We never grow tired of indie-designed wallets and bottle openers that are fundraising on Kickstarter, and the Brew Clip is a great combo of both items. The thin profile Brew Clip can slip into your front pocket and will hold your cards and cash securely while housing the ready to use bottle opener. Just slide the integrated opener out of the rigid frame and crack open your favorite brew.
It’s not every day a notable new guitar company comes along. Moniker Guitars is based out of Austin Texas and is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help launch their new line of semi-hollow body electric guitars. Currently you can order customized solid body electric guitars on their website as well as custom pickguards for your existing guitar. If you put your girlfriend’s face on the pickguard, she might not be as upset when you use the rent money to buy one of these sweet sounding (and looking) geeetars.
Ever head out for a run and tie a key to your shoelace or drawstring? The Kickstarter project PocketBands aims to end that nonsense. Perfect for going to the gym, running, swimming, surfing, biking, and more – PocketBands are lightweight wristbands with a secret compartment to stash a key and/or some cash without interfering with your activities. Why has nobody thought of this before?!?
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 is a decorative, self contained speaker system that can stand on its own or be hung on a wall. Wireless audio can be streamed to the unit via AirPlay and DLNA allowing for a completely clean integration into your living space. Inside the 70″ diameter round speaker rests the amplifiers and 8″ woofer, two 3” mid-range speakers, and two ¾” tweeters.
Heads up displays are always cool in cars and etc, but what about one that’s literally on your head? Google Glass is basically a computer, camera, and screen built into a glasses frame. Voice commands allow you to take pictures, record video, search the web, translate your voice, share what you see live, get gps directions and more. You’ll have to apply to be a “Glass Explorer” by Feb 27th, get excepted, and cough up $1,500 to get one.
where we’re going, we don’t need roads…
The Square Mobile Card Reader will allow you to swipe credit cards into your smartphone or tablet, and the Square Register App makes it super easy to turn your device into a customizable checkout register. Perfect for the traveling businessman or even a chain of retail stores swapping out oldschool registers for iPads, Square Register accepts all major credit cards and has a simple pricing plan – either 2.75% per transaction or a flat $275 monthly fee. Compatible cash drawers and receipt printers are also available.
If you thought Portsmith Co.’s CINCH Wallet Kickstarter project was cool, check out their minimalist Fulcro Credit Card Bottle Opener. Made out of stainless steel and the size of a traditional credit card, this bottle opener will go great with your CINCH wallet or regular wallet. The CINCH Kickstarter project has only 33 hours left at the time of this writing, but if you pledge you can receive this slick opener.
For those looking for a charging case for their iPhone 5, look no further. iBattz is now releasing their Mojo Refuel iPhone 5 Case which comes with two interchangeable 2200 mAh I9300 Battery Modules. Also included is an extra USB charger which allows you to charge the second battery while the first is being used inside the Refuel case. Ships March 15.
Want quality on-ear headphones that will stand out from the crowd? Check out the DNA Headphones by Monster. The triangular construction looks cool and also protects the cables coming out of the pillow-soft noise-cancelling cushions. The Monster DNA Headphones also feature iPhone compatibility and dual inputs – which means you can link up to another pair and share audio with a friend.