Gizmodo: geek chic

His and Hers Binary Button-Downs Fuse Subtle Geek With Work Wardrobe Chic

Jack Loftus — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDT

These dry-clean only shirts from Rhombuswear are, perhaps, the perfect "next step" for geeks looking to spruce up their wardrobe with a few articles that aren't open source project-branded polo shirts. From a distance, they're all business. But get close, and the little 1's and 0's start to take shape. Or Iowa test ovals, your choice. Just don't come complaining to us when you get reprimanded for making nasty words with the filled-in ovals. Then again, for $75 a pop, you might want to leave the No. 2's at home. [Rhombuswear via Geek Sugar via Technabob]

Ray Gun Wallet, For Future Spending

Mark Wilson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:00:43 EST

Fact : Guns from the future belong on your person. And this ray gun wallet is the best way to score pocketable space weapons for at least the next decade or so. Handmade by sandwiching the geek chic design along with Japanese newspaper clippings between vinyl, the wallet won't look like a laser-firing galactic dildo, but holding one in public may scare your friends and significant others all the same. Then again, you aren't trying to look "cool" cool, which is why you're thinking about laying down $13 for this wallet. [etsy via superpunch]

Skull PCB Bracelet Brings Back High School Memories

Matt Buchanan — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:54:19 EDT

A Livejournal user with the lovely moniker "vomitsaw" has crafted some equally lovely skull bracelets from copper printed circuit boards, which are etched by hand and sport AV plug fasteners. Apparently there's been enough interest in these very '80s ornaments to lure the goth/geek (geek/goth?) craftsman into the possibilities of entrepreneurship, so look for them to fetch $20 each here. [LJ via Craftzine via MAKE]

Geek Chic: The Scope Watch

Charlie White — Mon, 01 May 2006 08:49:27 EDT

TokyoFlash brings you The Scope, an LCD display watch that achieves new levels of geeky-cool, but how difficult does time-telling have to be before it gets to be just goofy?

Press the scan control for the time of day, where The Scope springs into action, moving its x and y axis until it's honed in on the appropriate coordinates. The time is represented by the x-axis for hours and the y-axis for minutes.

Okay, that gets us to within five minutes of the time of day. Next, the bull's eye of four red LEDs on the right bring the watch's accuracy down to the minute level for each lit LED. Press the control again and it shows you the day/date. Available in gunmetal or silver, it's guaranteed for a year and sells for $131.

Scope by Scope [Tokyoflash, via boingboing]

Welcome All Your Geek Friends in Binary Code

Charlie White — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:29:44 EST

Here's a companion piece to that custom-made Ascii carpet we showed you yesterday: it's a floor/doormat that gives your guests a cheery greeting of welcome encoded in binary.

In our book, this is not quite fancy enough to get into Geek Chic territory. If they would just make another one that reads Go Away, we would be first in line. The 2'x3' vinyl-backed entrance mat is $39.99.

Product page [via Red Ferret]