'Wipe Shirt' disregards mother, encourages you to wipe gadgets on your sleeve

The simplicity of a white dress shirt crafted of pure cotton meets the gadget-cleansing power of microfiber in this "Wipe Shirt" from husband-and-wife design team FIFT. Because you've gotta wear something with that solar tie and swine-flu resistant suit, and you might as well fight smartphone cheek syndrome (and all other manner of glossy gadget smudging) while you're at it. Yours for ¥13,650 (or about $150) in either the microfiber cuff or shirttail variant, only from Japan.

[DirtyVegas Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:09PM]

I like the idea, but $150? Zounds.

[conscious Posted Mar 23rd 2010 7:12PM]

@DirtyVegas For a shirt that looks like it cost $20? I'll stick to using my $20 shirt to wipe my gadgets with and spend an extra couple of bucks on something revolutionary called laundry.

[Mentat Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:11PM]

is it washing Machine safe?

I am a Man and I don't do "dry clean only"

unless its a Tux

[aoi tsuki Posted Mar 24th 2010 5:36AM]

@Mentat
i'm a man too. i think we're the only ones because no one else has made such a proclamation.

[Brent1700 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:14PM]

ugh. tech fashion is so stupid... who buys this stuff?

[who said what Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:14PM]

Yikes... Wipes! Attached to your shirt!

[GenericMessage Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:22PM]

So I can look like a douche' bag and feel like one too?

[DeFlanko Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:40PM]

@GenericMessage
+1

[yakapo Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:22PM]

uh I have a microfiber button up dress shirt in my closet. you can buy them at macy's.

[Mentat Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:24PM]

@yakapo

FAIL

[DeFlanko Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:41PM]

@yakapo

Way to gay up the thread (get it thread... ha.. ZING)

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:28PM]

Couldn't they have made the micro-fiber bit the same colour as the rest of the shirt. It isn't a terrible idea but you'd definitely get odd looks.

[sinai Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:56PM]

@d0mth0ma5
don't be stupid, they should have put the microfiber patches on the INSIDE of the shirt...

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 6:00PM]

@sinai So you have to untuck your dress-shirt to clean your phone (for example)?

[sinai Posted Mar 23rd 2010 11:48PM]

@d0mth0ma5
on the inside of the cuff... plus, there's no rule that says you can't wear your dress shirt untucked. i do all the time.

[Hazdaz Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:30PM]

People do know that they sell microfiber towels at places like Ocean State Job Lot for around $1, right?? You can cut it up into quarter sections and throw it into a glasses case or even your pocket.

Why the hell would I spend $150 on this shirt?

[FelixDraconis Posted Mar 23rd 2010 6:09PM]

Note that the lint/dust/sand you pick up on that cloth is more likely to scratch your electronics than anything else. Unless you're going to be constantly cleaning your shirts.

[Please forgive me Posted Mar 23rd 2010 9:39PM]

@(Unverified)

Ew... you don't? ;)

[NYNY Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:32PM]

My current shirts work fine enough, thank you very much.

[m509272 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:33PM]

Just makes me remember this http://newsbusters.org/node/12234

[Waltah Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:49PM]

Yup. It's a shirt.

[terryvi72 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:54PM]

You would think for $150 you would at least get a pocket on the shirt

[d0mth0ma5 Posted Mar 23rd 2010 7:22PM]

@terryvi72 on a dress shirt?

[Alex R Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:58PM]

Why didn't the make the wipey bit the same colour as the actual shirt? It would probably result in less beatings up.

[To Hell Posted Mar 23rd 2010 6:02PM]

this is horrible.

Horribly fashionable!! LOL

[Camputer Posted Mar 23rd 2010 6:33PM]

I don't like these and I'm testing if my comment will work. Engadget doesn't like me.

[Please forgive me Posted Mar 23rd 2010 9:43PM]

I don't mind the idea or the fashion statement, but 150 is outrageous. Usability is next to nil... as mentioned, all the crap on the microfiber will destroy your product.

[KarlB Posted Mar 24th 2010 8:02AM]

The Rhymes With Orange comic used this idea as a joke months ago, only for eyeglasses rather than glossy gadgets.