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Technology In Your Clothing: Are You Ready For Keyboard Jeans?

by Jill Pantozzi | 12:36 pm, February 17th, 2012


Isn’t it terribly annoying having to take your laptop off your legs when you have to get up and do something else? With a new pair of technologically advanced jeans, your keyboard never has to leave them! And what about a hoodie with earbuds for strings? Yes, these are available.

Erik de Nijs and Tim Smit, of design company Nieuwe Heren, invented the jeans. They’ve dubbed them “Beauty and the Geek” (though we’re not sure that’s the best name) and they include a set of speakers, a wireless mouse and a keyboard embedded into the denim. According to Discovery.com. “The jeans were designed to ‘combine fashion and technology,’ de Nijs told WebProNews. ‘The idea was that you could log in to your computer and control it without sitting in a closed environment behind your desk.’”

“The right back pocket has been specially designed so the mouse fits snugly inside,” explains Discovery. “The mouse is connected to the jeans via a strip of elastic and the pants come with a USB device that plugs into users’ computers so a wireless connection can be maintained.”

Discovery noted, “the jeans veer into the is-this-really-necessary category. However, the keyboard’s ergonomic, left-thigh placement of the alphabet could be Beauty and the Geek’s saving grace. But with the return key unfortunately located in the jeans’ crotch, I’m envisioning some very strange stares, perhaps even a call to the decency police, should you choose to peck away in public.”

If you’re interested, don’t get out your checkbook just yet. ”The whole project is too complex and we don’t have enough money right now to to get it ready for the market,” de Nijs said. They’d cost somewhere around $400 if they did get made.

Coincidentally enough, the Discovery article also mentioned something I just heard about yesterday. Hoodies that come equipped with earbuds disguised as their drawstrings. They’re called HoodieBuddie and my friend just called me on a pair (sweatshirt?) the other day. The headphone jack sits in the front pocket so now you’ll REALLY look like you’re a crazy person walking down the street. Though I do think it’s a neat invention.

Discovery writes, “The Hoodiebuddie lineup includes limited editions by California street artists, such as Skinner, Hannah Stouffer and Cat Cult. The hoodies are machine washable in cold water and come in a variety of colors and sizes for men and women. Also available are flannel hoodies and earbud equipped T-shirts without a hood.”

And there’s one that looks like this…

(via Deccan Chronicle)

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  • Anonymous

    I’ve seen the earbud hoodie strings in the stores for a while now.  I thought it a neat idea, but like an adult, immediately asked “how do you wash it?”

    I can see a number of problems with the keyboard pants.  Tho it would likely help you control your temper as you typed an angry email.  If you’re a guy, anyway

  • Amanda W

    I would redesign those pants. Get rid of the righthand keypad first, then split all of the keys onto two separate legs, avoiding the crotch area. Then make it more ergonomic. This thing might make more sense as a stiff panel of a skirt you can swing onto your lap, rather than on jeans.

  • http://profiles.google.com/mkjonese Emma Jones

    My brother was working on making a pair of gloves that would act as a keyboard for awhile. He’s all about wearable/implantable technology. I’m sure it’s because he wants to be a computer later in life.

  • http://twitter.com/TheNerdSignal The Nerd Signal

    My sister-in-law got me one of the earbud hoodies about a year ago. The sound’s kinda iffy, so I never use that aspect, but it is hands-down the comfiest hoodie I have ever owned.

  • http://www.lucywoodhull.com/ Lucy Woodhull

    Are you diddling on Twitter or are you just happy to see me?

  • Victoria Eden

    They have electric mattress pads and blankets. I’m sure they are water safe or removable for washing.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YXKMSNBBRU5KM6RNOTOUZL6LCA Jill Peters

    Oh yeah…I wanna play with myself in public NOT…what a screwy idea.

  • http://twitter.com/Riviare Kimberly

    That last bit was my first thought. This would work better as an apron than as jeans.

  • Anonymous

     love the skirt idea…i think it would look cute.  the jeans?  not so much…

  • Frodo Baggins

    Those pants are among the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. Trying to type on a flexible surface with an inwardly-curved contour? Hello wrist soreness! On top of which it looks ugly and involves public crotch-tapping.

  • Xander Price

    Because men and women alike want to be able to touch themselves inappropriately in public while communicating!

    I can just see these in an office setting on casual friday.”Yeah I got your e-mail right here!”

  • http://twitter.com/pedestrienne Danielle McCarney

    I am already dreaming of the day my nurse uniform boasts a keyboard! I always end up staying back at least 30mins at the end of each shift because of the time it takes to fight for desk space to write patient notes.

  • Maesyn Clarno

    O I did not know about the jeans,but I have a hoodie with earphones as strings.

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