JimmyCASE Wood iPhone/Samsung Galaxy S4 Case Doubles as a Wallet

If you’re in the market for a smartphone case and looking for something a bit different than all of the others out there, you might want to check out the JimmyCASE.

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The JimmyCASE offers the stylish looks of a wooden case, but also the practicality of a wallet case. The case combines a silicone bumper with a genuine mahogany backing to protect your phone. Wrapped over the wood back is a stretchy piece of custom-designed elastic which can hold credit cards and money.

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In my experience, I was able to stack my license and three credit cards, as well as a few dollar bills under the elastic without a problem, and with even a single credit card, it held securely. And even with the wallet loaded up, the iPhone’s camera and flash are completely unencumbered.

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The sides of the case offer a nice textured grip to them, and there are openings for the charging port, speakers, headphone jack, microphone, and mute switch. Volume and power controls are hidden beneath silicone, which keeps stuff from getting into them, but still providing enough tactile feel to be usable.

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Of course, the JimmyCASE is about style too, so you can choose from four different elastic fabrics at this point, including the navy blue and black striped of my review unit, gray/orange, navy/orange, and a preppy kind of pink with colorful stripes. In addition to the iPhone 5/5S variant, it’s can be had in iPhone 4, iPhone 5C and Samsung Galaxy S4 models.

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The JimmyCASE is available for order now, and sells for $39(USD).

Star Wars Hits the Runway at NY Fashion Week

Need some new, high fashion clothes? New York Fashion Week has you covered. Check out these Star Wars outfits seen here modeled by a group of women who don’t look like they’ve eaten a decent meal since 1999. These Star Wars dresses are designed by fashion house Rodarte.
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They are floor-length embroidered gowns featuring the printed likenesses of Luke Skywalker, Master Yoda, C-3PO and R2-D2, Tatooine and the Death Star. Personally, I prefer my X-Wing Fighters going down a Death Star trench, not a runway in New York, but more Star Wars clothes are always welcome, I suppose.

Great show, girls. Now go eat a cracker or two. And just because you regurgitate every meal, that doesn’t mean that you get to be the Sarlacc Pit. Modeling is so silly.

[via Yahoo! Movies via Geekologie]

Classic Arcade Wristwatch: Game and Watch, Literally.

Looking for a new watch? Love video games? Then you’ll love the Classic Arcade watch. Granted, it’s bulky, but the fact that it looks like you’ve got a miniature arcade strapped onto your wrist more than makes up for it.

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The tiny joystick is ornamental, but every press of the red button makes a “pew” sound effect and lights up the watch’s display so you can check what time it is. You won’t find numbers on the watch; instead, you’ll be able to tell what time it is based on the positions of the tiny spaceship and the asteroid that’s in pursuit of it.

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The Classic Arcade wristwatch is priced at $59.99(USD) and will be available in March 2014. So start saving up your quarters now.

[via Gizmodo]

Wearable Book Lets You Feel What the Character’s Are Feeling

Read any good books lately? Only the most masterful of storytellers are able to tell a tale that can touch readers and stir their emotions.

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However, this tale entitled The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree Jr. got a little help from MIT. Dubbed as Sensory Fiction, it’s the latest in wearable tech that comes in the form of a book that you can “wear” and strap on to your body via a harness, so you can feel whatever it is the main character is feeling, too. The technology isn’t limited to emotions, as the reader can be made to feel physical sensations like warmth and coldness.

The harness is equipped with LED lights, small heating devices, a vibrating mechanism, and a compression system that tightens or loosens depending on what’s happening in the story.

Wouldn’t it be neat to have a book like this at your local library? Guess it depends on what the book is about.

[via Dvice]

Star Trek Rings: Resistance is Futile

These Star Trek rings from Paul Michael Design are amazing and perfect for all manner of Trekkie weddings. The Enterprise design is simply stunning.

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He’s already made a wax mold of the starship ring and is working on a making the design a reality. The two-finger Starfleet logo ring is pretty cool too – it’s designed to perfectly align your fingers into a vulcan salute.

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These would have been perfect for Riker and Troi’s wedding. Or Worf and Dax. Or Quark and his latinum. I hope he makes a Klingon ring someday. That would be awesome. How do you make a Klingon ring, you ask? Just lure them into a standard orbit and fire away. The debris will make a ring around the planet.

