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Wanted: A Practical Laptop Pedestal

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

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Wanted: Paperweights That Say Screw Work, Leave Early

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»

Why PayPal Doesn't Care About NFC

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»

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

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»

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

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»

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

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»

Wanted: ZIIIRO Minimalist Watch

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

Wanted: The Simple and Smart Typography Book

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

Wanted: the Mac App that Rips Songs from YouTube

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

Foursquare Checkin Unlocks This Apartment Door, DIY Kits Coming Soon

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»

Wanted: Something Good and Grotesque From Kanye West

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»

Wanted: A Faster, Flatter iPhone Contacts

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

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

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

Wanted: The Time, In Abstract

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

Wanted: Sunglasses Made From Fighter Jet Canopy Glass

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

Wanted: The Light, Recycled Trench

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

Wanted: The Home Music Server

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

Wanted: The Wool Jacket That Knows Its Source

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»

Wanted: Kelty's LumaTwist Is Your Own Personal Satellite

All the strangeness of LED lights and space vehicles packed into a single, lonely companion.READ»

Is It Finally Okay to Lust for a Cheap American Car?

A car made for the fanboy that is (apparently) inside us all.READ»