Gizmodo: tie

iTie Lets You Wear Your Goodies Around Your Neck

Andi Wang — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:00:00 EDT

Perhaps an attempt at thwarting thieves on the street—or thwarting boredom at work—iTie has a concealed pocket for your iPod, mp3 player, credit cards, cigarettes, money and any other items that will fit.

Just watch out how much stuff you stick in there—you don't want to accidentally commit suicide via autoerotic asphyxiation. [iTie via LikeCool]

Thanko Camera Necktie Is the Stuff of Spies, Bored Office Workers

Mark Wilson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EDT

There is absolutely no aspect of your job that necessitates the use of a spycam necktie. I'm sorry, but your work just isn't that interesting. But that's why Man was given imagination.

For instance, you could pretend that you needed this $128 tie for important reconnaissance work, using its one button controls to grab footage of Joe using the copier, or Marie pouring another cup of coffee. Later, when downloading 30 hours of 352x288 .avi footage to an XP or Vista machine, scrupulous review could reveal that Joe had actually planted a miniature explosive while duplicating those expense reports, set to blow the next time someone made a double-sided copy. And there's Marie, making her way over to the machine now! That earth-loving hippie will surely make a double sided print. Run like the wind, my dull office companion! Run! [Thanko via DVICE]

Vintage Gaming Ties Futilely Subvert Corporate Authority

Mark Wilson — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST

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.

Oh, who are we kidding? You have a crappy office job (whether you make a lot of money or not) that doesn't allow you to sit around and play video games in your underwear all day. And nothing about these $25 polyester gaming ties can change that.

But you know what works? Sneak a DS into your desk drawer and take really long bathroom breaks. [Amazon via OhGizmo!]

Hands-Free Bolo Tie Lets You Chat, Be a Crazy Texan

Jason Chen — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:30:03 EST

If you're going to wear one of those wired handsfree headsets for your phone, why not go all out and make it a fashion accessory? This Hands-free Tie does just that, with an embedded mic on the "tie" part and convenient gestures for you to answer your phone. We say "convenient," but they're actually kind of awkward, what with pulling up or down being accepting or declining the call and swinging the tie left or right to adjust the volume. It's a good idea in theory, but kinda screws up those Rodney Dangerfield comedic/nervous tie adjustments we enjoy doing at parties. [Yanko Design]

Steampunk LEGO TIE Fighter Beats the Crap Out of X-Wing, Shows Amazing Vision of Star Wars Universe

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:36:45 EST

This TIE Fighter, and the X-Wing after the jump, is what happens when you put together Star Wars, LEGO and steampunk in the title of a contest. That and a collective geekgasm. Truth is, as fun as the official Star Wars LEGO models are, home-made models like this steampunk TIE Fighter have a charm that the former can't achieve. The most amazing thing, however, is the source of inspiration for some of these:

The fascinating illustrations above, some of them extremely good, come from a thread titled "Star Wars: Steampunk" at the CGSociety forums. They were part of the inspiration for models like this X-Wing, which is one of the entries of the Steam-Wars contest being held at From Bricks to Bothan forums, a place dedicated to LEGO Star Wars enthusiasts.

But as nice the Alliance star fighter is, I think the reconstruction of the TIE Fighter definitely beats it in terms of design and sheer steampunking:

Although I'm sure some of you will disagree. So,

[CG Society Forums, FBTB Forums and Star Wars contest The Brothers Brick]

Suit Up Your Laptop

blongo3 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:00:50 EDT

One thing that Apple has bashed into our heads, what with all of the Mac vs. PC commercials, is that Macs aren't very accepted in the stodgy corporate world.

But don't worry Apple lovers, we found a laptop case that will disguise your trendy little MacBook so that you can fit in with all the other Dell and Lenovo laptops. Although, fitting in will run you $35 for some foam and vinyl.– Ben Longo

Product Page [Barry's Farm via Wired]