products

How Products Participate In Social Media

BY Matt Compton | 05-02-2012 | 10:00 AM | LEADERSHIP

When a person recommends a product, it's a form of self-expression. Brands need to understand their customers in this context and ask: What does it say about a person when he or she shares, wants, or owns a brand or product? READ MORE›

Anything They Can Do, You Can Do Better

BY Aaron Shapiro | 05-01-2012 | 7:34 AM | DESIGN

The line between becoming a pioneer and a “me-too” flop can be unclear when you’re in the weeds of development. When in doubt, ask yourself if you’d use your new product instead of the market leader’s. If the answer is yes, keep going. If it’s no, then stop and rethink.READ MORE›

Wanted: A Practical Laptop Pedestal

BY Chris Dannen | 04-20-2011 | 5:15 PM | DESIGN

The A-stand is a rugged ergonomic stand for your laptop that packs flat, assembles fast, and boasts a little Danish design cred.READ MORE›

Wanted: Paperweights That Say Screw Work, Leave Early

BY Chris Dannen | 04-18-2011 | 4:26 PM | DESIGN

MoMa Design Store makes your mess of a desk into a garden of bad attitude with these flower-like paperweights. Crumple up that TPS report and go frolic!READ MORE›

Why PayPal Doesn't Care About NFC

BY Chris Dannen | 03-15-2011 | 8:49 PM | INNOVATION

Some of SXSW's hottest startups say they're here to help small businesses compete, but eBay execs say those merchants want something else entirely.READ MORE›

Christopher "moot" Poole's Canvas Brings the Fun of 4Chan Mainstream

BY Chris Dannen | 03-13-2011 | 6:55 PM | DESIGN

The founder of 4Chan took the stage at SXSW to explain how his new project, Canvas, could far exceed the hilariously filthy meme-factory 4Chan's 12-million-user popularity with Facebook-friendly appeal. READ MORE›

Why Scvngr's "Chief Ninja" Is the Talk of SXSW

BY Chris Dannen | 03-12-2011 | 9:11 PM | DESIGN

The Boston startup plans to disrupt Groupon and Foursquare by making a game that combines the genius of both, and imagines how the benefits of games can extend beyond business. READ MORE›

NFC's Great, but Rumors of Credit Cards' Death Are Greatly Exaggerated

BY Chris Dannen | 03-10-2011 | 4:37 PM | DESIGN

The fantasy of buying a Slurpee with nothing more than a dramatic wave of your iPhone 5 may be an inevitable future. But like hydrogen cars and hoverboards, electronic wallet technology has a long, long way to go.READ MORE›

Wanted: ZIIIRO Minimalist Watch

BY Chris Dannen | 12-23-2010 | 9:50 AM | DESIGN

First unveiled as a concept this past spring, ZIIIRO watches cut out numbers, hashes, hands, and all. Now you can buy one.READ MORE›

Wanted: The Simple and Smart Typography Book

BY Chris Dannen | 12-20-2010 | 9:47 AM | DESIGN

Statistics show that exposure to typography from a young age can save the innocent from a Comic Sans-only existence.READ MORE›

Wanted: the Mac App that Rips Songs from YouTube

BY Chris Dannen | 12-15-2010 | 9:25 AM | DESIGN

Grappler for Mac lets you search all the songs and video on the Web and download what you like to your iTunes library. READ MORE›

Foursquare Checkin Unlocks This Apartment Door, DIY Kits Coming Soon

BY Chris Dannen | 12-14-2010 | 2:19 PM | DESIGN

A look into a geeked-out Brooklyn office reveals the beginnings of a product that every nerd in America would buy: a front door that unlocks when you check in.READ MORE›

Wanted: Something Good and Grotesque From Kanye West

BY Chris Dannen | 11-30-2010 | 10:19 PM | DESIGN

All right, so Kanye West has had a rough couple of years. He's aired his lunacies to millions on Twitter. He's a punching bag for TV journalists. And worst of all, the only things he's created are the Kanye Interruptus meme and one ...READ MORE›

Wanted: A Faster, Flatter iPhone Contacts

BY Chris Dannen | 11-30-2010 | 1:10 AM | DESIGN

In the spirit of the font that inspired its name, Dialvetica is a clean, basic and super-fast "contact contacter" for iOS. READ MORE›

Wanted: The Jacket With a Perfect Fit (and a Dirty Secret)

BY Chris Dannen | 11-29-2010 | 9:59 AM | DESIGN

Like a custom-cut Teflon wrapper for your top half, this Rapha/Paul Smith creation keeps out wet weather with some serious flair.READ MORE›

Wanted: The Time, In Abstract

BY Chris Dannen | 11-21-2010 | 6:30 PM | DESIGN

Alien watch site Tokyoflash does new violence to the face of the clock. READ MORE›

Wanted: Sunglasses Made From Fighter Jet Canopy Glass

BY Chris Dannen | 11-19-2010 | 12:01 PM | DESIGN

Now you can get the laser-sharp optics of a Top Gun fighter without accidentally killing your best friend.READ MORE›

Wanted: The Light, Recycled Trench

BY Chris Dannen | 11-19-2010 | 2:25 AM | ETHONOMICS

A coat that might make frequent fliers want to ditch their khaki classics.READ MORE›

Wanted: The Home Music Server

BY Chris Dannen | 11-18-2010 | 8:46 AM | DESIGN

With domestic Web speeds lagging, high-quality music from cloud is still a dream--but this 2TB music vault is very real.READ MORE›

Wanted: The Wool Jacket That Knows Its Source

BY Chris Dannen | 11-17-2010 | 7:31 AM | DESIGN

Every garment made by this New Zealand wool clothier comes with its own "baa-code" that lets you track down the flock of sheep it came from. READ MORE›