Does NE1 else ever get lost when they read a text msg or IM containing abbreviated words? Then check out the Periodic Table of Texting Tee which might help ease some of the confusion when ur younger sister msgs u saying she is SOZ for borrowing ur car and getting a speeding ticket. Or maybe it's that u live and breath txting, if so, you'll appreciate the Periodic Table of Texting Tee not as a reference but as a badge of pride that represents you're membership in a generation of horrible communication skills. The Tee retails for $24.

Goody, here is another ridiculous way to annoy people with your music. If pumping your tunes through backpacks weren't enough - Now there is the Ozaki iSwing, a yellow vest almost resembling a lifejacket with built in speakers.  Connect your iPod, MP3 player, etc.. to its jack and have at it. Run, jog, or walk and you'll give everyone a 3 watt free concert around you. If you prefer to keep it private, you can do that too by plugging in a pair of headphones. A nice touch is that the back of the vest features pockets for you to place things in. You'll easily stick out of a ...

Palo Alto-based Speck has released a line of bags with urban fashion in two distinct colors, Speakeasy Black Pinstripe with robin's egg blue interior and Coffeehouse Brown Plaid with desert tan interior, each of the four new packs are aptly named for their unique form, function and styling. AftPack Notebook Backpack was designed to offer complete on-the-go storage and notebook protection that lets you bring it all along in style and comfort. Contoured, padded shoulder straps with tuck-away chest straps, extra-comfortable vented body padding, and the quick-access notebook compartment opening all help make AftPack your trusted got-your-back companion as you charge through your daily routine. Fits up to 17" Notebooks. Available ...

Staring at a computer or TV for hours on end can't be healthy, can it? Gunnar Optiks aims to soften the blow from looking at a LCD (or any other) screen for a long time. Do you get a headache from using your computer? Dry eyes? Blurred Vision? You could be sufferring from developing Digital Eye Fatigue (DEF) or Computer Vision Syndrome. I think I might be a victim myself, since I tend to get headaches and dry eyes from staring at a computer screen all day. We tried on a pair from Gunnar's Optiks and took a looksey at a notebook's screen while wearing it. The yellowish ...

We can't help but be reminded of Oakley's similar bluetooth sunglasses. Putting that aside, these Trispecs Sunglasses look promising. They are a pair of "designer" sunglasses that also work as wireless stereo headphones and a bluetooth headset. They feature noise elimination acoustic technology, dual microphones and dual speakers. The sunglasses are  available in a variety of features, styles and colors - including female specific versions. Yay! Feature Run down: * Power turns on by extending the in-ear speakers * Voice prompts and voice dialing for easy, hands-free use * Instant, dynamic volume to compensate for noise changes in the environment * Retractable standard earbud speakers or upgrade with in-ear barrel speakers * One-touch activation of ...

We've been ogling the HP Vivienne Tam Edition Series from the moment it was announced. Compact design + Truly Fashionable looks? That's just our speed. But we're not totally superficial, and when it comes to ultraportables we want them to have substance too. Now that the HP Vivienne Tam Edition has arrived on our doorstep, we've finally gotten the opportunity to see if this netbook is all it's cracked up to be. First off, here is a little background about my personal experience with the netbooks phenomena. Previously I owned a HP Mini 2133, which was one of the first netbooks on the market after the Eee PC arrived. I ...

We've been obsessing over the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam edition series since the day it debuted. For those of you who are also a fan of the fashionista netbook, you'll be pleased to hear that there will be a matching Vivienne Tam edition Wireless mouse available soon as well. The mouse has the same design of the netbook itself - It's essentially HP's ordinary Wireless Optical Mouse, just rebranded, and is overall quite lovely. Really, it's the Vivienne Tam design that makes it stand out.  Let's face it - if you're going to go for the Vivienne Tam Edition netbook then you're probably all about style, so you ...

Well isn't this a nice way to ring in the new year with some USB bling. The USB Jewel Bracelet Thumb Drive is economical yet flashy. You can pick one up for $33 at Brando in either silver or gold and it has a very decent 8GB storage capacity. Show me a diamond that does that!

We all love our emoticons - what would IM or any instant messenger be without it. So Clixwear has built its whole company around just that. They are supposedly the first and only company to offer witty on-line nicknames combined with emoticons to express who you truly are. Wouldn't you want to say your are a lil_d3vil :) on a pair of undies? Prices are affordable and there is a varity of styles for both kids and adults to choose from.

Move over Prada Phone the new Dior Phone (called Dior Phone Diamonds 'Glorious Black' - talk about badly translated) is about to wipe the floor with you. Back in May there were rumors that it was coming and then it got delayed. But just recently it has made its official launch and has a website solely dedicated to it. Decked out in diamonds and sapphires, 641 diamonds to be exact. The house of Dior offers up a slim clamshell design, with a "hand brushed stainless steel case", and a flat "electroluminescent keyboard". The hinges browser and casing are decked out in 640 diamonds that equal 3.251 carats. Lastly ...

180S's Tec Touch gloves aren't the first iPod gloves we've ever come across. You might even remember TavoProduct's iPod (and iPhone) compatible gloves from a while back. However the Tec Touch gloves seem like they are significantly warmer then TavoProducts pair. Tec Touch are designed with gel pads that have been placed on the forefinger and thumb so that you can use them with your iPod without removing your gloves. No word on iPhone compatiblity, but we imagine that they work with the iPhone as well. The Tec Touch gloves are available in three colors including charcoal, black and java. and they retail for $50.00 each. ...

