i love innovation

The iPod® Gramophone from Hammacher Schlemmer

Handcrafted entirely of slip-cast ceramic to replicate the curvature and passive amplification of a French horn, this is the iPod® gramophone that augments sound from an iPod® without requiring auxiliary power or speaker components.

I received my Hammacher Schlemmer catalog this week and was taken by what was on the cover. There are so many iPod accessories/companion electronics out there now, that finding anything that is even mildly original is tough. The iPod Gramophone from Hammacher Schlemmer, however, stands apart by being a one-of-a-kind accessory. In this product, there is a juxtaposition of the old and the new. It is interesting, fun, cool, and even useful as it doesn’t require additional power for the amplification component.

Nice.

This seems like a clever idea to me. These wallets are all polymer which means none of the troubles that come along with natural material (limited availability, ethical concerns, extra care to keep nice, etc). They are water proof and very durable.

Go see: Dosh

Can you say, “Frickin’ Sweet?” Nubrella is an umbrella that completely covers your upper half. The thing that makes it amazing is this: it has straps to make it hands-free! Amazing.

Nubrella.com

Nubrella is no ordinary umbrella, it stops rain, wind, snow and extreme cold - and keeps your head, face and shoulders drier than ever. It offers more protection, guaranteed!

Yet, nubrella went one step further and is changing the game forever. With nubrella’s new patent pending “shoulder straps” and “offset handle” you can now be completely hands free!

Sruli Recht - ~Elt

Here’s some innovation for you: a belt with no buckle.

The first Buckless Belt is a completely Icelandic product, from the skin to the hand-made vertical-feed boxes, in colours flesh, bone, ash and rust and in widths of 3, 4 and 5 centimetres.

Utilising a Unique Feed-Teeth method of fastening, and cut using a needle fine jet of water, this is Metal Detector Invisible.

Kind of weird, but pretty cool.

POWERSTICK :: fueled by Ecosol

“Double your talk time on your cellphone or listen to hundreds of extra songs. The Powerstick™ allows you to do what you have to do and more of what you want to do anytime, anywhere.

EASY TO USE

• Plug the Powerstick™ into a USB port to charge. The fuel gauge turns on when charging begins.
• With the appropriate connector, plug the Powerstick™ into your device’s charger port
• Press the start button and your device has instant power. You can even use the device while it charges.”

This is pretty sweet. It’s essentially a portable recharger for mp3 players, phones, and other electronic devices. It’s about the size of a usb thumb drive and it can supposedly double your talk/listening time. Pretty cool.