Why Geek is Chic (& a great niche market)
I believe that my techyness is multi-dimensional. (Don’t worry, I’ll explain.)
While surfing the web (& choosing RSS feeds) I often find myself torn between straight-up true tech sites like engadget (my favorite) digg’s technology section, gizmodo, slashdot, lifehacker (basically Forbes top tech blogs).
But there’s another side. It’s more like the girly-girl in me that finds myself looking through the “geek chic” sites like GeekSugar and Shiny Shiny that are fun, shiny, filled with pictures, and pretty light on the techy side. Mainly, they feature photos of stars from MTV’s The Hills, Gossip Girl, Sex & the City and Paris Hilton (no surprise) clutching new iPhones, BBs, sidekicks, mp3 players, laptops and other electronic devices with simplified “how-to” guides and descriptions of said products.
My main question here is: are people really using these smart phones or just trying to look like the lc’s and lindsay lohans of the world? (although I do have to admit that I’m a little upset about hearing that john mayer has a blackberry bold.)
For example, check out GeekSugar’s “Top 10 BlackBerry Tips and Tricks,” with the best tip (in my opinion) to put your smart phone in a cup filled with uncooked rice overnight, which will absorb moisture. humm.
I do love GeekSugar’s section titled “Geeky or Geek Chic?” where you can put in your two cents if the (Swarovski) Crystal USB engagement ring from jflume is Geeky or Geek chic. You can also find some cool stuff via Shiny Shiny’s geek chic apparel section.
Mobile Magazine states, “no price has been attached to the Swarovski Crystal engagement ring USB flash drive, but the real price will be the potential for losing your bride to be over your uber-geekiness.” hahahahaha.
Regardless of how shallow some of the posts seem, there are a few hidden “gems” (haha) in these sites. Both are good resources for men who are looking to buy something for a techy girlfriend, coworker, or friend that is a girl (either way).
Looking for ideas? I’m a fan of:
- lacie “lego” external hard drives: amazing and stackable
- turntable ring: badass.
- headphones ring: double badass.
- desktop icon watch: a watch from MOMA that looks straight up like a widget. really cute.
- the pixel couch: don’t know how to find this thing but it’s being put into production by some italian company
- emotibles: add ons for your ipod earbuds
- budclicks (you can even use these to endorse your favorite candidate),
- charging station: home or office, has an integrated power strip (you could probably DIY if you wanted)
- tech organization cases: you can charge everything in the case at the same time!
- gorillapod compact camera portable tripod: