Gizmodo: Calendar

Bubblewrap Calendar Lets You Pop Your Life Away, One Day at a Time

Kit Eaton — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:10:00 EDT

I haven't met a single soul who doesn't like popping bubblewrap, and now there's BubbleCalendar, a full printed calendar that uses the bigger, more satisfying bubbles. And that might all be very neat and stress-relieving... but I have misgivings. Doesn't the expiry of another day of your life, disappearing into the past with a little *phut* of plastic-wrapped gas sound rather sad? Available now with a paper backing for $29.95, and heavy-duty plastic backing for $49.95. [BubbleCalendar via Coolhunting]

The Stackable, Smackable Lego Desktop Calendar

Sean Fallon — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:30:00 EDT

Ok, it may not be an officially licensed product, but the term Lego-esque certainly applies to this desktop calendar. In true Lego style, the sections can be stacked and configured into any pattern you choose—and changing the date is as simple as smacking the top of each brick. And we all know that relieving some stress by smacking something at the office can be good thing...except when it is a face and/or ass. Available for around $27 US. [Early Adopter via TFTS via Uberreview]

Tear a Page One Day At a Time

Christopher Mascari — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:18:27 EDT

Here's a nifty idea. Take a Page-A-Day Calendar, bore a hole in the middle and place a clock in it. That's basically what designer Henk Stallinga did when constructing this Clock Calendar. With 365 pages we would suggest that if anyone were to start using this thing, start sometime around January to avoid a massive page rip off. [apartment therapy]

Digital Wall Calendar Combines Everyone's Calendars In One Gadget

Benny Goldman — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:00:00 EST

The Digital Wall Calendar combines calendars for every member of a family, no matter what program or website they are on, into one gadget. Still a concept, the brainstorming map shows that it will use an LCD screen, SD card, have music/movie playing abilities, and an internet connection for synchronization. The development of this device is interesting, too.

The idea is the first finalist picked by the members of CrowdSpirit, a new gadget-by-committee project. The community has made some changes to the original idea, such as leaving out an expensive touchscreen, but overall they are very enthusiastic about its potential. All that's left now for this concept is the software, hardware, and design experts, as well as investors, to turn it into something more than words and drawings on a page.[Digital Wall Calendar on CrowdSpirit]

iPhone + Google Calendar = Organization On The Go

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:41:56 EDT

Google's finally put out an iPhone-friendly version of their Google Calendar, allowing you to add, view, but not edit or delete events from your phone. Of course, you could get this kind of functionality by syncing GCal to Calendar or Outlook and then syncing to your iPhone, allowing you to add, edit, and even delete events. But if you're one of those who insist on using only Google Calendar along with your GMail, this seems pretty usable—not to mention fast. [Google Calendar via GMailBlog via MacApper]

Chrono Shredder Shreds Away the Days

Travis Hudson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:30:09 EDT

This project is the latest of designer Susanna Hertrich. It is a traditional 365 day calendar but it will shred the day. It unfortunately isn't a real product, but rather it is a product in a series of "fictional products designed to be useful for human hibernation." Any makers out there want to tackle this project? I'll pay for it (as long as I get to keep it). –Travis Hudson

Chrono_Shredder [Josh Spear]

Rainbow Pen Holder Clock Tells You What Day It Is

Charlie White — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:24:36 EST

If you're using an old tin can to hold all those pens that you hardly use but still need around, the Rainbow Pen Holder from Brando might be just the solution to that problem. Besides functioning as a desk caddy, it's got a stacked-up clock and calendar to earn its keep on your desktop.

The icing on the cake: its tacky flashing lights that distract you from the task at hand, sucking its power from your PC's USB port. Tin cans are no longer good enough for us. We want the disco pencil can. – Charlie White

Product Page [Brando]

Design Calendar: The Weight of Time

Jason Chen — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:40:35 EST

Winner of the 2005 Kokuyo design awards, this calendar uses weight to determine what month it is. From robotic translation we can gather that you place the weight on the spring, and depending on how heavy the current date is, "the machine which measures the time" is. Yeah.

However it works, it's much better than our method of carving a tick into the wall for each passing day. Our landlord disapproves. – Jason Chen

Kokuyo Prize 2005 [Kokuyo]