The Wi-Fi Detector T-Shirt

Posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Filed under: General Talk, Nerd Talk, Tech Talk
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We all know that the words “cool” and “geek” are mutually exclusive. You can either be cool or geeky, but you can’t be both. Just like gravity and relativity, it’s just one of the laws of the Universe that can’t be broken. But once in a while, you can find something geeky that is also really cool. That’s what I recently found while checking out ThinkGeek.com. The item in question is a t-shirt. But not just any ordinary shirt, this is the wi-Fi Detector Shirt.

Honestly, whoever invented this t-shirt needs an award named after them. (or their status elevated to: Geek God). To quote ThinkGeek.com:

“thanks to the ingenious ThinkGeek robot monkeys you can display the current wi-fi signal strength to yourself and everyone around you with this stylish Wi-Fi Detector Shirt. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates. Finally you can get the attention you deserve as others bow to you as their reverential wi-fi god, while geeky chicks swoon at your presence.“

With this t-shirt, you get a cool wi-fi meter imprinted on your chest. (For all you uncool losers out there, this is both nouveau-age and cool). But wait, that’s not all. The meter actually lights up when it finds a wireless network and it displays the signal strength! That’s right! This shirt gives you a wi-fi detector right on your chest. (calm down, geeks, calm down...) So, asides from being a cool fashion statement, the shirt is a geeky tool that really works. And at only $29.99, this shirt is a steal . It will elevate your geek status, but it will also elevate your cool status. How weird is that?

When I receive my t-shirt, I’ll post a couple of images of myself with the shirt. (with sunglasses on, of course. I gotta preserve my cool factor). Till then, you can find the wi-Fi Detector Shirt at ThinkGeek.com. For a complete description of the shirt as well as action shots, you can click here.