Stand Up

What is the appropriate number of televisions to have in one’s house?

This is obviously a very subjective question. For me, it’s two, which is one more than I currently have. There’s the main TV, obviously, in the living room, but I’d also like to get one for the basement. Then, I can set up an exercise bike and have a place to work up a sweat and get my heart pumping in the dead of winter, when it’s so cold I can’t even face a walk the length of the gym parking lot.

Some would argue this is two TVs too many. Others, meanwhile, might be flabbergasted by such a low number. “What about a TV in your bedroom?” they might say. “Or the kitchen? Or the kids’ bedroom? Or the garage?”

To which I would reply: “Sir, I have no desire to live in a sports bar. While you may need outside stimulation at all times, I am an intellectual, capable of finding just as much entertainment in a book or within my own mind as you can find across an array of streaming platforms or cable packages.”

And then, I’d bask in my radical self-righteousness.

But the problem I run into? When I’ve got some miserable chore to complete, I can’t entertain myself with moral superiority alone. No, when I’m doing the dishes or folding clothes in the laundry room, I really love to turn on some junk food TV that’s easy to tune in and out of without missing much. And when I’m up in my office at night, working on something, it would be neat if I could glance up from whatever document I have open to catch a play or two of an NBA game before turning my attention back to my laptop.

And yet, none of these scenarios requires a full-blown television.

No, in each case, all I’d really need is my iPhone.

Or, to get a bit more specific: I need my iPhone… at the right angle.

That’s where these things come in. Set one up near the sink or on the dryer or on your desk, and then click your iPhone right onto it. Not only will your phone charge, but it’ll be at the perfect angle for you to enjoy a little content while it does. (And they can charge your AirPods too, btw, so you can hear whatever you’re watching over the sound of the sink.)

In conclusion: this is basically like getting multiple televisions for just 25 bucks.

Okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but you get what we’re saying.