The Problem: Business trip to the big city. Meetings all day, fine restaurants and clubbing all night. Limited luggage space. How can you make one or two pairs of shoes last all week? The Solution: Smart and sexy Heel Condoms change the look of your heels instantly!
Styku has been around for roughly a year now. The company even just wrapped up a pilot program with Nordstrom that could see the legendary retailer using it’s Kinect-based measurement taking system. While there hasn’t been much change to the Styku Virtual Fitting Room, we figured we’d swing by and actually check out how it works for ourselves. We spoke to Tommy Vo, who walked us through the process, which is pretty simple. He directed us to stand with our heels on a pair of marks on the floor, hold our arms out from our sides and stand still for roughly five seconds while the Kinect cameras mounted all around us snapped away. Then the specialized software spent about 30 seconds turning the raw data in to useable measurements for inseam, waist, chest and just about any other body part that could be of import to a tailor. While the numbers spit out could be used to purchase a custom made suit, the company is focusing more on retail sales, where the information could be used to identify articles of clothing that will fit best. To see a hairy beast of an Engadget editor get turned a collection of dots and paired with some bootcut Diesel jeans, head on after the break.
Terrence O’Brien contributed to this report.
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Snuggie™ reboot anyone? Answering the question absolutely nobody had the courage to ask, Japan’s Felissimo/Kraso has updated, upgraded and uploaded a new & improved Snuggie™-like wearable blanket. Lined in soft fleece, this cozy modern toga is available in tasty Bitter Chocolate, Macadamia Chocolate and Milk Tea Chocolate hues.
We all would like to be the best dressed person in the room whenever we step into a party in full swing, and anathema to those who wear the same dress as you. Well, this fashion faux pas has happened in the past before, where such situations are not exclusive only to celebrities, but to normal folks like you and I as well. Well, one thing’s for sure, if you were to merge technology with fashion, you would have lowered the chances of that happening. Take for instance, in this rather exquisite collaboration with couture hat designer Philip Treacy, where Moritz Waldemeyer came up with a collection of kinetic LED hats for the Treacy’s catwalk show that took place at the Royal Courts of Justice.
The model is wearing a hat that spins right above her head, where the kinetic LED lights will then result in a magical halo effect. There is also another extraordinary (albeit impractical) piece that envelops the model in a net of light, ensuring that the human’s presence disappears in its entirety. Not too sure what I have to say about the latter, but the former is definitely eye catching in its own right.
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People are coming up with all sorts of weird shoes lately, but these men’s platform shoes with aquariums in the heels might actually be the most wacky of them all. Clearly inspired by I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, they’re definitely not something you’ll be wearing to work, unless the street is your office, that is.
The style itself looks like it came straight from the seventies with the wide heels and the laces. And while they look sort-of cool (again, in a bizarre way), I’m pretty sure only a handful of guys can actually wear these shoes and manage not to look like a fool.
They’d be great for disco-themed costume parties and pimp-cosplay, though.
They’re available over on Amazon for $44 to $88(USD) a pair, depending on the pattern and size. Not recommended for actual fish.
[via 7Gadgets]
Dare to be bear! As Japan’s birthrate falls and the core market for Hello Kitty and Rilakkuma toys ages, cute character powerhouse San-X refuses to be left behind. Case in point: the sterling silver Rilakkuma Elegant Pearl Pendant from Tokyo’s Strapya World.
The USB Hairbrush from Japan’s Thanko combines a standard hairbrush with a spray mist humidifier packing its own internal water tank, powered by your laptop computer or desktop PC. You may end up looking geekier than Ed Grimley but you won’t have a single hair out of place, I must say.
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