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Walnut wants to make shared electric skateboards happen
Shared bikes, shared scooters -- now Hong Kong-based Walnut Technology wants to jump on the trend with shared electric skateboards.
Root Cases launches wood iPad 2 duo, ditches the plastic for $79
Just in case that plastic shell you picked up has run its course and you're not looking to alert Al Gore with your next purchase, Root Cases offers a wee bit more environmentally friendly alternative. Now you can outfit your iPad 2 with either North American Walnut or eco-friendly, South Asiatic Bamboo. Both cases will protect your slate in book-like fashion, securing the tablet at the corners and sticking shut via magnetic closure. If you're ready to pull the trigger, you can grab both of these via the source links below for $79 each -- or hit the gallery for another peek at the pair. At least you won't regret splurging for a wood case like you did if you shelled out cash for one of these. %Gallery-136209%
Steampunk USB cufflinks are as awesome as they are pricey
You wouldn't think something classifiable as "wearable storage" would look so darn dapper, but here we are, staring at just about the finest cufflinks we ever did see. Not only are these handmade shirt cuffs beautiful in the most steampunk of ways, they're also pretty useful as each features an 8GB flash storage chip with the utterly ubiquitous USB connector attached. Basically, they're what James Bond would wear if James Bond wore really awesome cufflinks. The general idea behind them might not exactly be original anymore, but we can't really fault the execution here. What we could probably find fault with is our lack of $225 of disposable coin, the price one will have to pay to sport this unique pair of hand-carved, walnut-enclosed memory sticks. [Thanks, Amelia]
Lupus Sabene adds style, fabric to alarm clock
There's a plethora of techno-inspired alarm clocks available to wake you up with your own tunes, and there's even renditions that force you to play games with it in order to shut its yap, but Lupus Sabene has designed an alarm clocks that breaks the mold of existing models by adding a dash of pizazz to the bedroom mainstay. The aptly-named Fabric Clock is simply an average desktop alarm clock encased in designer walnut wood veneer and stainless steel, but taking the artsy approach one step further, Lupus has designed fabric-based covers to clip onto the front panel, adding a simplistic, modern touch to what would've been an eyesore. Ideally, users would have numerous Burberry-inspired covers to change with your mood, and although we've no idea how pricey this thing will be, those comfortable with basic DIY hardware shouldn't have too much difficultly creating one of their very own.[Via SciFiTech]
