Remember those wildly popular, hideously happy “slap bracelets” born of the late ’80s that — like Oakley Iridium Frogskin sunglasses — adorned those young individuals who were blissfully devoid of any sense of fashion whatsoever? Well, Griffin thinks it’s time to bring them back — but this time, they’re making them cooler, by sticking iPod Nanos in them and turning the whole thing into a Swatch (another fashion gift from the ’80s) -ish watch.
A cool $25 will get you (or the giftee of your choice) one of Griffin’s silicon Slap Cases for the 6th-gen Nano, in one of several retina-destroying colors.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