They’re perfect for boldly going where you have never gone before, aka marriage.

[via Nerd Bastards via Neatorama]

Batman Teams up with Black Milk Clothing to Fight Fashion Crime

Black Milk Clothing’s latest geeky collection features the Dark Knight and his enemies. You’ll see Bats, Joker, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn draped all over a variety of clothing. No Black Mask on Black Milk? I guess he’s not popular enough.

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Undoubtedly the star of the collection is the Batman Cape Suit, a swimsuit that comes with a detachable cape.

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But the other swimsuits are awesome too.

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The collection also includes t-shirts…

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jackets…

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a catsuit…

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…and of course leggings.

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There’s a lot more in the collection including clothes with less conspicuous Batman designs. Rise and head to Black Milk Clothing to browse and order.

[via DudeIWantThat]

Doctor Who TARDIS Hoodies: Warmer on the Inside

These Doctor Who fleece hoodies look great –  warm and comfortable too. Whether you are travelling with or without the Doctor, this is perfect adventure-wear for travel to cooler times and places. They come from Etsy shop Rarity’s Boutique and they are really neat.

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These hoodies are modeled after the 11th and 12th Doctors’ looks and even have sonic screwdrivers sewn into the pockets. And that’s really all you need or want in a hoodie right?

One will cost you $200(USD) and look like it is totally worth it. Just note it could take 4 to 6 weeks to get yours, since these are made to order.

If you’re gonna fight Daleks, you might as well do it in warmth and style.

[via Lisa Lou Who via Fashionably Geek]

Marty McFly’s Outfit – In T-Shirt Form

You want to look like McFly don’t you? *knock knock* Hello McFly?!? Anybody home? Up until now, if you wanted to dress like Marty, at bare minimum you needed to at least buy an orange hunting vest. Fans of the Back To The Future movies can now dress just like Marty McFly with this t-shirt.

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This awesome Back to the Future shirt is available on Amazon for about $30(USD). You get the maroon t-shirt, blue plaid button-up shirt, jean jacket, and orange vest, all in one shirt. Sweet! Marty was layered up real good and ready for the coldest weather.

It’s great for Halloween or just everyday geek wear. Just don’t forget your skateboard. Or your crazy old Doctor friend.

[via Geekologie]

Loki Helmet Replica: Hëdgard

We featured a horned Loki hoodie before, but if all you want is his huge helmet, Etsy shop Raptor with a Shotgun has what you need. Sadly, they don’t have a raptor with a shotgun.

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The helmet is about 2 feet-tall and is made of fiberglass-reinforced liquid plastic casting resin. For practical reasons the shop made the horns out of hollow plastic, but you should still feel their heft when you put the helmet on.

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If you’re planning on cosplaying as the god of lies and mischief, you can also get the rest of his armor from Raptor with a Shotgun. That includes his armguards, a shoulder piece and a chest piece.

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The shop even has a replica of the muzzle that they put on Loki in The Avengers.

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Trick your browser into taking you to Etsy to order these replicas. The helmet costs $450 (USD), while the whole armor set – excluding the muzzle – costs $680. You can also get the pieces separately.

Star Wars Lightsaber Umbrellas: Saberellas?

If you have been reading Technabob for a while, you might recall back in 2012 when we mentioned some Star Wars lightsaber umbrellas that had surfaced. When these things first hit the market, they went for over $60 each, which is way too much money if you ask me. Our favorite seller of all things geeky, ThinkGeek, now has its hands on three versions of the Star Wars Lightsaber Umbrella, and they are much more affordable this time out.

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ThinkGeek has the Darth Vader, Obi-wan, and Yoda versions of the lightsaber umbrella for $35.99(USD). That is money well spent to stay dry. The shaft of the umbrella is anodized in the correct color for the blade of the saber when you open it.

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The Yoda version is green, Vader style is red, naturally, and the Obi-Wan version has a blue shaft. Each of the hilts is styled after the lightsabers used in the films. The umbrellas also have a silk-screened logo for the Jedi or Imperial forces and come with a shoulder holder.

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These won’t protect you from ice storms on Hoth, but they might be good for those rainy days in the swamps of Dagobah.

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