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Let this tiny bean bag chair for your lap hold your heavy handhelds

A gamer plays a handheld console on a sofa attached to the Gaming Pillow on their lap.
The Gaming Pillow features a cushioned base supporting a device mount on top. | Image: Mechanism

Doomscrolling isn’t going away any time soon, but there’s no reason you can’t be comfortable while doing it. Mechanism’s $59 Gaming Pillow is designed to shift the weight of gadgets like handheld consoles, tablets, XL smartphones, and e-readers from your arms to your lap.

With a 12-inch pillow made from lycra fabric filled with foam granules as its base, the Gaming Pillow looks like a miniature bean bag chair and should be malleable enough to stay upright even when plopped down on uneven surfaces.

It’s primarily designed for use on your lap to keep an attached console in arm’s reach and playable, but if even lifting your arms feels like a Herculean task, you can prop the pillow up on its own next to you in bed and go truly hands-free to…

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