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Top Ten Geek Wallets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-your-pocket dept.

twentyxtysix writes, "Productdose.com has a rundown of the the top ten wallets for geeks, including an RFID blocking wallet and a wallet made out of Tyvek designed to look like dot-matrix paper. Its an entertaining read that even includes a DIY illuminating wallet."

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  1. Well, nice, but... by struppi · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Duct-Tape-Wallet

    1. Re:Well, nice, but... by svanstrom · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why bother making yourself an ugly looking wallet, when you could just use a money clip:

      http://www.superiortitanium.com/

      Sure, there's no room for all the rest of the junk you put into a wallet, but, then again, most of it is junk... and as a hardcore geek you've already got too much to carry around in your pockets, so you're better off without one. =)

      What about all the plastic which magically give us money from friendly ATMs and let us into our secret HQ (ie the server room) etc? Well, just put 'em all in your backpocket, they might bend a wee bit, but nowadays they survive such treatment without breaking/stop working.

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  2. I prefer... by NecroPuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    My black leather wallet. It pisses off all my vegan friends.

    A nice sort of vengence for them always serving me rabbit food.

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    1. Re:I prefer... by Don_dumb · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Just out of curiosity (off topic I know) - Do they really think that cattle would exist unharmed roaming the plains if we hadn't 'created' them over thousands of years of selective breeding? Do they really think that stone age man wore fur clothes because they were too cruel to grow cotton?

      I dont mind selective diets, but I am often amazed at many peoples reasons for doing so, so many people are so naive and uninformed as to the reasons livestock even exist.

      The old joke "If eating meat is cruel then why are animals made of meat?" is more insightful than some people realise.

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    2. Re:I prefer... by Qadesh · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It doesn't really matter if the particular animals we eat were "created" or exist naturally - they are still living beings. If you think it is cruel to eat them and use them in other ways it doesn't matter why they live in the first place. In fact perhaps it is more cruel to raise an animal simply to kill it.

    3. Re:I prefer... by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny

      What if we were to create an animal that wants to be eaten? I think Douglas Adams had it right.

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    4. Re:I prefer... by Threni · · Score: 5, Insightful

      > Just out of curiosity (off topic I know) - Do they really think that cattle would exist unharmed
      > roaming the plains if we hadn't 'created' them over thousands of years of selective breeding?

      Americans used to breed slaves. Does using `created` slaves make it ok?

    5. Re:I prefer... by Threni · · Score: 2, Insightful

      > We use dogs as slaves so why is that right? Probably because they are a different species, a
      > different order even.

      It's only "right" if you think it is. But you're practicing Speciesism. Be aware that that's what you are doing and question whether or not it's justified under the circumstances of the situation you're focusing on.

      > A species that would not exist if we hadn't bred them to, for sheparding, fighting, companionship
      > etc. over dozens of millenia

      So after a few generations of slaves we end up with a new `species` - that's ok because they'd not have existed in the wild?

      > I dont know if Scraps has any idea of the abstract concept of freedom and he doesn't seem to mind
      > pulling a sleigh (perhaps even enjoys it) - not cruel IMHO.

      Animals don't have to understand the concept of rights to be afforded them. Animal rights isn't about giving animals the right to vote, for instance - it's about giving them the right to a life without unnecessary suffering.

    6. Re:I prefer... by Zaatxe · · Score: 2, Interesting

      If you think it is cruel to eat them and use them in other ways it doesn't matter why they live in the first place.

      Down with the lions!!! They chase, harass and kill the zebras! And the zebras deserve more than just be used as food.
      Remember kids, we weren't on the top of the food chain all the time! Some few million years ago we used to be eaten by smilodons.

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    7. Re:I prefer... by Zephyros · · Score: 3, Funny
      So the only humans worth eating would be vegetarians.

      ...you say that like it's a bad thing.

  3. Nice Touch by tygerstripes · · Score: 2, Funny
    The "Rawhide Trifold" is excellent - made from Tyvek, with a Real Leather symbol embossed inside encircled by the words "High Density Polyethylene".

    It's not often a wallet can be funny. Bravo.

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  4. This is a better geek wallet: by neomage86 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://www.gizmag.com/linktous/6247/

    Good timing on the article, btw. i'm looking into getting a new wallet now since my current leather one is starting to get torn up pretty badly.

