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Jeff was streaming live for me this morning, and I happened to notice a very cool T-shirt he was wearing. It’s definitely the geekiest T-shirt on the planet. I had to get him on a video to show it off.
This T-shirt is just the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Unfortunately, I don’t think Ponzi will let me wear one out in public. But a guy can dream, right?
The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt from ThinkGeek is a hot new commodity. In their own words:
Here at ThinkGeek we’re pretty lazy when it comes to technology. We expect our gadgets to do all the busywork while we focus on the high level important tasks like reading blogs. That’s why we hate to have to crack open our laptops just to see if there is any wi-fi internet access about… and keychain wi-fi detectors, we would have to actually remove them from our pockets to look at them. But now 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. You can thank us later.
According to Jeff, Mandy’s mom saw the T-shirt on the television news. She showed it to Mandy, who then ordered one for herself and one for Jeff. Jeff put his on as soon as it arrived in the mail to show it off. If you see in the video, he has five bars lit up on either side of the shirt. That means he is near a very strong wireless signal. He said when he went to his kitchen for a snack, the number of bars on the shirt decreased.
The shirt takes three AAA batteries, and velcro’s to the shirt. You simply take it off in order to wash the shirt. While it’s not the most comfortable thing you’ll ever wear, it’s quite possibly the coolest.
I wonder what other geeky things I could velcro to a T-shirt?
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56 Comments
Windows Vista Torrent
October 17th, 2007
at 9:07pm
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Foxontherun2
October 17th, 2007
at 6:23am
: P
FallenMajorDeath
October 17th, 2007
at 6:23am
Again, first view. First Comment. Woo me!
This is awesome man. I so want one!! Where can I buy it??!!
Nikiaf
October 17th, 2007
at 6:25am
lol. nice jeff!
Nikiaf
October 17th, 2007
at 6:25am
lol. nice jeff!
masterraptor911
October 17th, 2007
at 6:26am
I was chatting and had to leave right before this. I was foxtrot_MGS, the guy who said “Chris looks board”. PS. I must have that shirt, although I’m less of a geek and more of a gamer. I do need wifi for my almighty PSP though.
JeSsEgILdIrT
October 17th, 2007
at 6:41am
cool
nickdford
October 17th, 2007
at 7:55am
you could always have an OLED display on your t-shirt, they can be wafer thin :P
andy741741
October 17th, 2007
at 8:21am
You can get t-shirts that connect to a media player and has a lcd screen that shows the volume wave bar.
andy741741
October 17th, 2007
at 8:21am
You can get t-shirts that connect to a media player and has a lcd screen that shows the volume wave bar.
pancake292
October 17th, 2007
at 8:48am
awsome!
pancake292
October 17th, 2007
at 8:48am
awsome!
alexhinksman
October 17th, 2007
at 9:06am
mandy is too cool
wheezerslash
October 17th, 2007
at 9:40am
shirt link plz!
buckamoona
October 17th, 2007
at 11:20am
what if it rained…
pcperini
October 17th, 2007
at 12:01pm
RSS feed. it would need wifi and a batteries, but it could work!
Foxontherun2
October 17th, 2007
at 1:23pm
: P
FallenMajorDeath
October 17th, 2007
at 1:23pm
Again, first view. First Comment. Woo me!
This is awesome man. I so want one!! Where can I buy it??!!
Nikiaf
October 17th, 2007
at 1:25pm
lol. nice jeff!
masterraptor911
October 17th, 2007
at 1:26pm
I was chatting and had to leave right before this. I was foxtrot_MGS, the guy who said “Chris looks board”. PS. I must have that shirt, although I’m less of a geek and more of a gamer. I do need wifi for my almighty PSP though.
JeSsEgILdIrT
October 17th, 2007
at 1:41pm
cool
nickdford
October 17th, 2007
at 2:55pm
you could always have an OLED display on your t-shirt, they can be wafer thin :P
andy741741
October 17th, 2007
at 3:21pm
You can get t-shirts that connect to a media player and has a lcd screen that shows the volume wave bar.
pancake292
October 17th, 2007
at 3:48pm
awsome!
alexhinksman
October 17th, 2007
at 4:06pm
mandy is too cool
wheezerslash
October 17th, 2007
at 4:40pm
shirt link plz!
buckamoona
October 17th, 2007
at 6:20pm
what if it rained…
pcperini
October 17th, 2007
at 7:01pm
RSS feed. it would need wifi and a batteries, but it could work!
