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Last week we admired the technically and artistically gorgeous Gameboy Exploded shirt. This week, we see even more of our favourite retro technologies anatomically explored in t-shirt form.
The Personal Soundtrack Shirt started as an April Fools' joke by ThinkGeek, but now it's available as a real, buyable product.
Posted by Nick Broughall at 10:30 AM on October 2, 2008
Just like Walt Disney, George Lucas won't die. He'll be encased in some form of carbonite and woken up every 100 years to create another Star Wars film. And over the millennium, the technology in the Star Wars universe will evolve, until Jedi and Sith spend weekends playing forceball against eachother in a galactic tournament and AT-AT vehicles fight for independence from the Empire. Oh, and they'll walk upright, too.
Before that happens though, you can instead own a T-shirt from Brisbane designer James Lillis mapping the evolution of the AT-AT for $27.30.
[Redbubble - Thanks James!]
'Microwaves Are Just Too Slow' is a new t-shirt over at Threadless this week. Capturing the futility of technology in the face of superheroics, Superman doesn't have time to waste while Lois messes around with the microwave. What the picture does not show, however, is the less charming, more grotesque result of the morning that Lois "took too long" shaving her legs. Needless to say, she's a pants-wearer now and Superman will be heating dinner for one for many years to come. [Threadless]
I always thought the warnings of online predators were the product of 20/20 producers trying to spur ratings. Now I get it. Not only is the prospect of talking to a Predator™ frightening as all hell, but the dude is wearing fishnets. These online Predators™ are perverts too!! Pick up the shirt for $US17. [Loiter via Nerd Approved]
Some of the same kind of health telemetry that the French army may be using could be yours in the new VitalJacket product. It's a smart T-shirt with a built-in electrocardiogram monitor, designed for both medical diagnostics and sports fitness uses. It's supposed to be less awkward than conventional devices, as well as more comfortable. The HWM200 version sends data on the wearer's heart over a Bluetooth link to a phone or PDA, allowing real-time monitoring. The 100 version stores it on an SD card for later analysis on a PC and allows the wearer to define heart rate limits which trigger a vibration alarm in the shirt. Both editions are available for pre-order for around US$635. [Vitaljacket via Talk2myshirt]
Even though our (pretend) DJ days were over back in college, we still have a fond spot in our hearts for Technics and their beautiful equipment. The Technics 1200s are legendary DJ gadgets after all, so when we saw that the company actually issued a series of shirts featuring Marvel characters behind the decks, our various body parts exploded. It's hard to tell which one is the best, but we're going to go with either Iron Man or Captain America, though the Captain Britain vs. Captain America one has its charms as well. If they weren't US$50 each, we'd stock up on one apiece. [DMCWorld via Audio Junkies]
One of ThinkGeek's many fantastic April Fool's products is now becoming real, following the same path as the 8-bit Tie last year. This one, the Personal Soundtrack Shirt, takes a little bit more engineering effort than a tie, so if you're interested in one you'll have to put yourself on their notification list. But think of it, being able to blast the Imperial March or Magnificent Seven theme or the Get Smart theme whenever you enter a room? That's what we call quality. [Think Geek]
Look, I'm for the right to bear arms as much as the next guy—I just don't like ducks.
I really don't believe that any further snark is necessary. [