Thomas Pink's iPod-concealing Commuter Shirt

The designers at Thomas Pink must get their iPods jacked on a regular basis, because they've followed up on their nano-concealing tie with the "Commuter Shirt" that hides your DAP, cellphone, or PDA under even more clothing, and includes a second secret spot under one cuff for storing your credit cards. We're assuming that the demand for this shirt stems from the fact that today's mugger regularly reads Engadget, and is easily able to identify and snatch that signature pink tie right off the necks of unsuspecting businessmen. The less-flashy blue or white "Commuter Shirt" should help alleviate this problem somewhat by tucking that 'Pod into an inner pocket by the wearer's stomach, with built-in channeling to ensure snag-free movement. Now, if they can only figure out a way to hide that crease and lump in your shirt which muggers will soon be looking for on everyone not wearing a pink tie.

[Via GigaOm and TUAW]

[Nick @ May 12th 2006 12:07PM]

Wow. Just............................Wow.

[Toby Parker @ May 12th 2006 12:12PM]

The cuff pocket is not for your credit cards. It is for your 'oyster' card or smart card. The card stores season tickets for the trains and tubes here in the UK.

[RedBull Runner @ May 12th 2006 12:17PM]

#2, Read the site.
"as well as a clever cuff pocket for credit or travel cards."

Seems neat, $140 is way too much for a shirt though... im still waitin for ipods to come below $100 for a non-crappy version. I doubt that will ever happen though :)

[billflu @ May 12th 2006 12:21PM]

http://www.scottevest.com/

[Guse @ May 12th 2006 12:45PM]

iPods and their accessories make me want to hurl

[PodMonkeys @ May 12th 2006 12:48PM]

hmmm... I can do this already without special clothing. (except the credit card part, which is kept in my wallet where it should be)

[mike @ May 12th 2006 1:33PM]

#2:

Season tickets, what is that like a yearly or monthly pass to ride the train that is discounted, funny to me how you said season ticket, sounds like a sporting event to me...

the pocket would also be good to hold my company id card so i can just swip my arm over the sensors when i walk into my lobby (too bad i will still have to take the card out to swipe it to enter my floor though)

[fashionista @ May 12th 2006 1:33PM]

What kind of doofus would buy this? Aren't muggers going to notice the headphones coming out of the collar?
WTF?

[Nukes and Candy @ May 12th 2006 1:36PM]

I think this product is going to be big with drug dealers than anything else.
Just a thought.

Alexander Wunderlich
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[RedBull Runner @ May 12th 2006 2:01PM]

"What kind of doofus would buy this? Aren't muggers going to notice the headphones coming out of the collar?
WTF?"

Sure, But, would they know exactly where the ipod/music player is? it kinda defeats the purpose of a random snatch and grab ifyou have to search the person fr the player for 30 or more seconds to find the damn thing, its more of a crime deterrant than anything else. better chance of being tackled to the ground and beaten with a laptop.

[Neko Tsukimi @ May 12th 2006 2:02PM]

Bah, the only reason I have need to secure my iPod is to keep people from asking about it like I have Apple written all over me. But yeah, a way for them to make more money.

[spigoo @ May 12th 2006 2:20PM]

Joe got killed for his mp3 player...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4936990.stm

[Patio Man @ May 12th 2006 2:27PM]

Read a "book"? Where do they sell those?

[BL @ May 12th 2006 2:56PM]

Spungle.com posted an interesting take on this:

http://spungle.blogspot.com/2006/05/pinks-commuter-shirt-verdict-oy.html

[mandarin @ May 12th 2006 3:05PM]

Kinda stupid...

err stupod

[DT @ May 12th 2006 3:59PM]

Spungle.com sucks. Stop the website whoring madness!

Get back to USMLE, BL.

[thispaceforsale @ May 12th 2006 5:03PM]

Is there any actual data on ipod theft? I would imagine most thieves would choose the moment when a person takes it out of their pocket to look at/switch songs.

Is ipod stealing more prevalent than other forms of petty theft during the daily commute? Or is this more of the rock to keep tiger's away logic?

[steve @ May 12th 2006 5:34PM]

hey wait the headphones show
SUSPICIOUS......
isnt it cheaper to just where a hoodie that covers ur pockets and stick the ipod in ur pocket with the cord running up the inside
and then u can where ur hood to cover the headphones

well who cares
nobody is gonna wanna steal my himd player
theyll be too busy tryin to figure out wat the hell it is

[jcg @ May 12th 2006 7:07PM]

Or you could just buy black headphones. A friend of my almost got robbed of his ipod. But then the robber found out it was only a shuffle he took his wallet

[Dennis @ May 13th 2006 11:56AM]

I got a better idea other than a goofy shirt - stick your goddamn iPod if your pocket or purse, and don't use those white ear buds. If you don't want it stolen, that's all you have to do. The white earbuds are not only a dead give-away - but they sound LIKE CRAP! Why are you using them in the first place? They are the most awful headphones I've ever stuck in my ear.

[Morris @ May 13th 2006 6:51PM]

This shirt was in Pink's stores in London months (I saw it there in March) ago and it was displayed with yet another iPod fashion item: an iPod tie, which sports a little iPod Nano sized pocket on the back (mid-chest) and allows the wearer to hide the wires up to the collar. It's a nice idea, but I for one manage to hide my nano in my suit quite well without any extra pockets.

[Danielle @ Aug 11th 2006 7:39PM]

On the subject of clothing, take a look at this t-shirt.

http://www.crazyaboutgadgets.com/detail.asp?ID=570