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Quirky outs slick Ray solar charger

, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

I like most of the crowd sourced gear that quirky builds. The company operates on an interesting model where they take a person's idea and then build the product based on input from the users of the site. The latest product from Quirky is the Ray and it's very interesting for those that are on the go a lot. The Ray is a little suction cup solar charger with a USB port that uses the cables that come with your gear. Read The Full Story

Quirky Mantis is a clip on task light for lots of tasks

, Feb 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Quirky comes up with some strange crowd-sourced product designs, but they are almost always cool products. The latest cool and odd product to come from Quirky is the Mantis task light. The little light has a clip on design that allows it to be used on your desktop LCD, notebook screen, and as a freestanding light for other needs. Read The Full Story

Quirky launches Perch Wireless Speaker

, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Quirky has a new product up for pre-sale on its site called the Perch wireless speaker. The speaker is designed to work with all sorts of media players and is a dock and speaker design system that provides a tray to put your device on while it charges. The portable design of the speaker means you can take it with you any where for on the go tunes. Read The Full Story

Quirky Digits turn any gloves into iPhone working wonders

, Dec 28th 2010 Discuss [1]

Anyone that lives in a cold climate knows that working your touchscreen smartphone can be a big problem outdoors if you are wearing gloves. You can get drastic to use your iPhone with an app like NoseDial or you can just get these simple and cheap devices from Quirky called Digits. Read The Full Story

Quirky outs cool modular cooking utensil

, Dec 7th 2010 Discuss [1]

I like to cook, but I hate having to dig in the drawer to find the utensil I need. We have like 100 plastic spoons that always seem to bury the spatulas when I need them. Quirky has all sorts of cool products and one of the more recent offerings from the company is the Click n Cook spatula. Read The Full Story

Quirky reveals Contort USB hub

, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

I really like the cool stuff that the people over at Quirky come up with. The products the company designed and builds are different from anything else you find on the market. The latest product Quirky has designed with help from its readers is the Contort USB hub. The Contort has an integrated USB connector for plugging into the computer. Read The Full Story

Quirky unveils Cable Collar to manage cables at the outlet

, Oct 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

I'm not the kind of guy that worries about a mass of cables hiding behind my desk. That is until I need to unplug one specific device and it takes me an hour to figure out which of the 75 cords back there go to the device I want to remove. If you like to keep all your cords nice and tidy, even when you can’t see them Quirky has a new product for you. Read The Full Story

Quirky Trek Support Backpack Will Charge Your Gadgets, Look Good Doing it

, Sep 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

The amount of backpacks out there is almost ridiculous. Almost. But,amidst all of them there hasn't been one that integrates holding your gadgets, as well as charging them, in such a way that people would want to use it for any periods of time. Or outdoors, where people can see you. That's all about to change thanks to the Quirky community, and their brand new Trek Support backpack. They'e got their bases covered in the features department, and they also managed to make the bag a TSA-compliant one, too. Read The Full Story

Quirky unveils strange BoilBuoy device

, Sep 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

I am sure that we have all had to boil water for one thing or another at some point and ended up coming back and forth from the living room or office a bunch of times to check of the water was boiling yet. For me I always end up coming back several times before the water is boiling and then somehow miss the water starting to boil and only hear it when it boils over and hits the burner with a hiss. Read The Full Story

Quirky unveils Tilt iPhone 4 case

, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

I really like most of the stuff that the Quirky design community designs and then turns into a real product. Most of the stuff from Quirky reminds me of design concepts that we see on other sites with big distinction that Quirky actually builds and offers the stuff for sale. Read The Full Story

Quirky Fit Kit is perfect for geeks who frequent the gym

, May 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Quirky produces all manner of cool and interesting gadgets that are designed with the help of the Quirky Community. The coolest gadget that Quirky has designed in a long time was the slick Switch modular Swiss army knife. Quirky is back with a new accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch called the Fit Kit. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 19 2010

, May 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Time for the Week in Review and it was a busy week so let's jump right into it. The Palm Pre Plus is heading to AT&T on May 16 and the thing will include a free Touchstone Charger. That means no fumbling with wires for charging the device. Read The Full Story
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