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Portable scanner looks like a pen, is way more expensive

Portable scanner looks like a pen, is way more expensive

I've never needed to scan a document or photo while sitting in a plane seat, but if you ever have,...
 
It's time to reinvent the business card

It's time to reinvent the business card

I'm getting a little tired of the business card. Every time I meet a business contact, we exchange these tiny...
 
Sketch lamp bows down and becomes a light box

Sketch lamp bows down and becomes a light box

Who doesn't love multi-functional gadgets? This Sketch desk lamp, by Hung-Ming Chen and Ninna Kapadia doubles as a light box...
 
USB Computer Prankster is practically harmless

USB Computer Prankster is practically harmless

Gawd, please don't use this on me, beloved comrades. If you slipped this $32 USB Computer Prankster into a USB...
 
Card reader doubles as backlit erasable memo pad

Card reader doubles as backlit erasable memo pad

Every once in a while, Hong Kong novelty merchant Brando rolls out something cool. If you're looking to get rid...
 
Coffee mug-shaped cubicle is a cramped reminder of how much you hate your job

Coffee mug-shaped cubicle is a cramped reminder of how much you hate your job

Brazilian designer Lucas Vieira isn't doing the common drone any favors. By cutting some corners on your average cubicle (which...
 
Back to school with the DormVault

Back to school with the DormVault

Heading off to school can be all fun and games if you know who your roommates are gonna be. Think...
 
Award-winning Braille labeler embosser

Award-winning Braille labeler embosser

Braille labelers have been around for a while, but they're clumsy and prone to mistakes. A design team from MIT...
 
Chew on this Pac Man stapler

Chew on this Pac Man stapler

We have to think that the only reason this Pac Man stapler was ever made is because they creators at...
 
Messless Charger Dock cleans up nicely

Messless Charger Dock cleans up nicely

Don't know about you, but most people I know have one corner of their desk that is an embarrassing jumble...
 
Office 2010 the Movie: Finally, a Microsoft ad that doesn't suck

Office 2010 the Movie: Finally, a Microsoft ad that doesn't suck

We were fans of watching Bill Gates pal around with Seinfeld as much as anyone else, but the ads didn't...
 
Eris Planetary Sphere watch goes anywhere but the wrist

Eris Planetary Sphere watch goes anywhere but the wrist

Although it looks more like a kitchen timer than a watch, the Eris Planetary Sphere watch is kinda neat. Measuring...
 
Willow Garage's PR2 navigates crowded offices in its quest to find a power outlet

Willow Garage's PR2 navigates crowded offices in its quest to find a power outlet

Willow Garage, a group of 'bot builders who see "personal robots as the next paradigm shifting personal productivity tool for...
 
Eco-machine transforms office memos into toilet treats

Eco-machine transforms office memos into toilet treats

The current mainstream trend in Japan is to figure out how to label nearly every action, thing or event with...
 
MIT engineers file patent for <i>Get Smart's</i> 'Cone of Silence'

MIT engineers file patent for Get Smart's 'Cone of Silence'

A pair of MIT engineers are working on a real world Cone of Silence like the one in both the...
 

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