Posts from — August 2008

Now that Apple has successfully launched the era of the touchscreen, it is only a matter of time before your whole life is practically controlled by the tip of your finger.

Cell phones are the most obvious example of where touchscreens will soon become industry standards, so it is no surprise that there are some interesting variations on the designs being made these days. I mean they can’t all look like the iPhone right?

The Nokia 9900 design concept is a cell phone pretending to be a ink pen…or maybe its the other way around. The design features a rollable touchscreen display hidden inside a fully operational pen. Although its just a concept at the moment, it could very well be a sign of how flexible E-Ink screens can be implemented in the future.

via OnlyGizmos

Be Smart, Clip Smart

The paperless office was supposed to be here by now, but while we continue to wait, here is a something to make keeping your documents together a lot easier; The Smart Clipper from Smart Office Products.  It comes in three sizes: Large, Medium, and Small. Good thinking there. One size never fits all. It also makes a good bookmark.

I particularly like that it stacks flat on the desk. The aesthetics of my home office leave enough to be desired without making the piles of paper on my desk look like leaning towers about to fall over when I sneeze. The clipper also evidently comes in handy for sealing the bags inside cereal bags. I guess that qualifies as thinking inside-the-box.

Cartoon by Polyp

I thought I had found the ultimate alarm clock the other day, but as it turns out, I was wrong…oh so very wrong.

Whereas most alarm clocks rely on loud obtrusive noises to get you out of bed, the Wake n’ Bacon gets you up and ready for work with the sweet mouthwatering smell of sizzling bacon.

It’s quite simple, just place a frozen strip of bacon into the Wake n’ Bacon before you fall asleep. The next morning, 10 minutes before the alarm is set to go off, the device automatically begins cooking the bacon using two halogen lamps. When the desired waking time arrives, you have inevitably awoken from the pungent odor of pig fat, and are most likely reloading the device for a second serving.

via LikeCool

I spend much of my time looking for interesting gadgets or ideas that I feel are worth sharing with those of my readers who (like me) spend all day working in a cubicle, and just need a few minutes to relax and read something funny.

While I have claimed the official title of Office Master, the truth is that I find many of my stories from other blogs, who in turn then also deserve the title.

Therefore I am hosting my first ever Are You An Office Master? contest to find someone to share the title with!!!

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I am always delighted to come across a well executed office prank, and this one certainly fits the bill. Well done sir!!

via Nick Scipio

If your hectic work schedule doesn’t allow you to go outside and bask in some natural light from time to time, it can be especially challenging during the summertime to focus on your work.

But instead of letting Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) keep you down, check out this great alternative to real sunlight; The Desktop Light Therapy Box.

It delivers 5,000 lux of daylight spectrum light. Say goodbye to fatigue, depression, and jet lag. Say goodbye to sleep-inducing melatonin and say hello to a slim boxful of light that’s as close to sunlight as you can get indoors.

Available from Hammacher Schlemer for $89.95.