Sep 10
Field Day’s gorgeous Envelope Chest borrows its design from the classic interoffice envelope. Made of smooth maple with a satin lacquer finish, this simple storage chest closes with a simple leather tie. More »
Sep 10
The next time you travel to a particularly dry part of the world, you’ll wish you could bring along this tiny plastic Fogring donut to ensure your sinuses aren’t destroyed while you’re supposed to be relaxing. It floats on water and uses ultrasonic vibrations to turn liquids into refreshing vapors—humidifying a room with nothing but a full drinking glass and a USB connection. More »
Sep 10
Have you got a cup? And an iPhone? Then all you need to take decent product panoramas is the CupChair app. It’s definitely an interesting combination of cleverness and usefulness.
RotaryView’s CupChair is a way to make 360° panoramic views of stuff that you want to sell, or just things that you want to scan. You just place your iPhone into a cup or mug, point it at the object you want to create a 360 degree shot of. Then, the app does the rest. You just have to hand-rotate your object and let the app take the photos.
The app generates the 360° images automatically, and provides you with an embed code, which doesn’t yet work with Etsy for some reason, which is too bad since that’d be the perfect venue for such images. You’ll also need to purchase a plan from RotaryView to host your 360° images. It starts at $4.99 per month up to $49 per month or $499 per year, depending on the number of products you’re displaying at a time.
[via The Next Web]
Sep 10
I’ve tried shoulder bags before, but I have to say that I prefer backpacks. They make lugging around a laptop, books, iPad and pencil cases a lot easier in my opinion. However, if you are looking for something more stylish, and that will work in any office, check out Incase’s Pathway bags. They look pretty sleek.
Incase’s Pathway collection includes folios, totes, sleeves, and bags. They’ve got a pretty timeless look, with a leather strap and cotton twill body. This combination of fabrics is unisex, and the colors are neutral, so they’ll go with whatever you’re wearing this fall.
Pathway collection bags start out at $59.95(USD) for the folios and goes all the way up to $249.95 for the shoulder bag and the tote.
Sep 10
Let’s Hope This Beautiful Leather iPhone Sleeve Gets an Upgrade This Week [Cases]
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It’s as functional as it is simple, but if you have any intentions of upgrading your iPhone in the very near future, you’re unfortunately going to want to pass on Evouni’s lovely leather sleeve stand. All evidence points to the next-generation iPhone being taller than the current model, which means this sleeve will simply be too small. More »
Sep 10
When jammed full of plugs and adapters your typical power bar is an eyesore you’re happy to stash out of sight. But Punkt’s new ES 01 wrangles all your power cables in a beautiful UFO-like design that you just might want to put on display right next to the photos of your kids. More »
Sep 10
Bill Moggridge, a British designer who created the very first clamshell-style laptop, has died age 69. The Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has announced that Moggridge, its director, died on Saturday from cancer. More »
Sep 09
Take Coffee Making Into Your Own Hands With These Sleek Unplugged Coffee Makers [Kitchen]
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If you’re into the whole pour-over coffee thing, and are looking for a brewer that fits into your kitchen by looking suspiciously like a standard drip-brewer, the Unplugged Coffee Maker is right up your alley. More »
Sep 09
While there are a bunch of Bluetooth watches on the market, none of them could be easily worn by your fashionable Bond-like gentleman. LEDs and LCDs don’t really go with a tuxedo. Sure, these days, a lot of us don’t need to wear a tux to go to work, but it never hurts to have a fashionable stealth watch that also has Bluetooth technology built-in.
The Citizen Eco-Drive Promixity is exactly that, a Bluetooth watch that looks like many other manly-chronograph watches. It will definitely cut it in a business meeting, thanks to its bold lines and steel casing. The watch can sync up to your iPhone 4S that has Bluetooth 4.0, as well as the next generation iPhone once it arrives.
If you miss a call or get a message, the second hand of the watch will point towards a word on the inner flange to indicate what happened on your phone. An analog cellphone indicator dials sound like something out of steampunk! There are no LEDs or flashing lights to make you look like a tech geek with this watch. There’s even a search mode that allows you to help your phone if you lose it in your house.
The Eco-Drive Proximity will sell for $550(USD) when it’s released this fall. That’s not cheap, but the design is certainly more timeless than the barrage of digital “smartwatches” hitting the market these days. Hopefully the tech inside won’t be outdated by next year.
[via Engadget]
Sep 09
Grove Wooden iPhone Case Offers Natural Protection for iPhone 4/4S or iPhone 5
Posted in: Today's ChiliI liked the design of the Grove Skateback, but I’ve been waiting for Grove to release a full-on wooden case for the iPhone. It looks like that time has come, and you can even pre-order one for the iPhone 5. If you plan on sticking with your iPhone 4 or 4S, then you can buy yours right away.
The Grove Case for iPhones is handmade and made out of wood. The case uses a slide-together design made out of bamboo that has a plant fiber core. The back of the case looks very neat, and it’s the perfect place for some fancy artwork that you can either upload or choose from the available designs. There are also custom engraving options, but these will cost you $20 extra (that’s how much it costs for the iPhone 4S version).
If you pre-order your Grove Case now, until September 30th, with a $20 deposit, you’ll get the iPhone 5 case for only $59. That sounds like a deal. The case will be released in the first week of October – shortly after the anticipated mid-to-late September release of the iPhone 5.
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