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Category: Geek Wear

Shoe Company Creates Real Life Version of Mario’s Boots

Shoe Company Creates Real Life Version of Mario’s Boots
Since riding the Nintendo train is a very lucrative ride indeed, Red Wing Shoes teamed up with the gaming giant to create a real-life pair of Mario’s boots from The Super Mario Bros. Movie. These are those boots.

Carved Wood Odin Watch: All-Father Time

Carved Wood Odin Watch: All-Father Time
Carved from bog oak by Etsy seller Nordic Forces, this wooden watch features the likeness of the all-father Odin and his watchful ravens. The watch costs around $350 and can be customized with additional engraving or other requests.

Camera-Shy Hoodie Blinds Infrared Cameras with Strobing LEDs

Camera-Shy Hoodie Blinds Infrared Cameras with Strobing LEDs
The Camera-Shy hoodie is a piece of anti-surveillance wear created by Mac Pierce that prevents a wearer’s identification from being captured by infrared cameras. It does this by strobing the cameras with 12 ultra-bright infrared LEDs.

Gearshift Hoodies Help Warm Up Your Transmission

Gearshift Hoodies Help Warm Up Your Transmission
Sure to be this spring’s must-have car fashion accessory (don’t quote me on that), these handmade fleece gearshift hoodies from Etsy shop ShotStarPro make it appear your shift lever wants to prevent a cold start in style. 

Minecraft x Crocs: Pixelated Footwear

Minecraft x Crocs: Pixelated Footwear
Because it’s important that your footwear expresses your video game fandom (wait, what?), Crocs has teamed up with Minecraft to produce a collection inspired by the game. Releasing February 16th, the collection includes five different styles: adult-sized classic clog, elevated clog, and slide, and kid’s size classic and elevated clog.

Smartwatch with a Slime Mold Powered Heart Monitor

Smartwatch with a Slime Mold Powered Heart Monitor
Because the future nears (and it’s weirder than you expected), researchers at The University of Chicago have developed a smartwatch with a heart monitor that’s powered by slime mold. And you have to nurture that slime mold in order for its heart monitor functionality to work.

Pizza, Ham, and Pancake Masks from Archie McPhee: Food on the Mind

Pizza, Ham, and Pancake Masks from Archie McPhee: Food on the Mind
Want to really stand out at the next masquerade ball? How about donning one of these food-inspired masks from Archie McPhee instead of a traditional mask? Currently available in pancake, ham, and pizza varieties, they’re sure to get the other guests chatting!

Smells Like WD-40 Cologne: Eau De Garage

Smells Like WD-40 Cologne: Eau De Garage
Made by MSCHF, Smells like WD-40 is a cologne that smells like everyone’s favorite penetrating oil, WD-40. I love that smell. Smells like… loosened bolts. Now, if they could just combine it with the smells of cheap beer, skinned knuckles, and cursing, they’ll have captured the entirety of a typical Saturday afternoon spent in the garage.

Nissan And New Balance Team Up to Make Sneaker Car

Nissan And New Balance Team Up to Make Sneaker Car
Because who hasn’t dreamed of driving a giant shoe, New Balance has teamed up with Nissan to advertise its new 327 sneakers with the specially designed Nissan Kicks 327 Edition, an SUV all dressed up just like the shoe.

Is That an Octopus Sticking Out of Your Ear?

Is That an Octopus Sticking Out of Your Ear?
Want to draw attention to your ears? Just add one of these glass octopus tentacles crafted by Japanese glass artist Genki Hirano. The tentacles, created for a sea life-themed design festival, are sure to be a conversation piece.

Microsoft Selling $25 Hoodies for Xbox Controllers

Microsoft Selling $25 Hoodies for Xbox Controllers
Because things stopped making sense a long time ago, Microsoft is selling official Xbox Mini Controller Hoodies, so your gaming controllers don’t get cold when they’re not in your sweaty palms. They’re making them in black and white, but the first pre-order already sold out, so clearly, people want these.

Metal Biomechanical Spine Armor Is Battle Cyborg Ready

Metal Biomechanical Spine Armor Is Battle Cyborg Ready
Developed and built by Etsy shop BionicConcepts, this biomechanical metal spine armor features everything you’d look for in new spine armor, like cool looks and light-up effects. The cyberpunk-style spine is constructed from aluminum and will be worn daily by yours truly.

Enso Silicone Space Rings: Celestial Digits

Enso Silicone Space Rings: Celestial Digits
Enso makes a line of celestial themed rings printed with cool space patterns like the phases of the moon, a solar eclipse, and what I assume are some sort of alien glyphs. Maybe if we can decipher them, we’ll discover the secrets of interstellar travel!

Squatty Slides Footwear Turn Every Toilet Into a Squatty Potty

Squatty Slides Footwear Turn Every Toilet Into a Squatty Potty
Created by Matty Benedetto of Unnecessary Inventions, Squatty Slides are a pair of footwear with extendable bases to raise your legs into the optimal position for taking care of business. And by taking care of business, I mean pooping, just to be clear.

Butt Be Dry Waterproof Seating Pad: So Long, Soggy Pants!

Butt Be Dry Waterproof Seating Pad: So Long, Soggy Pants!
Because nobody likes a wet butt (I only face forward in the shower), the Butt Be Dry (affiliate link) is a portable seating pad to prevent the back of your pants from getting soaked while sitting on a wet seat.

Angler Fish Luminescent Flip-Flops: Slide Into The Deep Sea

Angler Fish Luminescent Flip-Flops: Slide Into The Deep Sea
Inspired by the deep sea angler fish, these slides from HelloSlippers feature a cartoon version of the goofy-looking fish, complete with a glow-in-the-dark lure dangling above your feet. Granted, I’m not sure what you’re going to catch wearing these at night, but I’d count my toes afterward.