{"product_id":"soft-reading-pillow-ergonomic-armrest-lap-desk-with-washable-cover-for-gaming-relaxing","title":"Soft Reading Pillow – Ergonomic Armrest Lap Desk with Washable Cover for Gaming \u0026 Relaxing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp ge-pdp--readingpillow\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#1b2130;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eIt is your arms that give out first\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eReading or gaming propped up in bed feels fine for about twenty minutes. Then your elbows start hunting for somewhere to rest, your shoulders creep up towards your ears, and you shift position every few minutes without quite noticing why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003ePut something under your forearms and the reason goes away. Your arms stop holding themselves up, and the position you started in becomes one you can actually stay in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-soft-reading-pillow\/01_arch_over_lap_in_bed.jpg\" alt=\"Grey arch-shaped lap cushion straddling a woman's lap in bed, an open book resting on its flat top\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:460px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eIt bridges over your lap. It does not sit on it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThis is the part the photographs do not immediately explain. It is not a bean-filled tray that rests on your thighs. It is an arch: two short legs stand on the mattress either side of you, and the broad top panel spans across between them with an open tunnel underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eSo the weight lands on the bed, not on you. Your legs stay free under the span — you can bend a knee, cross an ankle, get out from under it without lifting anything off yourself first. And a laptop that runs warm is sitting on the cushion rather than on your leg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eA raised rim runs along the far edge of the top panel. It is there to lean things against, so a book or a laptop base stops rather than sliding away down the slope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-soft-reading-pillow\/02_gray_arch_studio_three_quarter.jpg\" alt=\"Grey honeycomb-textured arch cushion on a plain background, three-quarter view showing legs, flat top and side pocket\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:460px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;padding:26px;background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eYes — the cover comes off and washes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003eWorth answering early, because it is the thing that decides whether something used every night in a bed stays pleasant to use. The cover is removable and washable, in soft polyester. Wash it cool and let it air-dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe plush honeycomb-textured knit does attract lint and pet hair, in the way every fabric of this kind does. Keep a lint roller nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhich size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eTwo are listed, and they are a genuinely different proposition, so read this before you choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-size:17px;padding-left:22px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge — 22.4 x 24 x 11.8 in (57 x 61 x 30 cm).\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the one in every photograph on this page. Deep enough across the top to work on with a laptop, and about a foot tall, so it is a real object to find a home for when you are not using it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact — 22 x 13 in (56 x 33 cm).\u003c\/strong\u003e The same width across, roughly half the depth. Choose it if you want somewhere to rest forearms and a book rather than a surface to work on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eIf you are buying it to use a laptop on, take the large. Most disappointment with a product like this comes from ordering one and picturing the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-soft-reading-pillow\/06_both_colorways.jpg\" alt=\"The grey and the ivory white versions of the arch cushion side by side on a bed\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:460px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;padding:26px;background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-size:17px;padding-left:22px;margin:0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eOne arch-shaped lap cushion, in the size and colour you choose\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eTwo colours: grey, or ivory white\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eOne flat pocket on the side, for a phone, a remote or glasses\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eA removable, washable polyester cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThat is the whole item. No backrest, no wedge, no separate armrests and no cup holder — some photographs of this style of cushion online show it beside a matching bed backrest, which is a different product and is not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eMore than a reading cushion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eGaming, where sessions run long and it is your wrists you feel afterwards. Laptop work from the sofa or in bed. Crochet, knitting, model-making and anything else done with your hands up in front of you for an hour at a time. And reading, obviously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eDoes the cover actually come off?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eYes. It is removable and washable. Wash it cool, air-dry it, and put it back on the shaped inner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eCan I put a laptop on it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe large size takes one comfortably, with the base resting against the raised rim. Two things to know. It is a soft cushion, not a rigid desk, so the top gives a little under weight and a very heavy laptop will settle into it. And the underside of a laptop that runs hot will be against fabric rather than against open air, which is worth watching on a long session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it hold its shape?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eIt is a soft-filled cushion and it behaves like one: it compresses where you lean on it and recovers when you take the weight off. Give it a shake and a reshape now and then, as you would any filled cushion. If you want something that stays rigid under a heavy laptop, this is not that product — a hard lap desk is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it fit my bed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe large is about as wide as an adult's shoulders, so it sits across one person's side of a bed without crowding anyone next to you. Measure the depth before you commit: at 24 in (61 cm) front to back, it takes up a good stretch of lap and needs somewhere to live between uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhat fits in the side pocket?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eA phone, a TV remote, glasses, a pen — the things that otherwise get lost in bedding and found later by sitting on them. It is one flat patch pocket, not a deep bucket, so it holds slim things rather than a full book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhat is the difference between the two colours?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eColour and fabric texture only. Grey is a honeycomb-embossed plush; ivory white is a slightly finer bubble-textured plush. Same shape, same pocket, same construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"chigous","offers":[{"title":"Gray \/ Compact - 22 x 13 in (56 x 33 cm)","offer_id":44362645373015,"sku":"LLZOZL6QHG","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray \/ Large - 22.4 x 24 x 11.8 in (57 x 61 x 30 cm)","offer_id":44362645405783,"sku":"IGVZMSXPF","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ivory White \/ Compact - 22 x 13 in (56 x 33 cm)","offer_id":44362645438551,"sku":"CSNS9ZU2X","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ivory White \/ Large - 22.4 x 24 x 11.8 in (57 x 61 x 30 cm)","offer_id":44362645471319,"sku":"UBC03AUS7","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/0256\/1367\/files\/01_arch_over_lap_in_bed.jpg?v=1790637989","url":"https:\/\/chigous.com\/products\/soft-reading-pillow-ergonomic-armrest-lap-desk-with-washable-cover-for-gaming-relaxing","provider":"Secure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}