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Clothing For Gadget Guys
Andru Edwards writes "In an article looking at the advancements in clothing for gear loving professionals, it becomes apparent that you no longer need to sacrifice your gadgets for style. SCOTTeVEST has recently released a sport jacket, khakis, and tie all specifically tailored with hidden pockets and compartments for businessmen who don't want to leave their tech at home. The clothing includes an integrated tunnel system which allows you to hide all the wires affiliated with your devices within the lining of the item, aptly dubbed the "Personal Area Network"."
Come on, with modern fiber technology we could do better than that. We could at least have the wiring integrated into the fabric, so you could just plug in all of your gadgets in a few handy sockets sewn into the pockets. And while we're at it, why no Bluetooth and 802.11 b/g integrated? It could even be washable. After all, clothing such as that is already being prototyped (here). I don't think that there is a market for the stuff that is being plugged here. I myself am decked out with electronics every day and I would only exchange my current solution (belt clips and doctor's smock with lots of pockets) for true wearable electronics.
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I'm looking forward to the day when these kind of personal area networks forward packets for each other in a store-and-forward system. Send email from here to there, bouncing off the jackets of a bunch of geeks you don't know. The packets are stored until a node one step closer to the destination is detected, then they are forwarded.
I wonder if the rate of cancer in geeks and nerds will go up drastically as the result of all the radiation that these gadgets give off.. especially when carrying so many so close to the body at all times..
Mine has a "night camo" (various shades of blue+black) pattern, but otherwise it's just like this:
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http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/apparel-vest-sa
Mine was also cheaper because I got it from my local Army/Navy Surplus store rather than from an overpriced online vendor.
Wearing one of these spares me the need to bring along a purse or a fannypack or backpack or whatever. I wouldn't trust a laptop to the back pocket, but I certainly trust everything else I haul around to this kind of vest.
The only thing is that people ask me for press credentials a lot when I wear it...
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Lower left: cell phone and reversible screwdriver
Lower right: PDA
Upper inside: pager on vibrate
upper outside right: USB drive with emergency software kit
Upper outside left: RF employee badge
Other pockets: wallet, change, stupid pieces of paper people give me instead of using email.
Docker stopped production due to inadequate sales. Their premier advertisement was terrible; I don't know which lamers they used as a control group. And, the geeks here on slashdot have no one but themselves to blame for the lack of sales. Go out and SPEND your massive paychecks at the local Dockers store!
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I have one of these, and the weight is actually barely noticable while you're wearing it. They did something with the shoulders that distributes the weight a bit like a backpack would.
Belive me, it is indeed easier to have a vest. Instead of having to reach into various pockets to fish out keys, wallet, cellphone, pda, loose change, etc., I just keep everything in the vest. That way, I can just put my belt, shoes and the vest on the tray and go through without any problem. The vest occasionally gets some odd reactions from the security guys as it goes through, but I've never had a problem with it.
I hate having stuff in my pockets. It seems to be a function of age, but I really loathe having my pants and jacket looking weighed down. I want to have my jacket modified so it has some combat-style webbing hidden in it; this is how you can carry a lot of things without weighing down the coat itself. That stops you and the coat from looking stupid. The tailoring might run you a few dollars though.
However, long time ago I realized the best solution is to trust in the almighty batbelt. The trick is just to keep the batman factor as low as possible. A nice coat will cover everything. I have a backpack for the rest.
..don't panic
I've had one of the Scott eVest 2.0s for at least two years now. Last time I went to the Smithsonian (American History) they actually had me empty out the pockets after puting it on the belt. Must have taken me about 8 minutes unwireing the headphones and all.
Don't count on security just scanning the thing and letting you through. Chances are that if you DO have a lot of stuff in it (PDA, headphones, etc), the xray is just going to make them more suspicious.
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