Gizmodo: clever

BackPack Shelves Expand iMac Storage Capacity In the Most Literal Way

John Herrman — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Coming to an Apple Store near you: this thing, that I am completely in love with. It's called the BackPack, and it clips onto the back of new iMac and Cinema Displays, creating an instant shelf for, you know, things.

The stupid-simple contraption fastens to your Mac's stem with a couple of non-scratch clips, and is kept in place by nothing more than gravity and friction. You can connect more than one, turning your computer into a brushed aluminum shelving unit, just like you never knew you always wanted, but trust me, you did.

The shelves are primarily intended for accessories like external hard drives, USB hubs, and docked iPhones, though they could just as easily be used to store non-digital items, like dead tree office supplies, or an emergency sandwich. The possibilities, they are endless. Apparently Apple sees the cleverness in the concept too, since they're planning to carry the BackPack in their stores, for $30 a shelf, or $150 for a pack of six. [BackPack]

Super iPod Pillow is Plusher than Plush, Plays MP3s

AddyDugdale — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:42:12 EST

Let us salute creative types who are super-brazilliant at hacking MP3 players and have a bit of time on their hands, because this is what they can come up with — a super iPod that is 50 times bigger than the real thing, and that probably won't break when you drop it. There's a gallery below, but you can catch all the pics and instructions at Instructables.

[Instructables]

USB Lighter Ditches Fluid, Gains Flash Memory

Adam Frucci — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:50:39 EDT

This rechargeable USB lighter concept is really great, and if it ever gets made you can say goodbye to disposable and refillable lighters forever. Rather than creating a flame with lighter fluid, it uses resistance coils to create heat, just like the cigarette lighters in cars. It uses USB to recharge the small battery that gives the coils juice, and it's also loaded up with flash memory. It sure makes regular lighters look crappy in comparison, that's for sure. Let's get this thing made, OK? [Yanko Design]

Taiwanese Guy Turns his Mobile into Fully-Functioning Transformer-Phone

AddyDugdale — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:11:20 EDT

Some people are just too clever—like this Gundam fanboy who, in his first ever mod, changed his MOTOROKR E6 into no less than a Transformer. And the killer fact is that the phone still works. Check the gallery below.

Perhaps if I ask him nicely, he'd be able to transform my cruddy RAZR into an iPhone for me. [PhoneDaily via New Launches]