Friday, November 22, 2002
Does Wearing This Make Me Look Like a Dork?
Posted by Brad Adrian in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 08:28 PM
http://www.handy-fashions.com/e-cap.html
Okay, you all know how much I like my Scott eVEST™ with all its pockets, and I've even mentioned how I might like to own a pair of the Levi Mobile Dockers pants with their built-in radiation shield. However, when a reader pointed out this latest form of high-tech clothing, even I had to shrug in disbelief.
Handy-Fashions.com is selling (among other items) their new MobileCap. The purpose of this "attractive" piece of clothing is to supposedly shield the mobile phone user's noggin from any radiation emitted from the phone. Even though researchers have yet to prove any harmful effects from mobile phone radiation, Handy-Fashions touts the MobileCap as "the perfect link between up to date fashion and highly effective microwave protection." And, in case you're interested, they also sell a waistcoat (vest) and scarf which also incorporate real silver shielding.
Sorry, but in my mind, these items go a bit beyond simply geekiness.
And, while we're at it, let's be clear on some of the terminology I use when describing these kinds of technologies:
Nerd: Someone who creates technologies, useful and not-so-useful, just for technology's sake
Geek: Someone who loves and embraces useful and not-so-useful technologies, "just because he/she can"
Dork: Someone who is so technophobic that he/she can't tell a useful technology from a hole in the ground
So, I have two questions:
• Would you ever consider wearing one of these MobileCaps?
• Are my definitions correct?
Okay, you all know how much I like my Scott eVEST™ with all its pockets, and I've even mentioned how I might like to own a pair of the Levi Mobile Dockers pants with their built-in radiation shield. However, when a reader pointed out this latest form of high-tech clothing, even I had to shrug in disbelief.
Handy-Fashions.com is selling (among other items) their new MobileCap. The purpose of this "attractive" piece of clothing is to supposedly shield the mobile phone user's noggin from any radiation emitted from the phone. Even though researchers have yet to prove any harmful effects from mobile phone radiation, Handy-Fashions touts the MobileCap as "the perfect link between up to date fashion and highly effective microwave protection." And, in case you're interested, they also sell a waistcoat (vest) and scarf which also incorporate real silver shielding.
Sorry, but in my mind, these items go a bit beyond simply geekiness.
And, while we're at it, let's be clear on some of the terminology I use when describing these kinds of technologies:
Nerd: Someone who creates technologies, useful and not-so-useful, just for technology's sake
Geek: Someone who loves and embraces useful and not-so-useful technologies, "just because he/she can"
Dork: Someone who is so technophobic that he/she can't tell a useful technology from a hole in the ground
So, I have two questions:
• Would you ever consider wearing one of these MobileCaps?
• Are my definitions correct?
