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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"."
Besides the bulky (non-fitting) feel in these jackets as mentioned in the article, I would imagine it's going to be heavy carrying so many items with you.
Maybe there's a reason why traditional clothing has fewer pockets, so that you are not obliged to bring everything out.
And where's a TEC Dress for women? Or is the market for female already competitive enough with big handbags?
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it becomes apparent that you no longer need to sacrifice your gadgets for style
Since when do the nerds/geeks worry about clothing style?
even oakley are getting in on the act...
http://www.oakley.com/catalog/eyewear/thump/
a very nice pair of shades, with a built in mp3 player.
"Is that an iPod in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"
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For that price, I can buy a nice trenchcoat (personal style, they don't have it) and sew interior black pockets for almost nothing. Customizable, killer look. But I agree that its a cool vest, if it fits your style.
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The best part from their product description
"you can even fit a laptop in the back pocket!*"
Hmmm... what about no? Greatest Idea Ever(tm).
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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.
Or are you just a terrorist?
If you're planning on flying, please, please, please don't be in front of me on line at the insecurity checkpoint with one of these chock full of gadgets.
Looks neat, though.
Here come da fudge!
From the site:
Rumor has it that the POTUS himself spotted one of these garments on a Secret Service Agent and insisted on one of his own - complete with a presidential seal.
That says all you need to know.
For those looking for good quality and style, do a search for 5.11 FBI pants on Google.
They're a cross between normal kahkis and cargo pants, and they are very comfortable to wear.
So when a tech guy gets laid off from the IT dept after being outsourced to India and is begging for money on the street, is his Personal Area Network - handling legal?
Your mobile ?
Your Sat phone?
Your PDA?
Your iPod?
Your USB key fob?
Oh... so you _are_ happy to see me then
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
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...
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
Quote: Isn't it amazing how technology simplifies our lives?
Oh, I can certainly see how this would simplify my life. Picture this:
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!
Every mans' island needs an ocean; choose your ocean carefully.
Wouldn't the simpler solution be to make one multipurpose gadget instead of clothing to carry a lot of single purpose gadgets? Of course, that solution probably won't come from a clothing manufacturer.
5. Next stop: Guantanamo !!!
"Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer
Scott eVest v3.....$129.99 .... Priceless.
Scott ePants.......$129.99 (est.)
Hardware to fill pockets... in the thousand$
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Imagine the scene - you have been out avter work for a few drinks, met up with a lovely lady (guy - whatever your taste). Things are going well, you are back at her place...
Passions are rising, you are ripping off each others clothes, then you realise that she is just about to hurl your trousers (pants), containing a months paycheck worth of kit across the room.
I have as many gadgets as the next geek, but by putting them in a bag I get to rip of my clothes with wanton abandon! (not that I get the chance as often as I would like!)
Appearantly President Bush is one of the first ones to wear and advocate such a suit:
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http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/29/bu
... is a network in my, *ahem*, "Personal Area".
Personally, the older I get, the less crap I want to carry around with me - much less on me. I stopped wearing a watch years ago. One really good, small PDA/cell phone is all I want or need - and I don't want to have to work to dig the thing out from some hidden pocket.
You could just wear cargo pants. Plenty of pockets for your gadgets and a good pair costs no more than $20.
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That's hardly a new term, since that's also used in describing Bluetooth networks (i.e. your phone, PDA, and headset all talking wirelessly). And personally, I like the idea of this stuff all talking wirelessly anyway.
However, given how fat I am, my Personal Area Network is probably a Wide Area Network....
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You can put your weed in there.
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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.
.... Broadcast Enabled Digital Personal Area Network.
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 have 5 pair of Docker mobile pants I wear on a daily basis"
So, what idiosyncracy requires that you change your pants 4 times in one day?
I could use a jacket with pockets better suited to what I'm going to put in them, but this thing -- in all its versions -- is just too ugly for me to wear.
I'd like to see the pockets and 'personal network' features in a jacket that doesn't look so high-tech and awful. The whole point of getting all that garbage off your belt and eliminating the pocket-bulges is to look like less of a goober, after all.
There is absolutely no gadget activity that comes anywhere near flyfishing in the amount of gadgetry involved. Yet, flyfishermen are able to pack everything into a fishing vest. I reckon a fishing vest would be a fine way to organise all those PDAs, MP3s etc. Suggest washing before use on the subway though.
Engineering is the art of compromise.
Unlike men's clothing designers, who have largely ignored the need to tote around technology (leading to a market for TEC products), handbag designers have responded quite rapidly to the need to tote around massive quantities of technology.
Most handbags sold today have specific compartments for phones, PDAs, pens, etc. About six years ago, before I went to college, I worked selling handbags at a big name department store, and even then, there were quite a few bags with specific cell phone pockets, because if nothing else in fashion is, handbag design is very much driven by consumer specifications.
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