FIGURE A

The SCOTTeVEST is a great looking blend of form and function. Somehow, though, we don't think the dour-faced hotties are included (and no, this is not Dan). Click picture for a larger image.

Pocket full of miracles
The SCOTTeVEST has a passle of pockets: big pockets, little pockets, DeepPockets and Zip-Pip Pocket-In-Pockets to accommodate the widest variety of personal electronic gadgets and other items. This rig would keep a pickpocket with short term memory loss entertained for days!

Individual pockets mean that devices are shielded from scratching each other, which protects your investment. The Version Three.0+ model reviewed here has an amazing 42 pockets, including one in the back that can hold a laptop. Fortunately it (the vest) comes with an owner's manual.

Secret stash
Several pockets sport hidden treasures. One of the cavernous hand-warmer pockets features a coil-cord with a metal clip so you never lose your keys, as shown in Figure B.

FIGURE B

One of the hand-warmer pockets features a coil-cord so you never lose your keys.

An inside pocket has a soft polishing cloth alligator-clipped to an elastic tether to clean your glasses or PDA screens, as you can see in Figure C.

FIGURE C

An inside pocket has a soft polishing cloth alligator-clipped to an elastic tether to clean your glasses or PDA screens.

The other gargantuan hand-warmer pocket has a second (removable) key tether and an elastic loop big enough to hold your water bottle upright so it doesn't tip over. A front breast pocket hides an attached flip-out clear plastic holder that is ideal for an ID badge, or that stolen eyeball you need for retinal scans. [Editor's note: Hey Dan, lay off those spy movies!]

Flash in the PAN
Okay, you've packed your plethora of pockets with PDAs. Now how do you connect your stereo earbuds in their little lapel pouches, shown in Figure D with your state of the art MP3 player way down in the bottom-most pocket, or plug your hands-free headset from the handy collar loops to your cellphone in pocket number 27?