Have you ever found your TV, well, not really sexy enough?
Enter the ‘Streaming Undies’ – a pair of pants which turn the wearer’s bum into a screen where you can watch your favorite shows.
They were created by Maison Pixel, two designers from Lisbon, Portugal who are equal parts passionate about retro tech and well-dressed buttocks.
Their specific goal with the underwear is to help counter the growing number of people who are foregoing having sex so they can get in more screen time.
Last year, a Mail study found that only 19 per cent of Brits have sex once a week on a regular basis, a figure which has plummeted by 31 per cent over the last 30 years.
The ‘Streaming Undies’, designed by Maison Pixel, turn the wearer’s bum into a screen where you can watch your favorite shows
And spending more time on our phones or watching Netflix could be to blame, as it also showed that 91 per cent are happy to spend the evenings watching TV or films.
This is compared with the 46 per cent who said their idea of a good night in was having sex.
The ‘Streaming Undies’ aim to encourage smartphone addicts to combine the two activities, by watching videos on a bottom-shaped screen.
To clarify, the pants do not contain any wires or computer processes, but act as a green screen that can be paired with a purpose built Instagram filter.
The user just has to direct their smartphone’s camera onto the green part of the pants, apply the filter and they will be able to see their video broadcast on their partner’s backside.
This product evolved from Maison Pixel’s first release, the standard ‘Pixel Panties’, which come in a range of colours and do not double-up as a screen.
Described as ‘the world’s first 8-bit underwear’, they feature a lasercut square scalloping with small boxes at the hem to resemble old-fashioned computer graphics.
These may evoke a feeling of nostalgia, as they used to be found on popular vintage video games such as Space Invaders and Super Mario Bros.
The designers – Sebastião Teixeira and Cesaria Martins – said that gaming has never before been able to be ‘fashionable and sexy’ but ‘these panties make that possible.’
The designers’ specific goal with the underwear is to help counter the growing number of people who are foregoing having sex so they can get in more screen time
The user just has to direct their smartphone’s camera onto the green part of the pants, apply the filter and their video will be broadcasted on their partner’s backside
The new ‘Streaming Undies’ iteration, made of 82 per cent polyester and 18 per cent elastane, was rolled out at the start of the month. They are compatible with iOS and Android devices
They were inspired to make them after having ‘a dream about sexy women in pixelated lingerie’ after ‘a night of intense video gaming’.
The ‘Pixel Panties’ were released in 2015 after their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign raised £17,432, and are now available from £17.45 per pair on their website.
The new ‘Streaming Undies’ iteration, made of 82 per cent polyester and 18 per cent elastane, was rolled out at the start of the month.
An accompanying advert shows mannequins wearing the pants watching their screens alone, before coming together to do so via each other’s plastic bums.
‘With mobile devices decimating our love lives, the world’s first undies-slash-streaming platform will help couples turn screen time into sexy time,’ the description reads.
The chroma-key coloured pants are compatible with both iOS and Android devices.
This product evolved from Maison Pixel’s first release, the standard ‘Pixel Panties’, which come in a range of colours and do not double-up as a screen
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