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People get pretty trigger-happy when it comes to suing companies for their own clumsiness and spilling hot beverages on their laps. Now Smart Lid Systems has created a nifty little “gadget” of sorts that make it obvious when the drink is hot.

Just pour in the hot beverage (coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea, etc), snap on the lid, and immediately see the color change from a dull brown to a bright red color.

The rim of the lid even stays brown to work as an indicator of if you have the lid fully attached. Genius!

The lid has multiple patents and has won a few different food related awards for their product.

Hopefully in the next couple of years we’ll see this technology becoming more common!

[via Crave]

The Gus Lightstick is over 6 feet of shiny metal with one single light bulb that creates a unique mood not achievable by any other lamp.

It has no set base so it can easily be placed in any orientation you’d like, letting you do pretty much anything you can imagine.

It’s currently available at Rose and Radish for a little over $200 (which is 60% off the retail price).

The invisible shelving system uses a series of comb-like hangers to give the appearance that your books are just magically connected to the wall! It seems it really only works well for paperback books but nonetheless is quite useful!

It is available at Shop Until for around $32.

Whether you’re at the beach, the pool, the gym, or anywhere else that might have water around…the Overboard Dry Tube Bag is here to the rescue!

It is constructed from 420D nylon-coated tarpauline and sealed tight via a patented Fold Seal System…meaning your junk isn’t getting wet…period.

It has a capacity of about 20L (or the size of a regular duffle bag or backpack) so it’s not too big but not so small that you can’t fit anything in at.

It’s available from Firebox. at a reasonably priced $39.95.

[via Uncrate]

Apples make great snacks. When you’re on the go they can be an easy snack to carry around in your backpack (or purse, for the ladies). Unfortunately they are fairly prone to getting easily beat up/dented/punctured/bruised/etc.

Thank goodness Jacqueline Knits has come to save the day. Their Apple Jacket product is a hand-knitted “jacket” that wraps around any apple and keeps it nice and cozy right up until you’re ready to take a bite.

These are available from Rose and Radish for $14.50.

Elliot Johnson has designing a quirky little lamp that is molded from an actual piece of wood.

The Log Lamp stands at around 15″ tall and is formed out of light plastic. With the flip of a switch you get a soft glow of light from the lamp.

This piece of art will cost you $415 and is available from FLUKE.

[via bltd]