mindtoss is the personal blog of stephen chip, a creative director living and working in boca raton, florida


If you have an iPhone, iPod, PDA and are tired of the wire clutter, the Multipot is for you. Italian designers Dante Donegani and Giovanni Lauda have come up with an ingenious method for hiding those unsightly wires. The top lifts from the base and the cords are plugged in underneath. When you place the top back on the base, the cord is fed through a small hole on the top. Your rechargeable device plugs in and lays on top. In addition to being functional, it’s also a super stylish light. Well done.
*Note: Also come in a 110v US version.
Via questodesign
Sure there are a lot of cool iPhone / iPod Touch stands out there. This one is 100% green! Never tested on animals and completely recyclable.
[Hint, it will also work with a $1 bill]
via swissmiss

Here’s a funny gift that says “Hey, I know you travel quite a bit and are tired of other people grabbing your luggage.” Nice gift and it’s only $10 bucks.
Identify your luggage from afar with these vivid luggage tags. Featuring refreshing colors, fluorescent plastic zip ties, name and address fields and messages like “careful: my shoes are inside,” these disposable tags are just the cure for jetlag and frequently confused luggage. Sold as a set of six.
The Make: Magazine blog has a nifty little gift idea posted over on their blog. Just think how excited grandpa will be as he hides his glock 9mm in “War and Peace.” I can almost see that big ‘ol smile right now.
Ever since I was a kid I loved anything with a secret compartment. Just remember how effective the secret compartment book worked out in the “The Shawshank Redemption.”

I’m not talking about the counterfeit watches you can buy in the middle of Times Square in NYC. These are authentic fake watches. Sweet idea. More of a bracelet than a watch but still very clever.
realfakewatches are wristwatches that only work for one minute every day (well, two for analog ones). they are being made by linda kostowski and invited other designers.
the watches are laser cut from three pieces of genuine leather and manually assembled. they are fastened with velcro. each one comes with both a unique time (hand-picked by our randomizer robot) and a thinglink engraved on the back.
I stopped wearing a watch a couple of years ago. I’ve never missed it. I think at this point it would seem weird if I started wearing one again. If I want to know the time, I just check my mobile phone.