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    MyNameIsTooAwesome: I had an idea just like this, but only that it was applied to my pillow, in order to cope with summer nights. more »
    92BuickLeSabre: Man, I've been looking everywhere for something to keep the lining of my coat cold and my stomach mildly less completely hot. more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I've seen this in riding jackets (Motorcycle) before, but not in formal gear. How do you keep it from condensing on your skin and turning your shirt ... more »
    Kyle Mann: What kind of an idiot is playing Tetris on that tie? Where does he expect to drop that L-shaped block? Noob. more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I'm going to just have to make an excuse to wear one of these ties. Fucking sold. more »
    bosskev: i love the Asteroids tie! Makes me almost wish I might someday ever again wear a suit. Almost. But I won't. Ever. Under any circumstances. (It's even ... more »
    tande04: I think you could actually pull off that asteroids tie. Its not near as overt as the others. I think most would just pass it off as a repeating patt... more »
    Purple Dave: 20 minutes to boot up or shut down? What, do these people surf MySpace's one-stop-spyware-shop on them all day long or something? Does noone clean off... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: This is why I never shut down. Just login and logout... more »
    hadees: I can't remember the exact term but these people are essentially on call akin to firemen. Firemen aren't fighting fires or providing other emergency... more »
  • #japan

    Japanese Ice Suit Equips Ice Packs for Hot Tokyo Summers, Salarymen Now Expected to Give 110% Effort

    This "New Ice Suit" has integrated jacket icepacks, designed to alleviate some of the discomfort of Japanese salarymen who have to walking around scorching Japan streets during the summer. Looks like this newfangled ice technology isn't just for elite-level athletes anymore! More »
  • #fashion

    Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority

    If a red tie is considered to exude power and authority at some business lunch, then an Asteroids tie must allude to nothing less than intergalactic domination. More »
  • #worksucks

    Employees Not Getting Paid for Boot-Up Times, Sue Their Employers

    For office drones at big companies such as AT&T, United Health Group and Cigna, booting up their computers at the start of the day and waiting for them to shut down takes some decent time. Like 20 minutes at the start and end of the day. And they sure don't like the fact that their weasely employers have decided to not pay them for that time. So, of course, they're suing. More »
  • #humanaugmentation

    US Military Pretty Much Commissions a Real-Life Gordon Freeman Power Suit

    The Office of Naval Research just threw a $1.6m grant at some UCSD researchers, to be used to build a "field hospital on a chip". The system will monitor a few biomarkers for deviations from safe levels, at which point it will automatically medicate its wearer. While the military hopes that such a device could provide first aid to wounded soldiers, the technology could also find plenty of practical uses in medicine, especially for doling out insulin to diabetics or anesthetic to chronic pain sufferers. More »
  • #nintendo

    Nintendo's Wii Classic Controller and GameCube GamePad Getting a Temporary Ban on Sales

    As a result of Nintendo's loss in court to a Texas-based company called Anascape, the judge ruled that all sales of the Wii Classic Controller and the GameCube controller need to be temporarily halted until funds can be placed into an escrow account. What's the impact on you, Joe or Dan Consumer? Starting today, July 23, all sales of those controllers AND GameCube systems will be placed on hold, meaning that you should really try and find a place to buy these accessories now if you need them soon. On the bright side, Nintendo's Nunchuck controller isn't affected by this ruling about analog sticks, so you're safe if you just want to play Wii games. [1up via Kotaku]
  • #monstercable

    Blue Jeans Cable Calls BS on Monster Cable Patent Suit, Vows to Fight to Bloody Death

    Bullshit patent suits are annoying when it's a do-nothing patent holder trying to extract cash from fat corporate wallets, but even more so when it's a bigger company trying to muscle over little ones. Like Monster Cable suing Blue Jeans Cable for having connectors that looked like theirs. Blue Jeans' CEO, a former evil lawyer, has issued a ripping rebuttal, pointing out that "the gross morphology of the RCA plug is pretty well dictated by function" before throwing down, "I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds." Here's the whole ballsy letter: More »
  • #apple

    Apple and Starbucks Sued Over "Song of the Day" Gift Cards

    While James and Marguerite Driessen's patent covers a sort of vaguely broad concept—gift cards for pre-defined items that you buy at a B&M store but use online—I kind of feel for them, given that Apple apparently dropped iTunes custom cards in the US (while continuing to offer them in the UK) to get around licensing the patent after they asked. Then Apple brought it back with Starbucks under their "Song of the Day" program, which gives you a gift card for a pre-set song at Starbucks. More »
  • #starwars

    Darth Vader Dog Costume

    OK, originally, this was a post about an authentic looking Darth Vader costume. Browsing the site's extended branches, I bumped into this much cooler Darth Vader costume for Dogs, with cape, belt, and helmet. Original post is below, but for those who disbelieve dog is man's best friend. More »
  • #suits

    Spiderman Suit To Allow Future Humans To Scale Walls, Wear Silly Suit

    Other than firemen, the military and masked vigilantes, there probably isn't a huge market for a suit that allows you to scale up walls. However, Italian scientists have calculated how much stickiness a suit needs to mimic the ability of insects and spiders to climb up a wall without peeing their pants in fear of falling. Unless the suit injects a good bit of teen angst and pudginess (if this was the third suit in a trilogy), we'll have no part of it. [Telegraph]
  • #ipod

    iPod-Compatible Suit Only for Men Who Dress to the Left

    Fabled UK retailer M&S (once known as Marks & Spencer) has brought out an iPod-compatible pinstripe suit, complete with "smart-fabric control pad" for you to control everyone's favorite Apple gadget (come on, it's not June 29th yet, guys, so keep your hairpieces on. More »
  • #robots

    Robot Suit: Fights Paralysis, Not Crime (yet)

    Matsushita, a company out of Japan, has developed a suit with virtual muscles. While it won't help you lift semis one-handed, it will aid in the rehabilitation of stroke victims suffering from partial paralysis by moving their limbs. Slated for 2009 release, the suit will run about $17,000, but should become cheaper with mass production. More »
  • #gadgets

    Boobkini Defies Laws of Physics, Shocks Millions

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  • #gadgets

    The Half-Suit, Great for Videoconferencing!

    Staying at home working in your underwear is definitely a luxury. Hell, I do it everyday. But on occasion you need to bust out that old webcam for some digital face to face interaction. The Half-Suit will make you look like a business professional without having to even own a suit. It slips on top of your body and can easily fool co-workers into believing you actually care about your appearance. The Half-Suit retails for $135 to $150. – Travis Hudson More »