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Apple Fans Add Elusive Grand Central Gear to Wish List

Kelly Schwarze — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:15:36 PST

You might think the biggest draw for Apple fans camping out for the latest company store opening is the privilege of being among the elite first people to set foot in the store, fresh with the smell of clean MacBooks and new employees so eager to help. But the major bragging right associated with an Apple opening is snagging the limited edition t-shirt handed out to the first thousand or so customers to enter the store.

Last week's unveiling of the New York City Grand Central terminal store also showcased the free t-shirts with the store's location spelled out in graphic letters resembling the train station's arrivals board. Four thousand shirts were distributed to the Grand Central store's first customers. Just like their tech products, the shirts are carefully packaged into a white box fitting of the Apple logo despite its free contents.

As expected, those who scored the rare t-shirts after camping out in Grand Central are looking to cash in on the cult of Apple, listing the shirts on eBay, with current bids varying from $25-$385. Have you ever stood in line for an Apple store's grand opening? If so, tell us about your experience in the comments!

Photo Source: eBay user spictacular002

R2D2 Bathing Suit: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

Kristen Hawley — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:47:04 PDT

Star Wars fans may have found the new R2D2 Droid 2 to be pretty sexy, but I'm curious to see what they think of this number. The R2D2 bathing suit retails for $85 and features all of the detailing of your favorite droid.

The bathing suit hails from Australia, and at $85 is certainly for the Star Wars superfan. However, I don't think you'll catch me in this suit anytime soon. What do you think?

5 Ways to Wear Your Google Pride

GeekSugar — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:00:16 PDT

Are you a Google fan? Check out their online apparel store, offering a ton of geeky merchandise from t-shirts to jackets and hats. Check out a few of my favorite picks from the apparel store that let you wear your pride on your sleeve, literally!

The Radiance Jacket Keeps You Warm and Charges Your iPod

GeekSugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:50:05 PDT

Yesterday, FitSugar brought a fun product over to my desk - this cute bomber style ski jacket. At first glance I thought it was just a jacket, but little did I know that this Radiance Jacket from Mountain Hardwear is outfitted with all the necessary gear to heat up the jacket and to charge your gadgets, you know. . . for those long ski runs in the Swiss Alps. The way it works is the jacket needs a high-tech Ardica power system to perform all of its geeky functions.

The padded heater goes into the back of the jacket (I'm not gonna lie, she is a bit heavy), and the tiny square Moshi power system connects to the USB port which is accessible from the lower left pocket in the jacket. With the heater, you can get up to nine hours of heat on its lowest setting and three when it's on high. When charged up, the Moshi power unit can connect to a variety of devices, thanks to its handy adapters, and at the end of the day, you can just directly plug it into the wall to recharge it for another day. FitSugar took the jacket for a test drive, so you can see what she thought of it by reading her full review here.

To see my overall thoughts about the jacket, just

You know I appreciate a teched-out jacket as much as the next geek, but I just don't know if it's worth the additional $150 for the high-tech features (the base price of the coat is $230 and for the additional gadget gear, you have to pay $150 on top of the original price). Also, the insulated jacket feels nice and airy, and well, lightweight, until you slip in the big battery powered energy pack. I'll give it an A+ for its geeky coolness factor, but I can't say I'd want to invest so much money in something I may not get a lot of wear out of.

Take 'Em and Wear 'Em: Polaroid Jewelry and Apparel

GeekSugar — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:47:21 PDT

Now that we know that Polaroid is officially back from the dead, let's try and forget about the last year of mourning and focus on the fun: Polaroid-themed accessories!

6 Adorably Geeky Tees

GeekSugar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:51 PDT

Geeky and stylish aren't mutually exclusive, as evidenced by tons of the awesome geek apparel hitting stores. Proudly show off your geeky side with one of these adorable t-shirts.

4 Ways to Immortalize Your Twitter Life

GeekSugar — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:59:35 PDT

Let's be honest: Twitter is not going to be this popular. Don't freak out just yet - all I'm sayin' is that we should treasure the Twitter time we have now. Since the nature of the short status messages is ephemeral at best, there are a few ways - from wearables to art - that you can remember your best Twitter musings and identity.

The Cutest Twitter Gear

GeekSugar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:27:36 PDT

Do you love updating your Twitter feed? Is it hard for you to go one hour without finding out what your friends are doing? There is something so addictive about those 140-character bites of content. Embrace your "twaddiction" and check out this adorable assortment of Twitter-themed goodies from around the web.

If you still can't get enough, here are a few more ways to declare your Twitter love and immortalize your tweets.

Glitzy Super Mario Bros. Fashion Collection

GeekSugar — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:33:32 PDT

Any articles of Super Mario Bros. apparel I've seen before usually consist of hand-knitted creations like the 1Up Mushroom or the beautiful Princess Peach scarves. Well feast your eyes on this glamorous Super Mario Bros. eveningwear line from Craftster member montyfull. From an actual sequined Mario dress to a bob-omb and mushroom dress, she covered all of the basics and then some.

Why the gamer-themed dresses? She says:

"So I'm a fashion major. Graduated in 2007, and just got around to uploading pics of my stuff! I'm an avid gamer for life. Shooters, RPGs, PC, Nintendo, Xbox . . . I'll play anything if I can afford it. I also don't like to take myself too seriously, so I decided that my senior collection was going to be Mario eveningwear."

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Get Your Shutterbug Started Early With the Camera Bib

GeekSugar — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:10:28 PDT

We geeks like to get 'em started young around here. Any of you guys with a baby should get your hands on the Camera Bib ($10) for tots - think, they can get their pureed peaches all over it, while still looking like the coolest kid in the playpen.

And of course, if baby's in this, you need the matching t-shirt. Obviously.