  5. Bad Mother by kermit1221 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm of the opinion that thinkgeek should carry a wallet that says "Bad Mother Fscker"

  6. Re:Why do you open your wallet in the dark? by TrappedByMyself · · Score: 4, Funny

    condoms

    But hardly a feature one would expect in a geek wallet

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  7. Re:Why would you want an RFID blocking wallet?? by skiflyer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sure, for your office key that makes sense... but what about your passport. Just leave it at home when you travel? And what if states start putting it in your drivers license?

    Or have you considered that if you take your office card with an RFID tag out to the local park for some coffee, an enterprising individual with a scanner could walk close, clone the card, then get in? Really... paranoid kinda stuff that is not a problem for 99% of us (including me), but it is not absurd either.

  8. Airport by lovebyte · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Good luck with your ipod carrying wallet or metal wallet when you go through airport security. You might end up carrying your passport in a transparent plastic bag.

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  9. They Missed This One... by aluminumcube · · Score: 3, Informative
    http://www.thejimi.com/wallet/demo.php

    I carry a Jimi and people ask me about it all the time.

    1. Re:They Missed This One... by dbIII · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hmm - all I can read is it is for people that hate wallets - have you got a link for people that hate flash?

  10. Money clip by Illusion · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've carried the Storus Smart MoneyClip for maybe 5 years now, and I'd recommend it to anyone seeking simplicity in a wallet. Its not especially geek-worthy except for being extremely utilitarian, in that it holds cash and 5 credit-card sized items and not much else. All my previous wallets kept collecting receipts, change, etc until they started taking over my pocket. That just isn't possible with this, and I consider that a feature.

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  11. Geek you say? by JonasH · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My favourite:

    An old QIC-80 tape case. It fits a credit card perfectly, protects them well and can hold other stuff also. Only downside is that it doesn't fit your back pocket well, but you can't have it all I suppose.

  12. Lame by suv4x4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude this is not for a real geeks! Real geeks don't drool at matrix paper-like materials.

    I'm a geek.

    I want a wallet with built in clock, mp3 player, camera, radio and cellphone abilities. (screw iPod! I'm a friggin geek, I have neither OSX nor Windows, I use IRC on a command line and browse in a text browser!)

    I want it to store securely my passwords and info if I identify properly.

    Identification should be done on several levels:

    - iris detectiom fingerprint detection and dna-o-matic instant DNA analyzer.
    - voice detection, and voice recognition so it can understand my password

    If I don't identify properly, it should communicate my location to a sattelite in orbit and it should beam a deadly laser beam right at me.

    1. Re:Lame by suv4x4 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Wow, you are a such a fag.

      Oh wow Jimbo, you can say *** and it doesn't bleep you out!

  13. Duct Tape by spx · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My guy works as the IT Director of a company that makes custom films (plastics). Maybe only I find this geeky.... http://www.ducttapefashion.com/products/prod01.htm

  14. Re:Thanks, but.. by aplusjimages · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what if you got shot in the ass while grinding at the club. This happens to geeks all the time. The wallet would then either stop the bullet or deflect it back at the shooter. Hopefully killing the shooter. It's genious.

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  15. Re:Why do you open your wallet in the dark? by jacksonj04 · · Score: 2, Informative

    The heat generated by your body damages condoms kept in your wallet, not to mention the fact that the packaging is more likely to end up damaged.

    This wouldn't be a problem for a single night out, but most geeks I know have very little opportunity to use a condom and hence they stay there for months/years.

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  16. but are these features washingmachine-proof? by kpharmer · · Score: 2, Funny

    All these gadgets are fine, until my wife throws the pants & wallet together into the wash.

    note, in case my wife reads this: not complaining that someone else in the house does my wash, just need to not waste money on a wallet that can't survive the handling.

    I'm thinking about neoprene

  17. Re:Who needs actual paper money? by Howserx · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I carry cash (when I have any) because I don't want the banks and other spying agencies to know where and when I spend my money. All they need to know is that at Date X I withdrew Y dollars. I know that all I buy is groceries and the occasional fast food meal so it's nothing worth hiding, but It's the point that counts. if the marketers that the banks sell my info to get no data then the smugness I feel warms me better then any furnace.

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  18. Re:Coins by Moofie · · Score: 2, Funny

    "no, it wasn't a purse, it was european"

    Oh yeah, that totally protected your masculinity. Good job, Hercules.

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  19. economic depression-ready wallet by bmidgley · · Score: 2, Funny

    I want a wallet that looks like a tiny mattress. It will come in handy when the banks collapse and people start hiding their money in mattresses again--my money will already be in the mattress!