mind!
designer17 at 04:02 PM on 04/14/08
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Um, dude, I think you got the wrong idea about cyber sex!
Siouxperman at 04:04 PM on 04/14/08
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I am surprised that someone with a 12.8"L x 8.94" W x .76" H(thick) penis hasn't commented here to let everyone know the correct way to put a condom on a MacBook Air. Anyone, anyone??

Anyone else want to see a demonstration of someone trying to pull a hot water bottle over the Air next???
Guizzy at 04:11 PM on 04/14/08
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Nope, the Magnums rip apart too. Oh, wait, you mean on the MacBook Air? Yeah, that might fit. :D
Joseph at 04:13 PM on 04/14/08
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Black Macbook Air would need an XL.
mixamillion at 04:13 PM on 04/14/08
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try it on the newton
kingofmars at 06:43 PM on 04/14/08
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You really need to get a friend to help you. If one of my friends asked if I would hold a Macbook Air so he could put a condom on it, I'd say "Sure!"
_newuser_ at 08:33 PM on 04/15/08
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how much protection does it have?

and i don't mean that "protection"