Perhaps you’re one of those people who’s indulged too much in the finer things in life, and now you can only find your way around if you installed some sort of 12Monkey chip into your own brain. Maybe you spent college under a hazy cloud of late night Madden and Halo sessions, and it’s all […]
5
May
Cobra Tag will undo all that brain damage you did in college
11
Apr
Start blastin' up the dog park
Ok, so this is completely stupid. Which is why I must have it. It’s a retractable dog-leash with a gun-shaped handle, made by Art Lebedev Studio. The genius is that I can’t think of anything in the world more amazingly stupid, other than perhaps a Chihuahua. But this is way cheaper, and less annoying.
9
Feb
Simple acoustics add 13 decibels of sound to your iPhone
Rise and shine sleepyheads — smart phones may have made watches, clocks and alarms obsolete, but is your phone loud enough to wake you up after a night of serious carousal? Bone Collection’s portable amplifier iPhone Horn stand will never let you sleep in again by adding 13 decibels of sound pressure to your iPhone’s […]
17
Aug
Clever solutions to the puny limitations of cell phone cameras
While the iPhone 4 might have the most impressive built-in camera ever made, the truth is that there still are limitations as to what iPhone can or cannot do (nevermind other mobile phone cameras). But Photojojo! has solved this setback through their Camera Phone Lenses, which attach to the iPhone or any other camera-equipped phone […]
11
Aug
No, not if it's the playfully subversive street art of Mark Jenkins
We first became aware of the work of Mark Jenkins during a recent Los Angeles gallery show, where his absurd human-like characters dominated the room. Raised in the scintillating art Mecca of Fairfax, VA, it probably wasn’t too obvious to Jenkins as a child that he’d wind up a renowned artist. But despite his rising […]
3
Jun
Flat Light not only looks like a desklamp, butit does its job as well
The ultra thin and ultra clever Flat Light poster is simplicity distilled. Designed by Finn Magee of the UK, it is simply a 16.5″ x 23.5″ printed poster of a desklamp outfitted with LED lights to make it a light source you can tack onto your wall just about anywhere. The light it emanates is […]
3
Feb
Convert your iPhone into a telephoto lens
We’ve covered iPhone telephoto lenses before, and this one’s another clean, cheap example. It easily attaches in front of your mobile phone camera — iPhone, Blackberry or any other smart phone — and zooms up to 8x, creating high-quality detailed photos. Available at Urban Outfitters for $30.
