http://sammi.bigbloglist.com Pay No Attention, I'm Just Venting Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever been standing on a train platform and thought, "I need a button-down Polo shirt and a pair of herringbone trousers, and I need them now"? Well, word is you can order that getup from your cell phone, right when the urge for Hamptons chic strikes. (Credit: Polo ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/14/cell-phones-go-preppy-with-polo-e-commerce-site/ The "Swarovski disease"--as former Crave master Mike Yamamoto dubbed the jewelry company's tendency to bedazzle every gadget the tech world holds dear--has struck us right in the ear. Is it an oversized earring or a slightly gaudy Bluetooth headset?(Credit: Swarvoski ) But with several hands-free laws on the book, ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/13/swarovski-disease-infects-bluetooth/ (Credit: Threadless.com) Proud to be an A/V technophile? If so, here's one way to flaunt your passion in public. Wear the A/V tee from Threadless.com. Available from extra-small to extra-large sizes for both men and women, the T-shirt features just about every imaginable socket found ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/13/wear-your-av-jacks/ The Farago AirCool suit is lined with silver ions to absorb sweat.(Credit: Aoki) During the heat of summer, a distinct smell is known to permeate public transit and elevators. It's the sweaty stench of business professionals who still have to wear suits to the office, despite the outside ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/11/deodorant-duds-for-sweat-prone-professionals/ A laptop bag made entirely of recycled plastic water bottles.(Credit: Uncommon Goods) Since your laptop is spewing hundreds of pounds of carbon dioxide emissions into our atmosphere every year, why not help make up for that by toting it around in a bag made of recycled materials? A mosquito ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/08/green-your-computer-accessories-laptop-bags/ (Credit: Yanko Design) (Credit: Yanko Design) From a usefulness standpoint, we're liking the Lisco USB Snake. From a fashion standpoint, we're not so sure. Still, you got to give props to Laurent Hongisto, the Finnish designer who came up with a USB cable that can be worn as ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/06/usb-bracelet-makes-it-hard-to-lose-your-cables/ This post comes after day of hell being super Nanny to a family, a new one, who, while I do love these kids, think their parents are great and enjoy my job, I also just cant help but shake my head at how much these kids have, how little they ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/06/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ (Credit: Japan Trend Shop) If the cool breeze from your USB-powered fan necktie isn't doing enough to keep your sweating under control, pairing it with the USB Air Conditioned Shirt by Kuchofuku (of air conditioned bed fame) might do the trick. The shirt, as its name suggests, contains USB-powered ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/04/usb-powered-shirt-blows-cool-air/ Discarded floppy diskettes have found a new home on a bracelet.(Credit: Pure Design Company) Some early computer enthusiasts probably found it sad to witness the demise of the floppy disk. The original 8-inch storage device was made smaller and smaller until it was eventually scrapped in favor of compact ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/08/01/floppy-diskettes-reborn-in-fashion/ (Credit: Liu, et al. ©2008 IEEE, via physorg.com) It's a problem we all face at some point: parents or grandparents start to get wobbly as they get older, followed by the inevitable falls and broken bones from which they frequently never fully recover. A team of Virginia Tech ... http://sammi.bigbloglist.com/2008/07/30/new-fashions-for-fall-ing/