Scottevest debuts 'iPad compatible' clothing line, the world cringes (update: available now!)
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted April 5th 2010 2:40PM
posted April 5th 2010 2:40PM
If you're the kind of person who has no problem walking into the Apple Store on Walnut Street dressed in some urban approximation of safari gear, you'll probably go wild for Scottevest. The company sells travel vests and jackets that feature a million gadget-friendly pockets and little conduits for wires and such, meaning that even the geekiest among us can have a somewhat acceptable-looking PAN, if that's what you're into. And now its SeV Travel Vest is iPad compatible! Available July 1st for $100, please feel free to hit that source link to pre-order today. We will continue to look into the rumor that this is actually a re-badged Joojoo vest.
Update: The founder and CEO of Scottevest, Scott Jordan, just sent us a video message (embedded after the break) to set the record straight. Apparently, the vest is available now -- unless you're ordering it in XXXL (black or khaki). And we're glad that he seems to appreciate our sense of humor.
Update: The founder and CEO of Scottevest, Scott Jordan, just sent us a video message (embedded after the break) to set the record straight. Apparently, the vest is available now -- unless you're ordering it in XXXL (black or khaki). And we're glad that he seems to appreciate our sense of humor.
Wow...don't know what to say... 0_0
@Plazmic Flame, I would say this requires a CrapGadget heading.
@Templarian, on second thought is clothing a gadget?
Someone please kill me.
@Plazmic Flame I say, "DORK!"
@broli
bang
@Plazmic Flame
Get a man-purse. They are more socially acceptable than pulling that out of your coat.
@LAY MURSY!
@Plazmic Flame
OK it's summer. That jacket would be nice. /sarcasm
@Plazmic Flame
I know what to say..
Can it double over as a Bullet Proof Vest? Cause thats what id use my ipad for...If i were own an ipad... otherwise ill use it to go skinny boarding down at the beach.
@broli *Bang!* you dead.
@LAY Its not a man-purse, its a satchel. Indiana Jones wears one.
@THJ
Oh, Helll No!
@KAL326
lol!
I guess he can pull off using one.
The hipster dude, wearing a pink shirt with a unicorn on it? Not so much.
@Plazmic Flame Mommy make it stop! MAKE IT STOP!!!!
@Plazmic Flame
Now I don't know what to make fun of: the Vest or the iPad ;)
@Plazmic Flame
Makes me wonder who is the bigger dork. One who is wearing this jacket or the one who is walking around with an ipad in his hand.
The CEO of Scottevest is on Twitter now, desperately encouraging his supporters to come to his defense on these here comment pages! (@scottevest).
@Plazmic Flame
I'm glad people thought of something to say. Its post like this that are only worth reading for the comments :-P
@LAY
There is just NO WAY to carry an ipad without that stupid unicorn showing up, it's very bothersome! And to add to that, sparkles start appearing all over the place as well!
@LAY
You just don't realize how much fun it is to pull things out of your coat. When Steve Jobs reaches into his pocket, you pretty much know what he is going to pull out, but when someone reaches into their coat, they could be going for a gun, a checkbook, a cell phone, an ipad, a government issued badge, a water bottle (I do this sometimes and it freaks people out), or any number of coat dwelling items.
@Plazmic Flame
another video iPad users will be denied
@Plazmic Flame
So... there is a way to look even more ridiculous than just having an iPad in your hand...
Jobs better be all over this... watch him get a custom black-on-black one.
@Plazmic Flame
lols this guy is funny. gave me a good laugh
@LAY A least he's not pulling a 10incher out of his *pants*.
@Templarian The fuck it does.
I own three of these things. They even have a nice leather one and it is not that much more expensive than a regular jacket.
Which, btw, when you are wearing one it looks just like a regular jacket. It does not matter what you have inside it either.
Crapgadget?
Mofo please.
What is so crappy about having pockets to put your stuff in, and as a bonus, be able to run cables back and forth, between your gadgets.
I don't know about you but being able to have my head phones come out of the jacket right near my neck is awesome. I can just leave them in the jacket and connect it to my mp3 player when I stick it in there.
Trying actually looking at a product for 30 seconds before giving it the crapgadget tag.
These things have been around for years and define awesome.
@ed207us - You must have a different definition of "awesome" from the rest of us.
@Plazmic Flame Worst of all! Opinions: http://bit.ly/ipad-vest-for-the-lose
@LAY What about a teletubby suit with a frontal pouch to stick it in? Probably still better than "urban safari."
Looks completely unnecessary.
@computernerd225 you mean the iPad right?
@daniel80 LMAO, the comment section on engadget is the best part of this page lololololololol, so true
@daniel80 I can see that turned into a Hollywood movie. Picture this:
The last stand. Main character is threatened with guns by the bad guys. Bad guy shoots. LHC is turned on and time is slowed down enough for the sidekick to jump in front of the bullet. Sidekick wears this vest, gets the bullet and falls. Hero goes berserk and kills the bad guys. He goes to the last guy alive, waits enough to give him a chance to reach for his gun in a final close up. Hero says: "This one is for sidekick!" and kills him. He goes to Sidekick, grabs him in his arms and starts screaming. Sidekick wakes up with a dumb (but cute) face and pulls out the iPad with the bullet in it. He smiles even more and says "Hey...it still plays music".
/sarcasm
Epic!
@Phreakazoid Speaking of movies, unless you are Hagrid you are going to look ridiculous pulling any tablet that size out of your pocket.
@d0mth0ma5
iPad: An iPod for those with pituitary gland disorders? :D
Meh. I hate to admit it, but if it drops below $300 I'm buying one. The screen and battery life make it worth that much for playing video on long trips. Hell, on high brightness it got well over 7 hours of 720p video playback. Color me intrigued.
@daniel80 I know I cringed when I saw "iPad" in the title.
well... it would make a good bulletproof vest... i guess.
@skyblaze
iPad Jacket $100 + iPad $499 = $599
Bulletproof vest = $199
@skyblaze
No, I think it's the other way around- you're gonna need to wear a bulletproof vest if you plan on wearing iPad compatible clothing.
Yes, that looks just like the sort of thing a fashion concious Apple fan would wear.
Yup.
@MarkAnderson
god forbid they try to fit it in their skinny jeans.... looks like this is their only way out
@skyblaze
Maybe someone will make skinny jeans... with an iPad flap on the arse!
@MarkAnderson
funny you mentioned... hop right on down to muol's comment below and see how low humanity has stooped
@skyblaze
Oh my word. That is a spoof isn't it?
Please, for the love of god tell me it's a spoof.
@skyblaze
Aww, look at you and Mark acting like a pair of old women.
You two fatties look like you need each other
@suicidebob
You bought one, didn't you?
@MarkAnderson
No I didn't.
I think they would go with your khaki slacks though
This is just ridiculous.
@Needsahaircut
But look at it this way.
When people say the iPad doesn't have flash, you can just pull your coat open and show them that it now indeed does.
omg I NEED one now!