A Watch You'll Want to Touch

Kenneth Cole is releasing a watch you can spend a lot of time fiddling with -- because it's a touch-screen watch. We're not sure why you'd need to get your grubby fingerprints all over it, though; all it seems to do is tell time. Sure, it tells you what hour it is in 32 cities around the world; but, other than that, there doesn't seem to be an altimeter or stopwatch or any other reason you'd ...

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A Screw-Holding Magnetic Sweatband to Hold Onto Your Hardware

Everyone is familiar this problem: Where can you store small pieces of hardware, such as screws and nails, while you're working -- and still look stylish and awesome? This should do the trick. The MagnoGrip Magnetic Wristband, only $13 from Amazon, will let you be a little bit Wonder Woman as you hit things with hammers. The band is embedded with strong magnets that will hold all those tools. ...

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Whiten Your Teeth Without a Trip to the Dentist

We know that our teeth are starting to look more ebony than ivory, but we've resisted our dentist's plea to whiten them. Too expensive -- plus, trips to his office are scary. Luckily, there's another option: the home whitening kit. The Forever White Teeth Whitening Headset and Kit from Beaming White claims to be the quickest method of shining our chompers (aside from gargling bleach, which we ...

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Head to Dreamland in a 2-Ton Bed

Parisian designer Rick Owens bets you like him so much that you want to see where he sleeps. In fact, he's so convinced of that, he created a model of his awesome sleep-fortress for an exhibition at New York's Salon 94. Owens' installation is called "Pavane for a Dead Princess." The bed and a complementary daybed, are made from alabaster, bronze and marble. The bed is over 9-by-9-feet and ...

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This Summer, Soak Them With Beer

It's time to get back to your roots, specifically your beer-soaked college days. Even if that doesn't describe your higher-ed experience, it's time for continuing education via the Beer Blaster Liquid Shooter. You load a can into the gun, as if it were an adults-only Super Soaker. When the can is punctured, the pressure from the carbonation will store up a lethal stream that's unleashed when ...

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A Utility Belt Gadget for Driving Away Mosquitoes

Ever notice how all our methods of combating mosquitoes are unpleasant -- from toxic chemicals like DEET to that awful Avon Skin So Soft. Well, guess what, folks? We found one more: The Clip On Mosquito Repeller. For $25 you can get this handy tool: a canister with a small motorized fan that sprays repellent up to 15 feet ahead of you. Mosquitoes, not being very bright, obviously have no ...

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Rapid Cooler Provides Emergency Frosty Brews

Your guests are coming soon, and you totally forgot to ice that case of beer. Whatever will you do? If you put the brews in the freezer, they might end up exploding -- and that's no way to be a good host. Here's your solution: the Rapid Blitz Chiller by Cooper Cooler will give you frosties on demand. In a mere four minutes, these will drop your beers from a toasty 77 degrees Fahrenheit to a ...

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OLED Bookmark Won't Wake Up Monsters Under Your Bed

Are you and your loved one constantly fighting because you insist on using a 200-watt bulb that could double as a prison searchlight for reading in bed? Designer Valentina Trimani conceived the Lightleaf concept to avert these knockdown drag-outs. The Lightleaf is a flexible OLED bookmark that emits enough light to read, but not enough to wake up the monsters under the bed (or in it with you). ...

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Speech Bubble Offers Quiet, Freedom From Being Hit On

There are lots of reports lately that all the ambient noise around us is making us deaf and mentally unstable. Scottish design student Elaine McCluskey created these charming speech bubbles to combat a problem poised by excessive noise: how to have a chat with your buds at the bar while everyone else is shouting about the Cavs-Celtics game. The bubbles will be displayed at a design show, during ...

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Use Your Smart Phone to Charge Friends for Your Time

Have you been hesitant to unload your collection of Warrant concert posters because you don't want to be limited to accepting only cash and checks? Well, bring your garage sale into the 21st century with a credit card reader created by the company Square. The card reader plugs into the headphone jack of your smart phone. Swipe a customer's card and they will get receipts automatically sent to ...

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