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DODOnotes iPhone Notebooks: Sometimes Nothing Beats A Pen And Paper

The whole hip pocket notebook fad is getting a little tired, but DODOcase — the makers of some gorgeous premium cases for the iPhone, iPad, and other devices — might have just revived it with its new DODOnotes iPhone-friendly notebooks.

6 May 2013

Geek Out

Do You Still Rely On Free Paper Products For Random Things?

Earlier I caught a spider in my apartment by trapping it in a glass, slipping a takeout menu under the rim to cover the opening, and then tossing the spider onto the fire escape. Last week I needed to fill space in a package I was mailing so I got some copies of a free altweekly and balled up the pages. And, you know, sometimes you just need a pamphlet to put your gum in.

4 May 2013

Gadgets

Perform Pachelbel On A Pint-Sized Playable Pop-Up Paper Piano

Taking those electronic music playing greeting cards to a whole new level, Antonella Nonnis created a playable paper piano that she eventually hopes to turn into one of the awesomest pop-up books you’ve ever seen. The paper keys are all lined with a strip of copper foil that’s wired to a series of megaohm resistors and an Arduino.

29 April 2013

Geek Out

Install Shelves That Make Your House Look Windy

These shelves throw caution to the wind. They’ll blow you away. They’re a breeze. Can’t. Stop. Puns. Everywhere. Look, the point is that paper scattering in the wind is a great motif for shelves and these are super pretty. OK? Fine.

26 February 2013

Geek Out

White Moleskines Add Two Extra Pages To Write On

If you’re looking for a more virginal note-taking experience, Moleskine has just the thing for you. It now has a line of all-white notebooks for you to scrawl in.

25 February 2013

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Taking Notes Will Feel A Lot More Biblical On Paper Made Of Stone

Recycling is great, but it would nice if trees didn’t have to be involved at all in paper production. More oxygen, more animal hangouts, good stuff. The Italian notebook maker Ogami agrees, so they’ve developed a line of paper products made out of rocks.

14 November 2012

Geek Out

Paper Or Plastic? Try Neither

San Francisco recently instituted a citywide ban on plastic bags, then started charging a 10c fee for the paper bags you have to use instead. The idea is to promote reusable bags, but the law is also designed to rid the city of plastic litter — this would benefit the environment, because paper bags are considered more ecologically friendly. Right? Not quite.

1 November 2012

Software

Paper For iPad Now Lets You Sketch With A Bluetooth Stylus

Paper is one of the iPad’s best proof of concepts when it comes to apps taking advantage of what the hardware can do. Now, it just got a little better.

22 October 2012

Geek Out

Why Are Blueprints Blue?

If you ever wondered why blueprints were blue and not black or red or white or brown or any other colour than blue, well, it’s not because architects really like the colour but because the technique in making blueprints caused the paper to turn blue.

5 October 2012

Science

Office Paper Could Soon Tell You If You’re Ill Or Pregnant

Researchers are developing new ways to make affordable, chemically sensitive paper that could diagnose malaria, diabetes, pregnancy and plenty more. And it might even show up in your office.

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