I know many deluded parents will get their toddler the Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Apptivity Case thinking it’s the first step toward raising a millionaire App developer, but come on. Gut check. The kid just likes the shiny shiny, right?
These iCufflinks are so cool, yet oh so nerdy. I secretly would like to buy them for Father’s Day, but would be slightly embarrassed if my man actually wore them to our next formal occasion.
Cords! All gadgets have ‘em. They’re everywhere. And there are a million different ways to deal with them. But this cord tamer from Pinza is prettier than most, cast from solid stainless steel and hand-polished. $US26. [Pinza]
So a lack of athletic talent has led you to compensate by desiring “stripes” in your lawn. No big deal! Just pick up this relatively inexpensive striping kit from Toro and go to town on that grass.
Moleskine—the brand that conjures up thoughts of those terrific-smelling (oh yeah, and iconic!) leather notebooks. Now apparently, they’re also expanding to include a Moleskine travelling Collection.
This is an iPhone case designed by fancy-pants watchmaker De Bethune. It’s made of full-grain alligator leather and has a pocket watch with a DB 1024 movement built in. What the hell?
Apple and Google are currently battling a war over your pocket. And while each smartphone OS has its strengths and weaknesses, there is one weapon that Apple has with the power to decimate its Google enemies – the accessory market. It’s time for Google to fight back.
In a so-crazy-it-just-might-work design, art student Andrew Kim, created the polyply. It’s a stand made from acrylic plastic, birch plywood and birch that can hold an iPad, iPod and iPhone 4 (and for some reason, a stylus) all at once.
TwelveSouth’s BookBook case, which we’ve admired before for it’s nice leather exterior and adjustable stand mechanism, has been updated to play nice with the iPad 2. It’s still $US70. [TwelveSouth]
