TrendCentral: For those suffering from a constant influx of newsletters, store promotions, and too many daily deals to count, OtherInbox can separate the wheat from the chaff. This browser add-on works with pre-existing Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or AOL email accounts, analyzing, filtering, labeling, and archiving incoming mail to maximize inbox efficiency. An automated organizer categorizes messages and sends users a […]
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Piece them Together
Shoebox Dwelling: If you love typography and flat-pack furniture – you will appreciate these pieces. Originally designed as an advertising campaign for Penguin Books, this line was created to promote reading. The concept is pretty simple – every book is made up of words; and all words are composed of 26 letters of the alphabet, arranged and rearranged in infinite […]
Space Invaders Multi-Tool
Gizmodo: While using the Space Invaders multi-tool you may think you are the master, bending it to your will, but think again. The Space Invader is crafty and patient. Methodical. It is gathering intel. It is only a matter of time. In the meantime, though, this is a pretty geektastic way to screw things in (or up, depending on skill […]
Changing Hands
Springwise: The initiative plans to create an online directory whereby any business in the district, from restaurants to offices, can post their unwanted but usable equipment, computers, furniture and books. Other local businesses in the market for such items can then search the directory and offer to take the items off their original owners’ hands. Not only does the environment […]
The Move for iPhones
The Move is a holder for the iPhone 4/iPod touch that enables you to attach your device anywhere on your clothing (and won’t affect the material in any way.) The really cool thing is that there are no straps/clips/velcro/magnets required, only the screen of your iPhone 4/iPod touch will be visible. Even if you have no pockets, you can keep […]
Smoobo Blender
Yanko Design: With each bounce, the Smoobo Blender’s kinetic batteries get into motion and work the rotary blades within. A refreshing smoothie is ready to drink in a jiffy! Simply love this idea! Smoobo Blender [Yanko Design]
My Social Text
Anyone looking to enhance their social life or to simplify the process of figuring out where to go on a given night can benefit from My Social Text. In short, all someone has to do is text MSTB to 46786 to start receiving free texts with the best happy hours and events in their town. The cooler part is, if […]
DIY Lamp
Shoebox Dwelling: Here is an idea – instead of throwing away packages from light bulbs, why not turn them into something useful and functional? This is what English illustrator and graphic designer Chris Anderson did. His Lamp is a socket that turns into a real table lamp in seconds. It is fun, simple, and unpretentious. And the product is made […]
DIY Sleeping Beauty
CScout: Recently Japan has taken a turn towards the DIY side of life with people opting to forgo spending on services and products seen as a luxury and instead attempting to create the same experience themselves within their homes. The “okomori beauty” trend, literally meaning “stay at home beauty” (a play on hikikomori, meaning a recluse who refuses to go […]
In Exchange for Tram
Springwise: The government of Murcia has offered to give citizens lifetime passes to its brand-new tram system in exchange for turning over their cars. Murcia’s initiative is part of a three-pronged campaign to reduce driving in the city. The first part of that effort was a program whereby citizens could register by the end of June to get a lifelong […]