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Pitotubes offer a leak-free solution with their elegant and refillable travel bottles that can withstand the changing pressures and airport luggage handling procedures at their most brutal. The pump travel bottles use high-tech materials and construction, making them airless and durable to assure that they will not leak or explode in your luggage. Made from the finest quality PETG recyclable plastic available, the sleek clear design provides easy content assessment in the event of a security inspection. Created by a former flight attendant after years of hearing complaints of ruined clothing and luggage, Pitotubes come in a variety of sizes and include helpful stickers for labeling. $50 for a set of six bottles, stickers for labeling, and a mesh zippered bag from Flight 001.
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In our final installment of picks from Popular Science's Best of What's New 2006, we're featuring Stanley's FatMax Xtreme Fubar Demolition Tool, a new four-function tool inspired the way contractors often use hammers for more than just nails. Made from tempered steel, the mega-tool's design includes tiered jaws for bending boards and grabbing lumber, a tempered chisel that can cut and split, and a...
During its heyday in the 80's, Factory Records worked with some of the most brilliant graphic artists around, including Peter Saville, Den Kelly, Mark Farrow, 8VO and Barbara Kruger. Their stylish design is almost as iconic as the era-defining bands (Joy Division, New Order, etc.) that are synonymous with the Manchester-based label. The upcoming new book, Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album,is the first...
The Seiko Power Design Project is a horological laboratory for concept watches headed by famed product designer Naoto Fukasawa. Every year since 2002, his lab has introduced ideas pushing innovation in form and function inspired by a theme. Pictured left, the "3D Cloth" (2002, theme: "The new ordinary") replaces standard materials with felt in modern shapes and colors. "Ivory" (2005, theme: "Fascination," pictured center)—reminiscent...
These ceramic party cups look just like their plastic counterpart. They are available online from The Curiosity Shoppe. Also on CH: We Are Happy To Serve ceramic cups....
Flowers die and potted plants need maintenance, but the In Vitro Orchid is a nearly burden-free gift. In fact, this is a pretty clever idea: A nutrient-rich gel supplies all the flower needs to grow inside a sterilized test-tube, tube, which requires—unlike your partner—zero maintenance. When the flower outgrows the five-inch tube, simply transplant. It's surprisingly affordable ($30) and a surefire conversation starter....
For multi-taskers who eschew the idea of showers as a time for quiet contemplation and would rather cram in a study session while lathering up, The Intuitive Learning Company's (TILCO) line of educational shower curtains brings learning to every room of the home. Striving to "educate by observation through the process of combining a stylistic display of simple educational topics on common products found...
