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Alessi buckles down on Toothpaste waste
Arguably the biggest and most respected design brand of our time (and well before our time too), Alessi is known for its delightful products with a slightly unconventional, if not quirky, approach to functionality.
The humble buckle, responsible for keeping pants up and stomachs in, has received a new purpose, thanks to the great collective of minds at the Italian design super-house. Just slide this over your tube of toothpaste and you can be sure that you’ll squeeze every ounce out of that plastic tube. Simple, elegant, and effective, with a dash of quirky! Plus, what a lovely way to add shiny bling to your toiletry kit. Perfect for the very paste that makes your teeth shine!
Designers: Gabriele Chiave & Lorenza Bozzoli (Alessi).
BUY IT NOW: $20
Smart Belt Buckle Holds Cards and Cash While Holding Your Pants Up
This probably isn’t the first multi-tasking belt buckle you’ve seen, and I’m pretty certain it won’t be your last, either. Remember the belt buckle knife and the Etch-a-Sketch belt buckle?
While the Smart Belt Buckle won’t provide you with extra protection or a few minutes of fun and entertainment, it will give you some extra storage space for your credit cards and IDs.
It’s called smart for a reason. The biggest pain when you lose you wallet is having to phone the bank to cancel all your credit and debit cards. Then there’s the matter of having to file for lost IDs and waiting weeks or even months to get a new one, whether it’s for work or for your gym membership.
With this buckle around your waist, you’ll still have the essential stuff with you – even if you lose your wallet.
The Smart Buckle Belt can be personalized with your name or initials on the front, and it’s pretty light as it weighs in at only seven ounces. It’s available in three different finishes, Gun Metal, Brushed Metal and Titanium, and is available for $39.95(USD) on Amazon.
[via Gadget Review]
Belt Buckle Flask Lets You Take Your Booze to Go
People have been known to wear strange things around their waist. It all began with the computer mouse belt, which featured an actual mouse as the buckle. Then there was Volt Buckle gadget charger, which had a plug integrated right into the buckle.
And then there’s the Belt Buckle Flask, which is silly but useful at the same time.
When people see flasks, they automatically think of booze. But that doesn’t really have to be the case, which extends the appeal of the Belt Buckle Flask to people who don’t really consume alcoholic beverages. Fill it with water, soda (although expect it go flat after about half an hour), juice, or even milk–basically whatever you want to drink randomly throughout the day.
These Belt Buckle Flasks are available online for just $7.40(USD) each over on Amazon. And no, that doesn’t include the belt.
[via Oh Gizmo!]
Volt Buckle Gadget Charger is a Literal Utility Belt
If you thought the computer mouse belt buckle was a huge hit, then you’ll probably be interested in the Volt Buckle. It’s equally quirky but it’s a hundred times more practical because you can actually use it to charge your iPhone or any USB connective device.
Basically, what you see is what you get: a belt buckle with a plug integrated into the buckle. Just fold out the plug part, plug in your device, and find an outlet to plug it in to start charging up your device on the go.
At this point, it’s still a design because the people behind it need $60,000 in funding to turn the Volt Buckles into a reality. If you want to support the project, you can head on over to Volt Buckle’s page on IndieGoGo. A minimum contribution of $50(USD) will get you your very own silver buckle should the project be funded.
[via TechCrunch via Oh Gizmo!]