Subway Tabloid
On my morning commute the other day I was immersed in a slightly uncomfortable position.
Coffee in one hand, messenger bag on my lap and freebie newspaper in tow, I very luckily landed a seat in the musical chair game that the 8:30 a.m. TTC crowd routinely gets subjected to. The loser standing in front: a grim-eyed yuppie with the same contraptions (coffee, messenger bag, reading material).
That wasn't the discomfort. It was when he turned to his side.
There it was, right in my face, an open-faced iPhone mounted in a holstered belt clip (it was another brand - model photo is the iSkin revoClip, for legal and moral purposes) - his schedule and some (very) personal information ripe for the picking. I thought of a couple of ways to redress the situation, ranging in social decorum, including tapping his blinking reminder off (I’m civic-minded that way). Instead I moved my curious eye to another - more public - couth, and very politely raised my folded periodical to delight in other scandals.
Three-things-to-make-sure-before-leaving-the-house-if-you-carry-an-open-faced-belt-clip-and-have-a-scandalous-personal-life:
1.(Of course) Make sure it is snug and clips tight.
2. Change your background light settings to shut upon inactivity.
3. When all else fails, sit down in the subway.
No one enjoys a private tabloid.
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Our own revoClip has been improved to snug 3Gs! Check out our Products Page on Monday for a first-time peek.
