Wallets

Gadgets

Beautiful Way To Carry Essential Cash And Cards

4:30PM February 7, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

My wallet is a big leather repository for the millions of tiny pieces of paper I accumulate everyday. I try to keep it clean, but somehow I’m still carrying years worth of membership cards, business cards and even foreign currency. And until I saw this elegant little money clip, I never really thought I had an alternative. More »


Gadgets

Invisible Money Clip, Brought To You By A Moustachioed Lady

10:40PM April 6, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

Bulky wallets are OUT. And actually so is cash, too, I guess? But if you do still like to carry a fold of greenbacks around with you, the All Cash Money Clip is kinda a clever way to do it. A magnet-laden sticker adheres directly to a dollar bill, effectively turning it into an invisible money clip. Makes perfect sense! The lady in the video, on the other hand, does not. $US10. More »


Mobile

How To Replace Your Wallet With Your Phone

4:40AM March 16, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

If you like your wallet, by all means, hold onto it. But if you’d like to travel lighter and worry about one less thing to remember, you can replace most of your wallet’s functionality with your phone. Here’s how to switch over everything except your cash, and maybe one card. More »


Geek Out

Man Finds His Lost Wallet After 40 Years

11:20AM February 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Back in 1970, a man named Rudolph R. Resta lost his wallet. Amazingly, some 40 years later, a security guard found that very wallet and somehow returned it to the now 77-year-old Resta. Imagine that. More »


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This Wallet Is Industrial Strength No Matter How Broke You Are

6:40AM February 9, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Leather! Duct tape! Some sort of cloth! Wallets are so dull. But one made out of two plates of powder-coated aluminium alloy, bound with a bungee cord? Not dull at all – simple, minimalist and tough. [Wintercheck Factory]


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Paranoid About Theft? Try This Biometrically Secured Carbon Fibre Wallet

8:00AM January 29, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Maybe you’ve had your pocket picked a few times and are really paranoid about losing your wallet again. If so, this Dunhill Biometroc Wallet, complete with a biometric fingerprint reader, Bluetooth proximity sensor and carbon fibre frame, is for you. More »


You Know You’re Poor When Your Wallet Doesn’t Open

7:40PM December 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I adore this MIT project, which aims to make spending easier – or harder. Affixed with a Bluetooth module, the wallet connects to a mobile phone and the user’s online banking, so it expands when rich and deflates when poor. More »


Mobile

How To Keep Your Coins Safe During A Mugging

5:40PM August 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’ve heard stories of muggers turning their noses up at victims’ original-gen iPhones, but this clamshell (secretly hiding your pocket-money) might just cause the thief to take pity and gift you with one of his stolen goods. [DoniDoni via Unplggd]


DIY Teabag Wallet Will Caffeinate Your Credit Cards

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10:52AM July 13, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Drinking tea apparently gives you the same caffeine hit as a cup of coffee while stimulating your brain to think more clearly. It obviously worked for DIY-er William Fettke, who drunk so much tea he decided to combine the leftover teabag tags into this awesome DIY wallet. More »


Get Yer Griffin Cases Before The iPhone 4 Launch

10:10PM June 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Some of the first accessories for the iPhone 4 have appeared on Griffin’s website, six days ahead of the launch date. The Elan passport wallet may not be as colourful as the err, Bumper, but it can store all your cards. More »