We all love video game history. Our childhoods were no doubt filled with lazy summer days of Super Nintendo and road trips filled with Super Mario Land on the Gameboy family of portable consoles. So, it relieves us to say, you can now relive your childhood summers in a more adult-friendly manner. Introducing this Gameboy-themed swimsuit.
The suit was designed and sold by Black Milk, an online fashion vendor. As you can see, it includes a control pad, game buttons and even start and select buttons. This is the perfect bathing suit to exclaim to the world “Yes, I’m a geek but I’m also a hot girl.” At any rate, gaming nerds will be drooling all over you. I’m sure you all want that.
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Posted in: Black Milk, Swimwear
Sure, the world has some techy swimwear. What the world didn’t have, however, is a 3D printed bikini. That just changed. Continuum Fashion made just went where no woman has gone before with this innovative new undergarment.
The world’s first 3D-printed bikini is named the N12. It is no gimmick. All you need is a 3D-ready printed and the schematics and you too can prance around town in this swimsuit. This bad boy comes complete with components and closures that snap together without sewing, which is the eventual promise of the 3D printer movement.
The bikini is available now to that 0.000001 percent of you that own a makerbot or something similar. Now where are the boxer shorts?
Posted in: Continuum Fashion, Swimwear, Underwear
Solestrom is back at it again. To add to the UV detecting SmartSwim swimsuit, and the SmartSwim Solar Tote, here is a less nerdy version of their products.Instead of having a readout on your waist, the beads of this suit are photo-chromatic. Using this concept is less accurate but much more stylish. The degree of color reflects the UV level. For $98.99 you can own a practical smart suit. Solestrom keeps you safe and stylish.
Posted in: Environmental Monitoring, Solar Fashion, Solestrom Swimwear, Swimwear
Right in time to kick off the summer season also for Wearable Electronic, Triumph International, the German based world’s leading manufacturer of lingerie, displayed yesterday in their much talked about catwalk show ‘Triumph Fashion Cup’ in Valencia, Spain a Solar Swimsuit.
This innovative Swimsuit has been created in cooperation with Conergy, a German company active in Photovoltaic technologies contributed their know-how in solar cell technology to the creation of the Solar Swimsuit.
How we like such cooperations across very, very different technologies and business to create exiting product.
Yes – products! As far as we can tell, this Swimsuit is presented as part of Triumph’s summer 2007 collection and we assume that the Solar Swimsuit will be available soon. Though no price indication yet.
The Solar Swimsuit should generate enough power ..read more
Posted in: Conergy, Solar Fashion, Solar Power, Swimwear, Triumph International
The Solestrom SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini is a great new swimsuit for ladies that includes a built in waterproof UV meter. The UV meter monitors the amount of sun rays you’re exposed to and lets you konw when you’ve had enough sun. This Bikini is a great implementation of a UV meter and shows how technology embedded into clothing can make our lives better. By monitoring your exposure to harmful UV rays this bikini is helping prevent damaging skin effects such as sunburn and ultimately skin cancer.
Solestrom SmartSwim UV Meter Bikini Specs:
Waterproof design
Professional UV meter with .01 steps
Bright Digital LCD easily Visible in Sunlight
Washable and safe for Chlorine
Unit will display intensity of 0 in shade or indoors
Quick and easy to use, touch the button on the belt to
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