Shopping for clothes online is difficult, especially because one brand’s size 10 can be another brand’s size 8. BeauCoo, a Calgary-based startup that is launching out of beta today, combines social networking based on women’s real body dimensions with mobile photo sharing and shopping to help female shoppers find the clothes that will look good on them. BeauCoo is currently only available on the… → Read More
San Francisco-based FabKids is the latest startup to try its hand at subscription-based e-commerce, taking on competitors like Wittlebee in the kids’ apparel space, but with a slightly different twist. Instead of offering a box of separates shipped monthly, FabKids will send out one complete outfit it has designed in-house and personalized to the child, based on a custom profile filled out at… → Read More
RNKD, the customer rewards app and brainchild of Zappo’s founder Nick Swinmurn, is today arriving on Android. With the new mobile application, users can snap photos of the clothes and accessories they own, upload them to the RNKD website and receive rewards directly from brands.
The idea with RNKD is that customers should get rewards for the things they actually bought, not just the things they… → Read More
If you’re the kind of guy that always has to have some kind of off-the-wall tie, this could be right up your alley. No, it’s not pixelated, or LED-lit. It’s made of wood. Like real reclaimed wood pieces held to one another by sturdy elastic cord. Made by Wooden Thumb, they come in large and small (how large and how small isn’t specified), both for a very reasonable $34… → Read More
This thing is way out of my price range, but that doesn’t mean I can’t think about having one. The Solar Panel Backpack (very original, Ralph) in the RLX line is… well, it’s a backpack with a solar panel on it. → Read More
If you lived through the 80s, you’ll probably want to check out this line of shirts. I mean, there’s no shortage of logo or retro T-shirts, but how often is it you see an Accolade one, or NeXT? → Read More
Now, you could of course always get promotional shirts and stuff with Solid Snake (or whoever he is) on them — I vaguely remember something like that for the original NES game. But now, my friend, now you can get Metal Gear inspired clothing. Like, clothing the guys in the games might have worn. This just saved me a lot of work on my “Metal Gear Throwaway Enemy” cosplay project. → Read More
If you’d like to give a little aid to Japan and want to represent, consider picking up one of these shirts from Adapt, who are donating 100% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross. HuffPo has collected a few other ways to give, if you’d prefer a different charity or organization. [via Hypebeast] → Read More
You don’t have to only make photo gear in order to make decent photo gear, it looks like. This multi-purpose pack would be great for the sports photographers and documentary filmmakers who spend a lot of time on the mountain. → Read More
I can’t say I would ever rock these personally, but they are pretty sweet. They’re based on a series of Nikon F lenses from the early 60s that had color-coded F-numbers. Only in the 60s would that fly. Well, maybe in the 80s too. → Read More
I was going to write that the transparent soles let you see what’s “underneath” the tread, but it’s not really underneath, since the sole’s on the bottom, right? It’s barely “above,” and it’s not really “inside.” So I scrapped the headline and wrote this paragraph. → Read More
I have a thing for understated, unbranded backpacks like this; I still have pangs of desire for this one, but it was Japan-only, like the one above from Fuct. → Read More
You might remember the HoodieBuddie, a hoodie with integrated earbuds, so you could pop your mp3 player into the pocket, plug it in, and boom. This Zip jacket concept from Jennifer Darmour is a little more evolved, though I wonder if it’s taking the concept too far.
But I’m posting it anyway, because the lady in the video made me. → Read More
Normally I would have passed this by. But since I already posted one cheesy Star Wars tie-in today, I figured why not make it two? This luxurious velour robe (what man wears a velour robe?) comes with a flip-up Yoda head and Rebel Alliance badge. Perfect for the man who never leaves his house. It costs £49.95, which is too much. [via 7Gadgets] → Read More
The Meister Prodigy has been around for a while, but I think I like this new one the best, designed for Brandon Jennings with the Bucks colors. The plain black one is a little too understated, and the black-and-white one is too contrasty. This one hits a nice medium, and the colors are especially nice if you’re a Bucks fan… or just like green and red, I suppose. [image and via… → Read More
Looking for a good way to put down the high roller in your life? Get him a shinebox, so whenever he gets out of line, you can pull a Billy Batts, though hopefully without all the stabbing.
