And you thought your red and blue tube socks were cool?

We keep on hearing the buzz word "next gen". Next gen video games. Next gen computers. Next gen audio equipment. Next gen socks.

Wait.. next gen socks?

Yeah, you heard me right.

The people over at X-Socks — because everything next gen has to have an X in the name (as long as it doesn't stand for xtreme, I'm cool with it) — have developed toe warmers with 15 different technologies built into them. Things like your standard Lambertz-Nichols Achilles' tendon protector and Transverse AirFlow Channel System.. you know, the usual.

I'm not sure if they're available for purchase in the US just yet, but I can't wait to get my hands (or should I say.. feet! har har har..) on a pair of these bad boys to wear underneath my flipflops, so I can look like a Next Gen Dork.