Cocoon Innovations has created what seems like very simple organizer to deal with our complex worlds. Using a series of layered elastic straps,the GRID-IT allows you to easily secure various objects,such as USB cords,cameras,iPods,phones,journals,pens,markers and keycards/creditcards to name a few. It seems very useful,and comes in a bunch of different sizes,and even implemented in tote bags,messenger bags,and laptop bags if you are looking for that. The above is a 8″x 12″and retails for $20,which I think is quite reasonable for what it is offering. Check out this short video taken in Union Square of people organizing their bags using a GRID-IT organizer:
Some people can draw well. Some people can just draw. And the rest of us have drawing skills that won’t get us through a round of Pictionary. But don’t worry! There’s a solution to this now. Called a ScribbleBot,and designed by Jon Cumberpatch,the device basically attaches to your pen and records the movements which can then be uploaded with image to a webpage. Another user can then download that image to their own device,and have that device draw out the image on a piece of paper. Impressive? Yes. Practical? Maybe…Is it going to actually become popular? Hard to tell,but I am going to go with a no. The device itself,while cool,looks cumbersome to use to draw with. Holding a pen vertically? Not the best idea. (Found on Gizmodo)
100% is a design company that is developing some very interesting products. Their latest creation is to take the stainless steel bracelet commonly found on sporty watches,and hiding the time display between the gaps in the links of the bracelet. This is a really cool,low-key idea that is bound to impress people. In someways it reminds me of how Tag Heuer’s concept watch would display the time by lighting up LEDs behind a cascade of diamonds embedded in a bracelet a couple years ago. While not available for purchase just yet,the watch above is supposed to be coming to market in a couple months at under US$400. (Found on CrunchGear)
I’ve seen my share of iPod speaker docks,but this one is really something else. Just look at that iPod Nano in the corner. Towering in at 4 feet by 3 feet,this $4,500 the Wall Of Sound iPod speaker dock can output a crazy 125W of volume,making it a iPod dock “for people who believe that music should be listened to loudly.”Just ridiculous. (Found on Gizmodo)
LEGO has come out with a wondrous 5,922 piece set that constructs a massive 20 inch by 20 inch Taj Mahal that stands a good 16 inches tall. Decked out with full details such as minarets,domes,finials,arches and stairs in front. I know exactly what I want for Christmas (although I have no idea where I would put it once I’ve built it! I’m already having a hard enough time with my LEGO Ferrari F1 car). It’s available now from the LEGO store online for a cool US$300. (Found on Uncrate)
Brunton’s Flip-N-Drip makes it easy to make drip coffee while on the go. Maybe some fresh stuff for class or that meeting,or when you are out in hiking,all you need is some boiling water,fill the Brew Chamber with your favorite coffee beans/grounds,and then flip the device over. After about 10-12 minutes,your coffee is ready to drink using the built in aluminium cup. All neatly packed in quite a stylish package. Available for just US$45. (Found on Uncrate)
Usually it’s the Olympics that cities strive to impress with amazing architecture (China with their Bird’s Nest Stadium). Clearly someone forgot to tell the Koreans when they started planning this piece of art of a stadium that is scheduled to be the architectural highlight of the 2014 Asian Games scheduled to be hold 70,000 people during the games,and then be converted into a park and stadium of 30,000 people afterward. Just gorgeous. (Found on Gizmodo)
PC manufacturers are trying to push multi-touch capabilities into personal desktop and laptops,without fully understanding how to use it best. HP,it’s NOT comfortable to keep your arms straight out touching your monitor to control the stuff. Most laptop manufacturers,your screens are already small enough without me covering it up with my hands even further. 10/GUI is a project that is developing a truly usable hardware and software interface that fully incorporates a 10 finger multi-touch system. And it looks set to be really really good if one of the major OS companies (i.e. Microsoft or Apple) decide to implement it. Maybe you keep two GUI versions,one to be used with keyboard and mice,and the other with multi-touch and you can toggle between the two?
Meet the Dyson Air Multiplier. It is a fan. Without any blades. That costs US$300. No really…. $300 for a 10″fan. But that kind of money is buying you one of the most eye-catching fans out there. Sucking air in from the base,the air is then sped up 15-times through that loop by squeezing it through a tiny aperture . The air is down blown in your direction from the outside edge of the front of the ring. So you may have to be a baller to be blowing that much cash on a fan,but it’s going to be one hell of a talking piece when you have someone over. (Found on Gizmodo)
HotPrints is standing on top of the value hill for photobooks. Typical services run for about $20-30 depending on the number of pages,hardcover or softcover,and so forth. HotPrints produces your photobook for a measily $2.95 and ships them for just $0.75 in the United States,which is astoundingly low. In the short time they have been up,they’ve already produced tens of thousands of books. Now they’ve gone one better. Once a month,each user is allowed to receive a photobook completely free (shipping is free as well!). True the book is ad-supported,but the ads are printed on removable pages of the book,and not next to your pictures. HotPrints is able to use your photos on Facebook for their books (which is also where they get information to know what kind of ads to place in the book),and you can use the Facebook application to produce a 8 glossy sheet book,with each sheet displaying multiple color photos. Not bad at all. (Found on TechCrunch)
LEGO has come out with a wondrous 5,922 piece set that constructs a massive 20 inch by 20 inch Taj Mahal that stands a good 16 inches tall. Decked out with full details such as minarets,domes,finials,arches and stairs in front. I know exactly what I want for Christmas (although I have no idea where I would put it once I’ve built it! I’m already having a hard enough time with my LEGO Ferrari F1 car). It’s available now from the 
