Shirt Turns iPad Into T-Shirt Accessory
What in the world?
The Syte Shirt is a black "heavyweight" cotton shirt that features a transparent pocket up front, sized to fit an iPad. Two holes provide easy access to the tablet's earphone and dock ports without removing it from the zippered pouch, while the transparent "vinyl" screen still allows interaction with the touch-screen.
Syte's makers are touting the shirt as a "platform for wearable computing", limited only by "the imaginations of its users". The official PR paints different scenarios for the product, with pizza delivery boys, salesmen, promotional models and even teachers using the Syte and the iPad to great effect. The idea is that the Syte can turn the iPad into a dynamic presentation tool you wear on your shirt, with customers or your audience free to tap on it for more information on your message.
Small to Extra Large Syte Shirts retail for $50, while the XXL size goes for $55. It recently made an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con, and is available from Jay Company Comics (unfortunately the product doesn't seem to be available from Jay's website).
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Great I'll buy one and an iPad and sell my time for ad's so people can see them while I am walking around. I can smell the money pouring in..... lol
Every once and a while you get the YOUR NAME HERE....JUST CALL (555)555-5555
There's a shirt for that.
*facepalm*
Vinyl pocket... which will dry out, crack, blur, fade, discolor over time from sun light, machine washing, detergent, finger smudges, windex, etc...
easy target for mugging?
Cool, now I don't have to pay for bigger boobs for my wife!
WIFE: How do they look honey?
HUSBAND: They look so.... digitally delicious.
People will do anything for a quick buck(referring to the company that is making this shirt) the sad thing is I will probably see people walking about with this shirt on but no iPad
Also how long can you wear the shirt before the iPad dies from displaying images the entire time?
That'll keep people warm during winter time. It's like wearing your own furnace on your chest...
Wouldn't that be uncomfortably heavy? And personally I think it just looks silly to walk around with a rectangular screen sicking out in front of your chest.
i think it's time to bring back the 'open chest' gag! =D
Hope you trip and fall.
too bad the ipad isnt bullet proof
Retarded.
All I have to add.
In other words, we can't think of a use for this.
wonder if this company will get sued after someone burns their chest cause of an overheating ipad.
If you want to carry the device around with you, wouldn't you just get an iPhone?
oh thats right, people are idiots...
so take a product that overheats in regular environmental conditions and you strap it right next to the human body at 37 degrees and have it in a cotton and plastic pocket while it's running... I wonder if Apple will get sued when someone's shirt gets lit on fire...
I'm fairly certain I don't like it when people tap me on my chest, or is that some kind of fetish I'm not aware of.
Wait, doesn't the vinyl get in the way of the capacitive touchscreen?
That is retarded!
this is typical toms being paid by apple to post pointless crap
Naw lashton, I call it article disparity.. grab whatever crap you can and post it quick..
Hey man it's about and ipad so the Tech site readers must be interested.
^Mad at myself for even clicking on this one
Great T-shirt. Now the iPad can act as a body warmer too!
Great, you made people into Teletubbies. Happy?
Okay, might be a read FAIL on my part, but who else omitted the "r" when reading the word "shirt" in the article title?
This is the ONLY time I'd want to rip a shirt of a guy's back.
From a corporate marketing perspective - absolute genius, perfect for tradeshows etc, shirt becomes 'silent' salesperson, while allowing human salesperson to talk people through presentation.
from a personal prespective, doubt it, for all the reasons listed above.
no need for separate bulletproof west
I'm fairly certain I don't like it when people tap me on my chest, or is that some kind of fetish I'm not aware of.
APPLEPHILIAC
It would be OK if it is used as a holder. Take out your ipad from your shirt when wanting to use it. I wouldn't have clear plastic due to mugging as someone mentioned, but would be a handy carrier.