Geek Apparel of the Week: Light-Up Decepticon Logo Shirt
There’s nothing particularly stylish about this electronic T-shirt. I mean, you’re not going to fool anyone into thinking you’re cool by wearing it; it’s essentially a light-up beacon proclaiming you’re nerdery. And yet, it’s still kind of awesome. If the Decepticon logo isn’t your bag, there’s a similar Autobot logo one, natch. The shirts do require two AAA batteries and about $40, unfortunately. But for those longing for a way to shine their Transformers love to world, I imagine money is no object.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.