Oct 10 2007Detector Shirt Finds WiFi Hotspots
The WiFi detector shirt from ThinkGeek finds WiFi connections and displays signal strength by lighting up the blue bars. Currently, the shirt is only capable of detecting 802.11b and 802.11g signals. It runs off of three AAA batteries and will set you back $30, but they're currently sold out. You know, I too have a clothing based detection system. Except it detects women's breasts. Whenever it detects a pair it makes my pants uncomfortable. Pretty amazing technology really.
Product Site [thanks again to the very handsome Derek for the tip]
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Reader Comments
1. Claudia - October 10, 2007 10:37 AM
I don't think it looks too silly.
2. KC - October 10, 2007 10:51 AM
Would have been better if a penis got more and more erect as the signal improved.
3. blpressure - October 10, 2007 10:56 AM
That's interesting because the handheld wifi detectors cost more than that. Probably because they have a display and tell you the network name etc. But you don't need that info, you find that out once you've switched your laptop on anyway.
4. shoblock - October 10, 2007 11:20 AM
guess it depends where you need to use it. in NYC, you can always pick up soembody's unsecured network, so you find a good place to sit and open the laptop. but if driving around in the middle of nowhere - lets just say that having the laptop open on the passenger seat, and looking at it to see if it gets a signal, while driving, is a bad idea.
5. WiFi Hater - October 10, 2007 3:17 PM
I hate it!
6. Anthony - October 10, 2007 8:34 PM
This is the first time ever that Geekologie has inspired me to buy something! I saw this and thought it was the most amazing thing in the world, so I bought one.
7. belletrist - October 11, 2007 2:43 AM
....weird weird weird....
I'm all for wifi signals... but on a shirt? I'm really not THAT desperate for it.
8. Literally - October 11, 2007 4:42 AM
(No 'firsts'? What the hell is going on? Am i on the right website...)
9. Elle - March 12, 2009 11:04 AM
Is it machine washable?