So you saw that great dress on the runway, but there is no way you can afford it. Or maybe it's that you can afford it, but you only really need to wear it once. Well Rent The Runway is a new website that lets you browse dresses of A-List designers online and then rent them. Started by two girlfriends in college - they came up with the idea because they too wanted to wear expensive designer clothes, but their modest salaries wouldn't allow them as such.  All you need to do is sign-up for a membership, choose the designer dress you want, choose a dress size, and have ...

It used to be mood rings helped determine what your mood is - well how about lip gloss instead? Yep you read that right. Too faced New Mood Swing Emotionally Activated Lip Gloss starts out clear and then turns into different shades of pink depending on the wearers mood. There are 3 different color shades of pink for you to buy and then depending on how the day goes, different shades of that color will appear on your lips. So I guess if your lips turn a deep pink it means stay away! [Via 69adget]

Recycled computer jewelry is nothing new, we've seen many incarnations of it over the years. But this selection of recycled keyboard key jewelry from Silicon Gallies really does stand out from the rest. They've managed to make keyboard keys look like beautiful costume jewelry by laying the keys on a handcut glass tile. Some of their necklaces even include silver computer keys, which is another nice touch.

Tech from a Small Island is a brand new monthly column from our new Chip Chick European Correspondent, Zara Rabinowicz.  Zara hails from the cold city that is London Town, but finds the horrible weather a great excuse to stay in and play on her XBOX.  She has been involved in the technology world for many years now, and finds that her day can be easily brightened by a (tastefully) diamante encrusted USB stick or a new Android device. She’s an expert on all types of gadgetry, with a particular penchant for eReaders, compact cameras and PMP’s. You can find her musing about non gadget related goodness on her blog www.AlmostZara.com or updating you on her dinner plans via her Twitter feed (follow her @AlmostZara). February has been an exciting month in the world of technology as we’ve experienced the joys of Mobile World Congress and viewed an obscene number of handsets, some of which will make it to our shores in the next year. Add to that the furor of the first ever London Fashion weeks show being filmed in 3D and we’re feeling extremely stylish as well as techie- a trend we’re noticing that designers are involving themselves in.

Did you ever wonder what happened to those lost and broken LEGO bricks you had as a child? Well they became jewelry of course! This particular one available on Perpetual Kid is not only recycled, but also sports a genuine Swarovski Crystal and a 18" silver plated chain. It is available in pink, blue, white, black, and red for $14.99. But if this Lego necklace isn't glamorous enough for you, Refashioned is another company that makes jewelry from recycled toys, included discarded LEGO bricks for instance. So if you are interested in a more intricate LEGO necklace or maybe just a bracelet,

ShaToBu might just be the smartest shaper ever created. Not only does it help transform last night's cheese cake in to a sleek silhouette figure, it also lets women burn up to 12% of calories during the day - just by wearing it. ShaToBu was invented by a doctor who got fed up by the fact that her patients were ignoring her when she prescribed them patients to do exercise. So she came up with the idea of ShaToBu as an easy way for women to do exercise during the day. 

When you think perfume, you usually don't think carabineer. If you are looking for a last minute gift for your guy, this very cool looking Eau de Toilette is perfect from Victorinox. Not only do you get a fragrance with a unique scent but also a really hardy looking case and even a box of chocolates shaped like Swiss Army pocket knives. The gift set retails for $75 and even if you don't get it in time for V Day, it makes a really nice gift for any other occasion.

Well it seems like everybody wants to dress like a Star Wars geek these days or companies are assuming you want too. Marc Ecko started it with his line of fugly jackets that turned you into a Storm Trooper or Darth Vader. Now Adidas is getting in on the act and not only are they selling track jackets but also sneakers, and t-shirts all inspired by Star Wars pop culture. Currently the whole line is available at Foot Locker and range in price from $19.99 to $89.99. I mean picture it - some dude or dudette wearing an Adidas Star Wars track jacket featuring Darth Vader on it ...

PixelModa is a brand new store that is offering up stylish new watches similar in vein to the Philip Stein watches that make you feel good when you wear them. The idea behind PixelModa was to bring style to the plate, but also to utilize the ionic material tourmaline, a mineral that boosts 'relaxation, vitality, and mood.' The watches themselves are quite adorable and come in 30+ colors, feature a rubberized bracelet look, anti-perspiration slits, and it is water resistant. The PixelModa watches will be available soon online, but the site claims that they are currently being sold at retailers nationwide.

