Keeping an eye on stylish
gear and technology.

Here’s the Rechargeable USB Lighter, designed by Nathan Gabriele. It might look like a regular Zippo at the first glance, but flip this “premium giveaway” open and you’ll find that it is flameless and works by resistance coils - like a car lighter. Whenever the juice runs out you just plug it in a free USB port to recharge it.

Oh, and to top it off there’s USB flash storage in it as well.

Coroflot: Nathan Gabriele Portfolio

(Via Yankodesign)

DLO has launched a couple of new Jam Jacket protective cases for iPod Touch, Classic and 3G Nano. For $20 you get a form-fitted silicone case protecting your unit from bumps, dust and scratches gifted with an earbud storage system (securing both buds and cord) while still allowing access to all controls and connectors.

Available in black and clear silicone.

DLO: iPod Touch Jam Jacket ($19.99)
DLO: iPod Classic Jam Jacket ($19.99)
DLO: iPod 3G Nano Jam Jacket ($19.99)

Here’s d-JAYS LE by Swedish Jays. Available in four distinct colors (blue, pink, orange and green) guaranteed to stand out from the milky white iPod-bud crowd.

Besides the looks these buds ship with a cord that can be adjusted in length, 4 pairs of silicon rubber sleeves (XS, S, M, L), 4 pairs of canal filters and sport technologies like JAYS Sound Isolating System to reduce background noise and effective transducers which allows you to lower the volume on your media player to consume less battery power.

“d-JAYS LE comes in four limited colors and combine Swedish design and patented in-ear technology for a perfectly balanced sound, with detailed highs, natural mids and extended bass. This without compromising on functionality, look and feel.”

AudioCubes: Jays d-JAYS LE Micro Armature Earphones ($143.00)

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Here’s “Shining Stone” UP3 S2, LG Electronic’s brand new MP3 player with a jewelry concept design. It’s all metal and available in 1-, 2- and 4GB models and in five jewel-influenced colors (black diamond, crystal silver, ruby red, pink topaz and sapphire blue).

Among the features we find MP3/WMA/OGG/ASF/FM-radio playback as well as voice- and FM-radio recording but although it does feature a 65,000 color OLED display it doesn’t do videos or images. File managing and battery charging are easily done by USB 2.0 though.

More pictures at AVING

LG Press release (Korean, Google translated)

(Via Anything but iPod)

Here’s the wall-mountable Just A Moment Clock by Reddish Design (Fluke Collective). Elegant and minimalistic, by separating each hand you read the time in a sequence.

Dimensions: 15.75" x 6".

Fluke Collective: The Just A Moment Clock ($72.00)

Read on for a closer-look:

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Here’s the Amazing Chrome Calculator Belt Buckle, and hmm, let’s see.. Calculator? Check. Chrome? Check. Amazing? Well.. The name pretty much sums it all up.

BeWild: The Amazing Chrome Calculator Belt Buckle ($9.99)

(Via Geekalerts)

Skulls and skeletons works just as good all year round - not just during Halloween - so here’s the glow-in-the-dark RayD8 Mimobot USB Flash Drives by Mimoco.

Available in both happy and evil models with storage ranging from 512MB ($39.95) to 4GB ($109.95).

Mimoco.com: RayD8 USB Flash Drives

EDGE’s DiskGO range of USB 2.0 Flash drives now include a roomy 32GB model. While perhaps not gifted with the most stylish appearance ever they all ship with lifetime warranty and comes preloaded with Cryptarchiver Lite, keeping your files 128AES encrypted.

Edge Tech Corp: DiskGO USB Flash Drives (32GB $399.95)

(Via OhGizmo)

The Gun Mug is designed by the Hong-Kong based design studio ChillyChilly. It’s made in porcelain and available in white with a gold plated trigger and black with a platinum plated trigger.

To quote the website: “Go slow in life, kill time with a cup of coffee!”

Shopmodi.com: Gun Mug ($16.00)

Here’s the 3 Skypephone by 3 and Skype. Besides standard cell phone features like a 2 megapixel camera, mp3 player, mobile TV, Java/3D games, USB + Bluetooth connectivity and web surfing this handset offers complete Skype integration. That means free Skype calls and instant messaging wherever you might go, as long as you have access to 3’s internet services.

It’ll be available in glossy black and white with blue and pink trim and will be launched sometime before christmas in the UK, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Macau and Sweden.

3skypephone.com (Official Site)
Three.co.uk: Skypephone (Preorder, £49.99)
Skype: Press release