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Gadgets

My Dream Coffee Cup Is Now A Reality

3:00PM Rosa Golijan | Unlike T.S. Eliot, I can’t measure life out in coffee spoons. I tend to lose the darn things. That’s exactly why this self-stirring, self-heating, USB-chargeable coffee cup is the stuff my caffeine-deprived daydreams are made of. More »
Design

Camouflage Cords

5:00AM Mark Wilson | Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight. More »
Design

I Swear, This Is Really Just A Combo Salt-and-Pepper Shaker

5:20PM Rosa Golijan | Confession time. I have a terribly dirty mind. I’m flustered to admit that, but it’s gotta be the case since I’m confusing this innocent salt-and-pepper shaker for the very naughty (and very NSFW) Form 2 sex toy. It’s really kitchenware though. Promise. More »
Design

I Don’t Want To Come In, I Just Want To Ring This Doorbell

3:20PM Matt Buchanan | *Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring* “What?!” “Oh sorry, I can’t stop pushing your Spore doorbell.” *Ring* “I’m calling the cops.” *Ring* More »
Design

Useful Towel Knows How Many Pecks Are In A Bushel

5:00PM Rosa Golijan | A towel is about the most massively useful thing you can have. This particular one though, does things no other towel does: It guides you through the mysteries of measurement conversions and even has built-in rulers. More »
Gadgets

DIY Laser Hair Removal And DIY Botox Markets Expanding

1:20PM Rosa Golijan | I love DIY projects, lasers and chemistry sets as much as the next gal, but the whole do-it-yourself laser hair removal and Botox market boom is terrifying. Untrained individuals shouldn’t be pointing needles and lasers at themselves. More »
Computers

Almost Nobody Owns Just Macs

5:00AM John Herrman | NPD’s Household Penetration Study found a 3% uptick in Mac households for 2009. This makes sense! What’s surprising (or not) is that of the 12% of homes with a Mac, less than 2% are Mac-exclusive. More »
Gadgets

Why Is Panasonic The First To Invent A Two-Way Iron?

8:00AM Jason Chen | Unless my Google skills are failing me, this Panasonic 360-Degree iron is the first iron to have the pointed tip at both sides of the iron. It’s been staring us in the face for 100 years, and Panasonic’s is first? More »
Design

Accordian/Thermos Lovechild Keeps Your Milk Fresh Longer

12:20PM Rosa Golijan | Meet Fresh, the amazing Shrinking Milk Jug, who will keep your milk fresh for up to a week longer by eliminating the air void which makes it go bad in the first place. More »
Gadgets

Sex Toys Make Delightful Additions To Any Home

2:45PM Dan Nosowitz | This little site provides illustrated guides to using all kinds of sex toys in new and unexpectedly G-rated ways around the house. If you were wondering how to turn that two-foot-long-double-headed-you-know-what into a keyboard wrist-rest, read on. More »