Hasta La Gadget!

To keep everything we need on hand, we carry a bag around so we can toss all the necessary odds and ends inside. Of course, once they enter your bag, they quickly become a jumbled mess. Cords tangle, flash drives and batteries hide in folds of fabric, and your phone gets scraped up by bits and bobs that it runs into while you travel from point A to B.

Unless you already have a bag with a plethora of pockets, or are willing to purchase one outright, you’ll want an efficient method of keeping your items organized. The GRID-IT is an accessory organizer that looks chaotic until it is put to work. It’s a rubberized woven elastic object on which you can secure items great and small. It uses a patchwork of criss-cross bands with grip on them that can hold just about anything firmly in place.

Thanks to their sporadic placement, there are endless configurations available to you. This only comes in black, and will cost you around $25. Once you’ve loaded it up with all of your stuff, just slid it into your bag. From then on, you’ll know exactly where everything is, and can get to it without having to fight a torrent of keys, gadgets, and cables. This would also be a great way to keep your desk surface or drawers neat and tidy.

Available for purchase on cocooninnovations
[ The Cocoon GRID-IT will help you organize all of your accessories clearly and concisely copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

While fish are graceful and fun to look at, those of us who travel frequently couldn’t hope to keep any. Some pets require feeding and playtime, which is fine to ask a friend to do rather than to feed your aquatic creatures and clean out their habitat. One wrong move when cleaning out a tank and it could put all of your fish in danger. No one wants to ruin a friendship over the loss of a beloved pet.

If you’d like to be able to watch the floating movements of a jellyfish, but not actually tend to its well-being, then the LED Jellyfish Mood Lamp would be right up your alley. Of course, these aren’t actual jellyfish, but they certainly look like it. This way there’s no guilt on your end, and no animal cruelty involved. Everyone wins!

Alright, that’s a bit of a stretch, but this is very calming to look at. It’s a tank that has three ‘jellyfish’ that have lifelike movement via a gentle current swilling about. You will need to add some measure of dish soap for things to work properly, but the amount or type is not specified. There will still likely be the occasion to clean out the tank of the soap and water mixture, but it will be few and far in between. The cost is $30, but reading the commentary on how quickly it breaks, or has a loud sound from the motor makes me a bit more than skeptical.

Available for purchase via ThinkGeek
[ LED Jellyfish Mood Lamp is like having a pet without the mess copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Working inside of an office can weigh down your mind. It’s hard to see the same geometric working spaces and fluorescent white light casting its boring luminance over everything. It comes as no surprise that office workers deal with anxiety and stress on a daily basis. There’s nothing at all homey about the place, and you know you have to be there for a big chunk of the day, five days a week. That’s why people bring in desk toys, pictures of their families, or buy games on their phone (which I’m sure they only play on break).

While there’s not a whole lot you can do about the space you work in, you can change the atmosphere to a small degree. The Skypanels  are light covers that diffuse the ever-present fluorescent light, and make it seem as though there are clouds floating overhead. It’s a 2×4”, which is standard for most lights of this nature, but can be trimmed down if necessary. These will be replacing the existing panels rather than sticking to them or being a film.

There are a few different types of these in the market, each with a slight variance. Some have a tree encroaching on the view, or a hot air balloon. Whatever you choose, make sure you’re happy with it, because one of these will cost you $35. The only issue you may come up against is your boss not liking the idea. However, I doubt they’d be miffed if you’re trying to be happier about being at work. Just because you’re working class doesn’t mean you can’t live like royalty.

Available for purchase on Amazon, found via thisiswhyimbroke
[ Sky Light Panels will help reduce stress and brighten up your work space copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

While smartphones are great, I kind of miss picking up a land line receiver and having a long-winded conversation. You can’t wedge an iPhone in between your shoulder and under your ear the same way, and it has a knack for slipping out and escaping to the ground. There just isn’t a justifiable need for home phones anymore as we all have one in our pocket. While we don’t want to pay two separate phone bills, it would be nice to have the handset option available.

The Ribbit nods to the past while making sure it still fits into our modern world. This is a charging dock that has both a wireless handset and works as a speaker. Your phone or tablet can charge away while you’re off discussing the weather with mom and dad in the other room. Of course, right after that’s over you can let your music resume and get back to the secret dance party you were having.

This won’t take up much space, and only comes in a dark grey and orange color combination. The handset will need to charge up at least once or twice a week (depending on how much you like to talk), and can last for 6 hours of use with 35 hours of standby time if it’s all juiced up. There is a USB charging cable included, and there are volume controls as well as a noise reduction system. This will cost you about $50, and would be perfect for a home office, or trying to make your personal phone look more professional at work.

Available at DreemCheeky
[ Ribbit Smartphone Dock is a wireless handset and speaker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

All work and no play is said to make Jack a dull boy, and I guess when the proverbial Jack grows up to be a man, he too, would be dull if he were to be a cubicle drone all day long. Perhaps there might be something which can be done to make Jack’s life a whole lot more interesting and fun despite trudging into the office earlier in the morning? This is where the $49.99 Battletank Desk Pet would play a role – literally, as these high-tech battling toy robots would be controlled by a compatible smartphone, bringing the old and new together in a simple amalgamation of ideas.

All you need is a pair, and they will react (adversely) to one another. Compatible with OS devices and Android devices, the Battletank Desk Pet is the ideal way to settle office disputes. The “winner” would be able to get his or her way, as your enemy’s tank spins out of control and slows down to a stop after you register enough successful hits. All you need to do is to plug in a small dongle into the headphone jack, allowing the smart toys to move around, “fire,” recoil, and react to the shots of other Battletanks. The Battletanks are powered by an internal battery which can be charged via USB. 40 minutes of charge time would result in 15 minutes play time.
[ Battletank Desk Pet lets you de-stress at the office copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]