When the the holidays roll around there is always two things you can expect. Fruit cake and someone wearing festive holiday clothing. We Love Holiday Sweaters We Hate Sheep is a site solely dedicated to letting you create tacky holiday sweaters online. Know someone who would appreciate a festive sweater vest - go ahead and deck it out with as many Santas as you can or reindeer and then e-mail it to them. The recipient will receive this message when they open the e-mail:  "Chip Chick said you were the kind of person who loves holiday sweaters. Really loves them. Like you would wear a fuzzy felt reindeer on ...

Here in New York it might as well be the dead of winter. It feels like 20 degrees and it's only mid November. This is the time of season that many who have a iPhone or any device that requires your pointer or thumb to operate it, will find themselves removing their gloves constantly when outside to do anything. So Etre Touchy has a pair of cute cotton gloves that are feminine and not atrocious looking like a few other gadget friendly gloves we have seen. These brown gloves with a aqua blue trim on the pointer and thumb parts of the glove. The best part is that both the pointer and thumb are exposed and easily freed to use your iPhone, iPod Touch, or any other gadget that would not easily work with all fingers in a bulky glove. The best part is they can be shipped worldwide and cost USD 22.45 or EUR 17.76. The only problem I foresee with these gloves is you will probably have 4 very cold fingers.

Who says audio cables are only good for music? Osklen, New York has come up with a unique design for all the audiophilies out there. For $97 you can own a silver audio cable themed necklace or for $127 you can own a gold one. It may be cheaper to just wrap a pair of audio cables you have laying around your home around your neck but I think these would probably color coordinate better with an outfit. (Source: Manhattan Magazine)

Burton makes some awesome snowboarding gear, including a few bags that have built in speakers. Their Ronin Audio Stroll Down Jacket is similarly musically inclined and comes with built in speakers as well. It's got a Removable ASSystem™ (funny name, we know) with Amp and Weather-Resistant Speakers. A carrying case for your audio player is included and the system is of course compatible with your ipod or any other device that will work with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It's also got a "Fulltime Contour Hood" that has removable speakers and sports a fur trim. Other cool aspects of the jacket includes a sound pocket with headphone cable port, a goggle ...

It's a little early for Valentine's Day, but it's never too early for Juicy Couture. Neiman Marcus has a special heart shaped USB Port Key Charm that is part of the Juicy Couture collection. The Key Charm sports a 1GB capacity and splits in two to reveal a USB connector. It's also got a brown grosgrain bow and it comes packaged in a signature gift box. The Juicy Couture USB Port Key Charm retails for $65. That is very overpriced for a 1GB capacity, but you always pay more for a designer label.

If this concept seems familiar - it's because it certainly isn't the first USB dog tag of it's kind. (See here, here, and here for similar USB driven Dog Tags.) So what makes the U-Tag ICE Digital Dog Tag so special? It's purpose is similar to that of a traditional dog tag. Designed originally for motorcyclists, the U-Tag was created so that it could be easily identified as containing emergency information. This way in case of an accident, the dog tag could be easily identified and emergency services could find out any medical information that the rider might not be able to communicate on his own. ...

It may still be fall but it sure felt like winter today and in some parts of the US they even got snow! It definitely would have helped to have these gloves. The Aevex PrimaVolta Gloves are not just any oversized ugly pair of snow gloves. These will keep you hands warm and cozy in any temperature.  Press the on/off button on the cuff of the gloves and experience "Aevex® Intelligent Heat™  which regulates heat output over the hand for changing conditions" On a full charge the gloves with heat enabled will last 4 to 6 hours. The materials of the glove will insulate your hands at all points ...

The W-41 is what techfashion is all about! This high tech shirt is anything but plain. It comes with a logo that if captured with a cellphone will connect the person who just took the picture to your MySpace page, Blog, and just about any social networking site you could possibly belong too. How does it work you ask? Good question - Basically you buy any one of the pieces of clothing available on the site that has this special logo on it, unique to only you with personal info and literally walk around with your social identity heart on your sleeve.  If someone passes by who happens to ...

You are waiting on line to get into a hot club and its dark and you need to apply a fresh coat of lip gloss so the bouncer lets you in but you you can't see and you don't want to look like Bozo the clown, well if you had Lip Lights Ultra Shine Lip Gloss from ModelCo you would be in luck. Lip Lights is the first lipstick gloss that has built in LED lights under the cap as well as side panel mirror. So you never have to worry about putting your gloss on blindly. Untwist the cap to activate the LED lights but be sure to ...

As technology and fashion continue to walk down the runway together, it was only a matter of time before fabrics were made of something else other than cotton. "Drawing on the immutable Laws of Thermo-dynamics, Castelli clothing designers have developed a ground-breaking fabric technology that takes advantage of the way the body creates, saves and loses heat. Called Radiation, the technology utilizes an ultra-thin, reflective space-blanket-material that maintains body heat without resorting to bulky layers of insulating material, such as fleece." This new material has been Made specifically for the cycling community by Castelli Biking Apparel. It seems till now most designers of cyclist clothing have ignored ...