HiddenRadio & Bluetooth Speaker.

I am absolutely drooling over this product's simple design. Talk about user friendly. WANT.


The HiddenRadio & Bluetooth Speaker is based off minimal, timeless design and user intuition. When asleep it hides all its functions, being silent and unanimated. To turn it on you simply twist and lift the cap; the further you lift the cap the more internal volume is created and will amplify to over 80dB of crystal clear sound. This unique design connects and captivates the user through its intuitive functionality.

Hidden Radio & BlueTooth Speaker by John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria — Kickstarter


More info at their website

Little Printer.

I know it's unnecessary, but it's just so damned cute, I want one.


Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

Pre-orders for Little Printer will open in 2012, when it launches as a ‘beta’ product.



Little Printer | BERG Cloud

Tiny Wooden Speaker Bulidin FM Radio for iPod and by somedayrain

I have no idea how this sounds, but I want one because it is tiny and adorable and it has a radio in it.



Made of wood and 100% handicraft products, this Tiny Acorn speaker produces rich sound. Includes a USB connector for charging and a standard jack to connect to audio sources.

Tiny Wooden Speaker Bulidin FM Radio for iPod and by somedayrain

Lytro light field camera.

I'm drooling. I want one.




Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.

Check out a sample image here. Just click on different parts of the photo to re-focus. So cool.



Lytro

(via Gizmodo)

Lytro Is Developing a Camera That May Change Photography as We Know It

I actually gasped when I clicked on the pictures. Go on. Do it. Then go read the story.

Click the background on this one:



...and the foreground on this one:



WHOA.

PetaPixel: Lytro Is Developing a Camera That May Change Photography as We Know It

Luxe | Plates.

These are some seriously fancy phone backings. Quite cool.





Stainless steel plates for your iPhone and other devices. — Luxe Plates

Porta-Jump.

I hate to admit it, but winter IS just around the corner. I might get one of these for peace of mind. At $30, it's a nice way to avoid a messy, cold encounter with a dead car battery. It may not be terribly designy, but it is tiny – which is cool.


Jump start your car without opening the hood
The Porta-Jump is a small (about 3” x 3” x 2 1/2”), portable battery designed as a multi-use emergency jump starter when your battery has run too low. It comes in a nylon pouch—place it in your glove compartment or trunk until you need it. Porta-Jump arrives fully charged and is ready to use immediately; just plug it into your cigarette lighter or power port, wait for the green light, and start your car. A “smart chip” battery tester is built in to let you know if your low battery will accept a charge. Porta-Jump is also rechargeable—leave it plugged in for 30 minutes while driving and it’s ready to use again.

Porta-Jump - Sporty's Tool Shop

(via Utility Journal)

Pocketbooth.

DAMN. I wish I'd seen this before I went on vacation!



Pocketbooth for iPhone and iPod touch (4th generation) on the iTunes App Store

(via the lovely swissmiss)

U-Socket - Dual Socket/ Dual USB Outlet

It was only a matter of time for something like this to come out. The U-Socket adds two additional USB ports next to your traditional power outlets, providing a charging station for your electronic devices without having to turn your computer on. – Better Living Through Design

Buy it at FastMac

Unsuck It.

No explanation necessary.



Unsuck It

Fork and Cream Sauce cable wrangler.

Buy One, Save One! The greater part of the profits of this products selling are used to contribute for save the starving children.

With each item purchased, 'Save the Children' will be able to provide one meal for a child in hunger.

Lufdesign: store

Moleskine Kindle cover with notebook.

I don't have a Kindle, but I LOVE this. A perfect combo of analog and digital. Pretty pretty.



The Book Bench: Complete Package : The New Yorker

Bobble water bottle.

bobble is a stylish, patented reusable, water bottle that filters water as you drink. Bobble's filter removes chlorine and contaminants from municipal tap water giving you the experience of drinking crisp, clean portable, filtered water that has a cleaner, crisper taste and meets NSF International Standard 42 (the standard that governs public and private drinking water). bobble is made from recycled plastic and is free of BPA, Phthalates and PVC. A single bobble filter equates to at least 300 water bottles, which helps the environment more than a single-serve bottled water and without incurring the significant costs – environmental and monetary – associated with plastic water bottles.

Bobble Water

(Thanks, Anna!)

Smith Corona Portable USB Typewriter.

This is a Smith Corona Portable typewriter that has been modified with custom electronics to work as a standard USB keyboard.

The typewriter itself is in good condition, all keys work smoothly although there is one stuck key (the @ key). Also, the key registration is off (lines of text don't appear crooked on the page.) The ink is fresh and it does work as a regular typewriter in addition to being a USB keyboard.

USB Typewriter Upcycled Smith Corona Portable by usbtypewriter: "This is a Smith Corona Portable typewriter that has been modified with custom electronics to work as a standard USB keyboard."

Sony Rolly the Dancing MP3 Player.

I kinda want one.



Some other fun and less spendy players here:
Strange and Unusual MP3 Players | Retrevo

Camera Pen.

Oh, man. When my pal, Gretchen, and I start our bakery-slash-detective agency, I'm SO getting one of these. Maybe a dozen.


Slip this Camera Pen into your pocket and snap pictures or videos discreetly by just tapping the top. You can record up to 2 hours of video with audio or take nice, clean 2 megapixel images. It even has a motion sensor so you can record when you are not present. Built-rechargeable lithium-ion battery and built-in 4GB of memory (2.0 USB key) included.

International Center of Photography - Camera Pen

(Thanks, Nate! This is brilliant.)

Bookbook.

I absolutely love this.


BookBook is a one-of-a-kind, hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red, BookBook brings three levels of security to your prized Mac. First, the hardback cover and spine provide solid protection from the rigors of the road. Second, the vintage book design disguises MacBook for superior security. And third, the stylish case protects you from being like everyone else because BookBook is totally original, just like you.

Bookbook - Bookbook - Twelve South

(Thank you, Bradley!)

AIRPOD air purifier.

If you've ever shopped for an air purifier, you'll know EXACTLY how hideous they can be. The nicer designs cost a forture. This one is pretty sweet, compact and not horrifically expensive.



Inhabitots :: AIRPOD: HEPASilent HEPA Air Purifier - $99.95

FM3 Buddha Machine 2.0

A co-worker just turned me on to this. It appeals to me on so many levels - my weaknesses for Buddhist chants, transistor radios, sound machines... I couldn't press "Buy" fast enough.

Check out the sound samples. Very cool, if you like this sort of thing. At $23, it could be a nice little gift for your fave gadget geek, music nerd or new age-y pal.




The Buddha Machine is a little plastic box that plays music.

Specifically, FM3 constructed nine drones, varying from two seconds to 42 seconds, which repeat endlessly in the listener’s ear until the “track” is switched to the next drone (or the two AA batteries run out).

The machine has its own built-in speaker, in case one would like to fill a room with the drones, but there is also a headphone jack for more personal meditative experiences. There’s a switch on the side that allows for traversal of the tracks, and a DC jack (though an adapter is not included) for those who would like the Buddha Machine experience be truly endless.

In a way, it’s like the cheapest pre-loaded iPod you’ll ever be able to buy.


FM3 BUDDHA MACHINE

(Thanks, Jim!)

Driinn.

Very simple and sweet. Love the name, too.


Designed in Holland, Driinn is named after the sound that the Dutch think a phone makes when it rings. Just wrap the charge cord around the holder; the Driinn hangs between the battery charger and the electric outlet. It provides a safe haven for your device to rest while charging and a convenient storage place for the charging cord.

Spoon Sisters :: Driinn - Mobile Device Charging Holder