"Danger, Will Robinson!" is what you may be tempted to say when you wear the new Locked ON- Proximity Sensing Shirt from ThinkGeek. When you and a bud (or an enemy) get within a few feet from each other, the sensors on the shirts will begin to fluctuate and then lock on, depending on how close the other shirt is. This means in order to do this successfully, you both must be wearing matching shirts. Throughout the day if your target isn't in close proximity to you, the sensor will just randomly scan and show a fluctuating pattern.Really, this is like an updated version of laser tag, minus the toy laser guns.  The Locked ON- Proximity Sensing Shirt requires 3 AAA batteries, and the design peels off so you don't have to

Well it looks like the second most exciting thing to happen this week in the world of technology is that Padma Lakshmi has revealed that Adam Dell – Michael Dell’s younger brother, is the father of her baby. For months she wouldn’t reveal who the baby daddy was and now we learned that not only will it be a possibly gorgeous model/foodie baby, but maybe a techie baby as well. Those are some genes!!! The younger Dell is on the board of directors of XO Communications, OpenTable and BagBorrowOrSteal.com and is also a venture capitalist as well as a professor at Columbia Business School. No word yet if his

We've seen hidden spy cameras show up in many weird places - soda cans, clocks, air fresheners, you name it. But a belt? As cool and 007'ish as having a spy camera hidden in your belt is, what exactly are you trying to record at that sea level, hmmm? Sounds like this one is a suitable a spy cam for pervs, and it certainly doesn't help that the belt says "Playboy" on it. Anyway, the Belt Design Spy Camera also happens to work as a USB Web Cam and can support unto 16GB of memory for recording onto a TF card.

T-post is the world's first magazine, that you can wear. For their latest issue, they're included augmented reality on their t-shirt for their article that comments on the future of college education. The way it works is that every 6 weeks, the editors at T-posts pick a story topic that is slightly outside the mainstream media. For example, in the past, they have covered the ethics of mind enhancing super drugs. Once a story is done, they send the story to a visual artist to incorporate the text into a t-shirt graphic. They then print the art's artwork on the

Rusty's Wired Series is a new line of hooded fleeces that feature HB3 technology, which is essentially machine washable earbuds built directly into the drawcords. It looks like the new line will include fashionable designs for both men and women. Rusty's design aesthetics tends to be California/surfer style, so we expect the collection's pieces to be pretty hip. The Wired Series will be available in Fall 2010. Meanwhile check out the video

Ion's Toasty is truly the bastard child of a snuggy and an electric heating pad. This is the world’s first electric blanket with sleeves. With ION TOASTY, you can read a book, answer the phone, or type on your computer, all while staying toasty warm. Regular electric blankets are made for the bed, but ION TOASTY is specifically made for you to enjoy on the couch, in a chair, or anywhere else!

Gaga Oh La La! Lady Gaga just got a promotion. Today, Polaroid announced that Lady Gaga will act as the brand's Creative Director for a new specialty line of imaging products. The perfect candidate for such a job, Lady Gaga surely prides herself on her own creative imaging whether it's in fashion, video, or music. Announcing the new products on Thursday January 7th at 10:45 at the Polaroid Booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Gaga will be there in full effect to unveil this mysterious new line of products and her future business plans with the company at Polaroid's booth.

What could very well be the next phenomenon like the Sunggie. The Earpops are unique earmuffs minus the headband. Just slide the washable ear muff over your ear and you will look like the modern day version of Princess Leia.  They are available in several colors and styles like camouflage, leopard print and faux fur. You'll just have to measure your ear to make sure which size will fit you. The best part is that they are pretty cheap at only $7.95 each so if you lose an ear - it won't cost that much to

We received a sample pair from Gasper Gloves that use TouchTec technology. We had previously seen a demo of some TouchTec gloves in action and had briefly tried them out. And finally I got to spend some serious time with a pair of my own. The black leather pair that I received is lined with a very soft and very warm fleece lining. It has gotten very cold in New York this past week, so the timing couldn't be better to be using these gloves. I can't describe what a treat it is to be able to use my iPhone outside in the cold without having to pull off my gloves. I've become the envy of my peers whose hands still shiver everytime they use their smartphone outdoors.

Who needs another pair of boots from Aldo when you can kick it with a pair of Anakin Skywalker leather boots! That's right, boots are in this season and nothing is hotter than wearing leather boots that look like a Jedi. The Star Wars Shop also has Imperial Officer Boots and Obi-Wan Kenobi boots as well. They are currently available for pre-order and retail for $224.99 to $349.99 and come in sizes 8 to 13.  If the boots are too much for you and you know the lady love in your life is looking for a pair of nice heels, then may we suggest the Padmé

Every couple of years there comes an entertainer that is undeniably revolutionary. One of these performers is Lady Gaga. Whether you like her music or not, she is crossing boundaries between gender, fashion, art, and technology. I've been to many a concert, but none like this. A total body experience, this concert incorporated art, music, video, dance, lights, sound, technology, and just plain awesomeness. Gaga embraces technology to rock her fans' worlds in ways they've never experienced before.

Twitter, Twitter, Twitter… it seems it has invaded almost everyone’s lives and now it appears it's following us as we shop too. Metropark, a Los Angeles based specialty store that combines elements of fashion, music and art has launched a custom interactive Twitter interface called Metropark Reverb that directly feeds Twitter comments mentioning Metropark (Twitter name @MetroparkUSA) into numerous plasma televisions in each and every one of their stores. If you like shopping at Metropark your tweet mentioning them will be live for all to see, or if someone annoys you at one particular Metropark store, that will become public knowledge too if you tweet about it.  Some of the designer brands you may find there include OBEY, Crash & Burn, Betsey Johnson, Affliction,