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How a purple scarf stole the spotlight at Apple's iPhone 6 launch
Apple launched its iPhone 6 and a 'watch'. And, this time Apple went bigger-- the new iPhone 6 is 4.7-inch device, while the iPhone 6 Plus is a 5.5-inch device. Now, whether it is really worth your money or not is a different question. But, guess who actually stole the show? A supposed-to-be-geeky game developer rocking a bob and a purple infinity scarf.

Apple launched its iPhone 6 and a 'watch'. And, this time Apple went bigger-- the new iPhone 6 is 4.7-inch device, while the iPhone 6 Plus is a 5.5-inch device. Now, whether it is really worth your money or not is a different question. But, guess who actually stole the show? A supposed-to-be-geeky game developer rocking a bob and a purple infinity scarf.Dressed in a faded button down with a purple knit scarf, Gaming executive Tommy Krul was way more cooler than even Apple's first smart watch.[caption id="attachment_1706113" align="alignleft" width="380"]
Screen grab.[/caption] At the event, Krul came on stage to give a demo of the video game Super Evil Megacorp his company, Vainglory, developed for iPhone 6. While Krul played the game live, everyone's attention was focused on vicinity of his neck. His purple scarf was so awe-inspiring that even before Krul left the event, he became an Internet sensation, according to DailyMail. Twitter was flooded with posts about the 'scarf guy'. And the scarf already has its own Twitter account with the handle @KeynoteScarf. But the hilarious reactions from Twitterati was truly entertaining. Some went even as far as to say that for coming Halloween they will go as the 'scarf guy'.
Screen grab.[/caption] At the event, Krul came on stage to give a demo of the video game Super Evil Megacorp his company, Vainglory, developed for iPhone 6. While Krul played the game live, everyone's attention was focused on vicinity of his neck. His purple scarf was so awe-inspiring that even before Krul left the event, he became an Internet sensation, according to DailyMail. Twitter was flooded with posts about the 'scarf guy'. And the scarf already has its own Twitter account with the handle @KeynoteScarf. But the hilarious reactions from Twitterati was truly entertaining. Some went even as far as to say that for coming Halloween they will go as the 'scarf guy'.
Looks like this keynote guy got a scarf from the pharrell's hat store, pumkin spice much??
But the best tweet on Scarf Guy has to be this:First Published:Sep 10, 2014, 16:13:05 IST
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