Solar Vest - Be a Well-Charged Geek

I thought it was weird when Dockers came out with the pants that had all sorts of pockets in which you could conceal your various and sundry electronic gadgets.

That was apparently only the tip of the nerd fashion iceberg.

I'm all for greening up the world, to the point of contemplating a hybrid for my next car, but I draw the line at walking around in a solar-collecting vest that can charge my personal electronics for me. First of all, too much sun exposure is bad for me long-term. Secondly - it's a solar vest! C'mon, man!

Besides, just how much solar energy can one collect while running for their lives from the bully mobs?

Solar Vest uses the sun to charge your gadgets, via Dvice

Nerd Merit Badge

In my younger days, I was a Cub Scout, and later, a Boy Scout. I will pause here to absorb the ridicule that is being hurled in my direction.

Feel better now?

Anyway, there's a whole clever site, Nerd Merit Badges, that's filling the demand for these tokens of honor brought forth into geekdom. And they have a brand new offering - InBox Zero. For those of us who have known the fleeting pleasure that comes with having no unread messages waiting in your mail folder.

Imagine the looks on co-workers faces when you stroll into the office (lab, datacenter, pod, unemployment office) wearing a dandy sash filled with circular stitched recognition. Priceless.