Springwise: Zeroing in on paper napkins—USD 200 of which the average kid uses each year—North Carolina-based Happikins recently launched an eye-pleasing line of reusable lunch box napkins. Available in packages of five, Happikins are 12-by-12-inch cotton or cotton-blend napkins featuring kid-friendly colours and designs. Each set comes with a durable pouch that fits neatly in a lunch box and can […]

CNBC.com: Few things are worse than coming back to your car, dying of thirst, only to take a nice long sip of warm water or soda. Just the thought of it makes you go “blech!” to try to get the imaginary taste out of your mouth. Behold, the Car Mini Fridge from ThinkGeek.com. The car fridge, along with the car […]

SlipperyBrick: Everyone needs a lamp at one point or another. Whether it’s on your desk at the bedside, a lamp is something we all need, but is often one of those things we don’t buy. Lamps can make good Christmas gifts, especially geeky lamps. ThinkGeek is offering new DIY Dinosaur Lamps that are made from laser cut sheets of flexible […]

TrendCentral: For those of you who constantly feel the need to say what’s on your mind no matter how inappropriate, whether it’s when you are cut off by a jerk driver on the road or stuck on an excruciatingly long conference call in the office, Shticks may help you stay out of anger management class. Expressing sentiments ranging from “I’m […]

The Ginsu Outdoors Electric Fillet Knife designed by Robert Radi is specifically geared towards the outdoor marketplace and designed with the avid fishermen in mind. Whether one fish is being filleted or a whole limit this electric fillet knife is designed to have the coolest running motor on the market. The unit also conveniently contains a standard 12Volt plug which […]

Etre Touchy gloves are a fun way to keep your hands warm and dry while using mobile phones, portable games systems, music players and other electronic devices. Their missing thumb and index fingertips allow you to touch, tap, stroke, slide and pinch these devices’ displays in any way you desire – a facet of their design that is particularly important […]

Iconoculture: Forget the doors and windows; the easiest way into most homes is through the telephone. Now two U.K. inventors have created a device that automatically screens out telemarketers, prank callers and phone scammers. TrueCall blocks telemarketers’ numbers while letting trusted peeps through. If it doesn’t recognize the dialer’s number, TrueCall sends callers to a purgatory where they must identify […]

TrendCentral: This Swedish hosiery company, Happy Socks, makes us want to never wear plain black socks again. Offering a literal rainbow of color palettes and patterns, the socks seem like the kind of thing you may see an accidentally stylish 6-year-old wearing, but there’s no reason we can’t treat our feet too. Make Your Feet Smile [TrendCentral]

ProductDose.com: I have this weird affinity for doing the dishes. I find it oddly therapeutic. A professor of mine told me there’s a primal satisfaction in the act of cleansing — things, your body, your spirit. These utensils from Seongyong Lee have a ball designed into them to enable them to float so that you don’t have to rummage around […]

TrendCentral: If you’ve ever walked down the street to stares thinking you must look pretty good that day only to discover blocks later it was your fallen fly and not your fly outfit, then this gadget is for you. Designed to keep your zipper up and your nether regions covered, the ZipHolder loops through your zipper and around the button […]