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Gadgets

Ingenious Taco Plate Facilitates Rapid Consumption of Tacos

7:20AM Mark Wilson | True story: As a child, if my taco fell apart mid-meal, I would start crying. In case you hadn’t pieced it together by now, I was a fat child. More »
Design

Conductive Plates Could Make the Microwave Obsolete

10:00AM Sean Fallon | You know what I hate about waffles? They get cold too quickly. This plate concept would keep my Eggos toasty without having to hit it with the microwave—because the heating element is built-in. More »
Gadgets

Star Trek Plate Covers Won’t Make Your Lights Turn On Any Faster

11:45PM Jesus Diaz | You can’t wait for the movie. You have the t-shirts, the tricorder replica, the klingon doctorate, your room looks like the Enterprise’s bridge, your face has morphed already into a sexy Vulcanian, and you have been writing your first Star Trek novel for years now. But do you have these plates for your electrical wall thingies? Yeah. That’s what I thought. Go get the three of them for only $US18. My favourite by far is the power plug plate: More »
Design

Lunchboxes Create the Illusion of Fine PB&J Dining

11:40PM Mark Wilson | Our childhood died when we realised that our precious GI Joe lunchbox would no longer impress our friends but get us laughed at and called a baby. As we carried our brown paper bag in shame, one graphic designer mused a solution. Her lunchboxes, seen here, hold food with style, folding out to reveal a facade of dining on fine porcelain plates or even just simple plastic dishes on the beach. More »