Never miss a Wi-Fi hotspot again

By James Branch / July 14, 2010 / News / Toys / 1 Comment

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For you mega geeks out there (you know who you are!) you can now walk around town, safe in the knowledge that you’ll never miss a decent Wi-Fi hotspot ever again, all thanks to the Wi-Fi Detecting T-Shirt.

These cool, 100% cotton T-shirts have a Wi-Fi detector built into them, which is rather awesome I think. Powered by 2 x AAA cells, the detector, which is hidden in a seam, is hooked up to a signal meter (in the shape of a laptop) on the front of the T-shirt.

When you wander into a Wi-Fi hotspot, the arrows light up and start spinning, with the signal strength meter indicating how good the signal is.

The Wi-Fi Detecting T-Shirt will set you back $29.99 and you can get it in either blue or green. It’s also available in various sizes from small, to extra large.

Check out Firebox for more info.

About The Author

James Branch

I started my I.T. life back in 1987 with a Commodore 64, swiftly moving to the Amiga 500 and 1200, but got my first (What I could call 'real') PC in 1991.... a Packard Bell 486 DX running Windows 3.1 and from then on, I was hooked! I've been working in the I.T. sector in the U.K. for over 10 years now. My career started as a junior technician for Sage Software (Working in house as part of the I.T. tech teams, not developing their software as such) repairing PC's and doing the boring jobs that nobody really wanted or could be bothered to do! It was my first taste of work in the I.T. sector since leaving college (Where I studied I.T. and Business believe it or not!) so as far as I was concerned, I had the best job in the world! After a couple of years I left Sage as a Desktop Support Engineer and worked for a number of I.T. companies, with most of my concentration and dedication being aimed at PC, Server and Network support/design. I'm currently working as part of a two man I.T. support team, so tend to get my hands dirty with not only network design and support, PC & Server repair/maintenance, but I also maintain VoIP telephone systems, have mastered Sharepoint (MOSS/WSS Design, Document Library and Workflows), setup Virtual Servers using VMWare & MS Virtual Server, systems administration, Unix maintenance, and I like to dabble in SQL now and again.... just for my sins! :) I tend not to go very far without my iPod shuffle and can't live without my Blackberry 8820 - it's like an extension to my right (or even left!) hand! As you can probably gather, I'm also addicted to gadgets.... I have quite an impressive collection of toys now, which seem to take up too much space at home! I've gone through more digital cameras that I care to think of, had far too many Palms, games consoles, smart phones and an impressive of collection of PC's and laptops! Not a bad thing though, I think anyway!! My wife might think otherwise! :) When I'm not playing with gadgets or on the internet, I'm spending time with my gorgeous wife and three kids (All boys!) who'll no doubt grow up to be gadget freaks too, I hope! :) You can always find me checking e-mail, Twittering or mooching around Facebook, or indeed finding the next gadget(s) to review! James