Tag: JEANS

If you're a clothing retailer struggling to come to terms with your own intrinsic lameness, you might want to take a page from American Eagle's marketing playbook. According to the AP, the retailer will soon be offering a free smartphone to anyone who tries on a pair of its trademark jeans. That's right. All you have to do is try on a pair of jeans, and you'll be able to choose between a new ...

Remember when researchers at Stanford University turned paper into batteries? Well, they haven't stopped there. According to TG Daily, engineer Yi Cui and his team have created clothes that can recharge your electronic devices. By injecting the fabric with a carbon nanotube ink, the researchers were able to coax the cloth into holding an electric charge. It's like wearing a battery. Best of all, ...

Just as wallets leave impressions in rear pockets, cellphones can do the same for pockets in the front. One Aram Bartholl has decided to start a collection of battle-tested jeans that "show traces of mobile tech development in society." We've no idea if he's planning to tackle the whole thing on his own, but we'd suggest buying up old pants from around the globe in order to amass a sizable ...