Bryan Price
October 17th, 2007
at 4:41pm
Mine arrived this evening. I had to run to the grocery store for the AAAs however. Very cool. I’ll be wearing mine to the /. 10th party this Saturday at my location.
Scott Mead
October 17th, 2007
at 5:38pm
Just velcrow your Iphone on your shirt and enable wifi on the iphone and watch for a signal LOL
Queco Jones
October 17th, 2007
at 5:47pm
I wants it…
lbotez
October 18th, 2007
at 1:29am
thinkgeek dot com
lbotez
October 18th, 2007
at 8:29am
thinkgeek dot com
firedragon
October 18th, 2007
at 5:05pm
Can’t wait to see someone end up on Fox News for wearing the shirt at the airport…. LOL
DrZarkloff
October 19th, 2007
at 3:47am
Kind of reminds me of how I’m making air conditioning tutorials in the nude.
cyberdoyle
October 19th, 2007
at 1:51am
I have two velcro strips sewn on to my tshirts and I use velcro letters to spell out whatever activity is on that day, ‘happy birthday dad’ or stuff like that. Not as funky as a wifi one but good fun
Juicetin19
October 20th, 2007
at 2:41pm
i’d consider a gamer a type of geek.
Juicetin19
October 20th, 2007
at 9:41pm
i’d consider a gamer a type of geek.
Bryan Price
October 20th, 2007
at 6:54pm
I should mention a caveat, especially for those of us “fat” geeks. I decided to go large for the XXL shirt. The packaging and the shirt say XXL. It fits more like a L. So go big when you order it.
optidisk
October 22nd, 2007
at 11:03pm
Hi Chris,
I read this post last Thursday and went to the site and purchased a wifi T Shirt. I was amazed when it arrived today, I’m in Australia. Its definately the coolest geekiest T Shirt ever made. I love it.
Cheers
Craig
Reinova
October 29th, 2007
at 9:03am
waterproof
Reinova
October 29th, 2007
at 9:03am
waterproof
Reinova
October 29th, 2007
at 4:03pm
waterproof
Tengig
October 30th, 2007
at 2:03am
haha I got that t-shirt. perfect simple hallowe’en costume.
Tengig
October 30th, 2007
at 9:03am
haha I got that t-shirt. perfect simple hallowe’en costume.
MacNerd1239
November 18th, 2007
at 3:30am
Jeff rules. LOL, good video Chris.
MacNerd1239
November 18th, 2007
at 3:30am
Jeff rules. LOL, good video Chris.
Marius B
November 24th, 2007
at 10:20am
Now that I saw it, I imagine it would be kind of awkward to nod your head just to “check the signal”… :-?
akafurious
December 17th, 2007
at 7:23am
thinkgeek is awsome i wanna work there oneday it is owned by sourceforge
akafurious
December 17th, 2007
at 7:23am
thinkgeek is awsome i wanna work there oneday it is owned by sourceforge
MAPSU
January 26th, 2008
at 5:48pm
that guy’s voice is almost as monotonous as ben stein’s. and the t-shirt is pretty lame.
MAPSU
January 26th, 2008
at 5:48pm
that guy’s voice is almost as monotonous as ben stein’s. and the t-shirt is pretty lame.
jo5erock
April 28th, 2008
at 6:23am
PIRILLO_________ Can you tell me if there’s anything that actually Reaches a hot spot??? I mean if I’m a mile or half a mile from a hot spot I can reach it????????????? I don’t need a stupid t-shirt We actually need something that can reach signal over a reasonable distance.
jo5erock
April 28th, 2008
at 6:23am
PIRILLO_________ Can you tell me if there’s anything that actually Reaches a hot spot??? I mean if I’m a mile or half a mile from a hot spot I can reach it????????????? I don’t need a stupid t-shirt We actually need something that can reach signal over a reasonable distance.
kiwifina
May 14th, 2008
at 7:20am
omg… id shoot myself if i were those guys
kiwifina
May 14th, 2008
at 7:20am
omg… id shoot myself if i were those guys