The Web Around portable background screen ensures the blocking out of a background and protects personal privacy. The Web Around portable background device is ideal for home, office or on the go use. Two nurses designed the Web Around when they became dissatisfied with their neurosurgeon's busy surroundings. Recognizing the need for more privacy in busy environments and the need to conceal untidy conditions in a home where both adults work away from the house, the nurses realized that the portable background screen could be used in many situations. By attaching the portable background screen to a chair viewers of videos will have no idea where the film was shot. With the arrival of computers and the internet many people feel that their digital lives lack security and privacy.

The Web Around portable background device was invented by people who were looking for such safety when using a webcam or even their computer in a less than private place. The Web Around can guarantee that users will feel more secure when operating a computer if they have the portable background screen in place to block out unwanted viewers from catching sight of passwords and pin numbers. The round, 40 inch diameter portable background Web Around device folds up to approximately 15 inches and is made of a lightweight nylon material. The Web Around is easily cleaned with a damp rag and hand wash. The portable background screen should never be machine washed but should be hung out to dry. If the Web Around begins to show wrinkles on a webcam production they can be ironed out with a medium temperature iron. The iron should keep moving and not left in one place for too long.

A pressing cloth should be used to iron over logos. The Web Around should be left to cool after pressing. The portable background Web Around will fit on any chair that is used at a computer. The designers of the portable background suggest that if users are not sitting on a chair but on the floor or even a stool the Web Around strap can be slipped over the head and down to the waist and be used in that manner. The affordable Web Around weighs a mere three ounces and comes in three colors, emerald green, ocean blue and gray. To attach the portable background Web Around to a chair simply slip the elastic over the chair and adjust the strap to fit. Instructions and images for folding the Web Around are posted on the site. Internet Video Magazine has awarded Best Simple Idea of CES to the Web Around portable background screen and suggests that the device is iseal for video bloggers and busiess video producers.