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A Magnet You Can Carry With You Without Ruining Electronics

By on July 28, 2015 in gadgets, general geekery, kickstarter, magnets, shiny metal objects, shut up and take my money!, tools

Screen Shot 2015-07-28 at 7.19.38 AMAll geeks love magnets. They are fascinating – and rare earth magnets are the coolest kind – super strong, yet small and portable. The problem with magnets is their ability to damage computer and television displays and to erase data from hard drives.

Mon Chan has solved this problem with his MagTic campaign on Kickstarter. His fold-up keychain gizmo conceals 6 neodymium magnets inside. When not in use, the magnetic field is shielded within the metal casing – securely enough that Chan demonstrates this by laying it on his Macbook Pro. The MagTic has already met its funding goal and there are still early bird options left. I am personally backing this project to get 1 of the MagTic items for my keychain. 🙂

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The Safer Way to Charge Your Phone at Night

By on July 27, 2015 in 3D printing, cable management, design, furniture, gadgets, general geekery, gifts, kickstarter, more nerd than geek
Behold! The old-school cupholder.

Behold! The old-school cupholder.

For you whippersnappers that are too young to remember, there was a time in which there were zero cars that came with cup holders. Seriously. Even a Rolls Royce didn’t have cupholders. Not kidding. You had to make a special trip to a convenience store (back then, the only one I knew of was 7-11) to buy a plastic cup holder that would hook between your car door window and the interior paneling. These are still made for use in older, vintage cars, albeit you just don’t see them much nowadays.

The folks at ArmsReach Industries have created an adaptation of the old school cupholder with their NightHolster campaign on Kickstarter.

The NightHolster hitches to your bed frame and holds not only your drink, but also reading glasses, your Kindle and your smartphone. There’s a notch to allow the charging cables to pass through without kinking – and also keeps your phone from flying across the room if you grope for it in a stupor as you awake. No more items sliding off the bedside table with this low-tech gizmo that’s currently prototyped in high tech 3D printing.

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