Seriously though, this is a nice-looking accessory for anyone who cares about their leather. → Read More
Looking for a good way to put down the high roller in your life? Get him a shinebox, so whenever he gets out of line, you can pull a Billy Batts, though hopefully without all the stabbing.
Seriously though, this is a nice-looking accessory for anyone who cares about their leather. → Read More
So the Galaxy Tab and a few other devices are just small enough to fit into a back pocket (some back pockets, anyway) but what about an iPad or similar device? Where are you supposed to put that, if you’re just going out to the store and don’t want to carry a bag, yet somehow still want to have your iPad with you?
My friend, allow me to introduce the Large Pocket Shirt. → Read More
These aren’t gadgets exactly, but with all those zippers and leather, you have to admit that they’re gear. I haven’t worn All-Stars in a good 15 years, but these Schott crossovers might be the pair that brings me back to the flock. → Read More
Just the other day, we saw the boxer-briefs with built-in radiation-blocking fig leaf. If that was a little too Biblical for you (or you just didn’t like the style), check out these sweet 4th Amendment shirts, printed with a metallic dye that will show up on scans. → Read More
Wearing this shirt gives you a sixth sense: you will be able to tell who in your immediate vicinity is really nerdy. Because only the nerdy venerate Kuribo’s Shoe — and only the nerdiest will recognize the significance of “Diagram 5-3.” [via GoNintendo] → Read More
Ain’t nothin’ wrong with flaunting it. Your geekiness, I mean. What did you think I was talking about? → Read More
Do you have the chops to rock this NES controller belt buckle? I don’t know that I have the power in me to do so. I think maybe only the Power Glove-rocking kid from The Wizard has the right to wear one of these. → Read More
We’ve had no shortage of cool kicks in the last year. Adidas has led the pack with Star Wars shoes, winged shoes, and even some awesome ZX Spectrum shoes. But Nike, looking to pretty much one-up everyone in the business, is attempting to patent an automatic lacing system. And yes, it is exactly like the Nike Air Mag in Back to the Future. → Read More
I just recently lost my favorite pair of sunglasses (a pair of silver Randolph Intruders, if anyone on Capitol Hill found them), so I’m in the market for a new set of shades even though summer’s mostly over. You never know. So it’s fortuitous I came across these gorgeous old-school Porsche Design P’8478 aviators… though at $409 they’re out of my price range by… → Read More
We don’t often cover shoes here on CrunchGear, though we make exceptions for Sci-Fi sneakers, winged shoes, and the controversial Vibram Five Fingers. Well, if you’re into that brand of strange and exotic footwear, get excited: their 2011 line is going live, and now you have a whole new mess of toe-shoes to choose from — including some for your kids. → Read More
Looking to bling yourself out a bit? Maybe something in a sterling silver animal-based mini knuckle duster? Only $79. You will be feared. [via NoPuedoCreer and The Daily What] → Read More
Oh man. I want these so bad. I want them more than the Wings and the X-Wings combined. I don’t often gush about fashion, but I just think these are unbelievably cool. Also, they are associated with Han Solo, who is one of my personal heroes (the others being Carl Sagan and Captain America). Available this fall, likely for way too much money. [via High Snobiety, Fashionably Geek, and The… → Read More
Adidas has a hit on their hands, I think — not just with these “Wings 2.0″ shoes designed by Jeremy Scott. The Star Wars line of originals was also a huge hit. Custom, short-run gear like this is blowing up — even mad designs (like these) are going to find buyers (like me). Combine expert curating with the long tail effect and… yeah. Wings on your shoes. More pics… → Read More
Well, it’s not going to win the Nobel Prize, but this little invention is one of those few that makes you think “wait, how come I didn’t think of that?” I mean, who uses those little strings anyway? Lots of people just take ‘em out. They’re vestigial, is what they are. Why not let the hoodie evolve? And a few whiteboard sketches later, there’s the HoodieBuddie. Get it, because of the earbuds? → Read More
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