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DODOcase for Kindle

DODOcase for Kindle by fireplace

There’s a lot to look at. We get it. To help you out we’re calling attention to a gift you may have missed, or one we think you shouldn’t. This is the Something for Someone Spotlight.

A bibliophile’s skepticism toward the Kindle often comes down to their love for the feel of a book in their hands. Thankfully bookworms, DODOcase has you covered.

Now you can cozy up with 3,500 of your most favorite books cloaked in this beautiful handmade case. Constructed in San Francisco using traditional bookbinding techniques, DODOcase conceals and protects while providing the look and feel of a real book.

Get to know DODOcase a little better:

Read more about it • $49 at DODOcase

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DMTC: TikTok+LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch Kits

TikTok+LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch Kits

One of our criteria for products included on Wantist is the ability to get it today. When you need a gift you usually can’t wait too long, and while we come across some really amazing almost-there ideas coming out of the industrial design world every day, unless you can buy it, it won’t make the cut. Every so often we’d still like to share them with you, so here’s numero uno.

Our first edition of Didn’t Make the Cut (DMTC) should include a big ol “Yet” because it’s very likely they’ll be in production soon. It’s a Kickstarter project (if you don’t know what that means read here) by Chicago-based design studio MINIMAL to build premium watch bands that “transform the iPod Nano into the world’s coolest mutli-touch watches”.

Check out the video below to see more about the two versions they’ve designed, TikTok and LunaTik. If you want to get in on the ground floor, consider a pledge to be one of the first to get your hands on one of these. (They’ve already raised $231K in three days!)

This is a very cool idea and the design looks terrific. We’re particularly smitten with the LunaTik and as soon as it hits stores we’ll change this one from Yet to Yes!

TikTok will retail for $34.95 and LunaTik will retail for $69.95.

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Drop, do you? Bamboo to the rescue

Vers wooden cases keep your iPhone beautifully protected

Green like grass

If you’re tough on your iPhone, but trying to tread lighter on the planet, then this is your case. A great choice for those who (eek!) toss their phone in their bag as they do a sock into the washer.

From the makers of quite possibly the most lovely, compact iPod sound system are these Vers iPhone/iPod cases. They’re hand-crafted of bamboo making them very strong, lighter than most other cases, and especially renewable. Other sustainably harvested wood choices are also available.

Visually the natural style and texture of the wood are a nice contrast against the gloss and chrome of the iPhone. And if you like the feel of hardwood under your feet then you’ll probably like how it feels in your hand.

Strong like steel

Think of the Vers Slipcase as armor for your iPhone. It completely surrounds the device, including the screen, with the exception of an opening at the top where the phone slides in, a window in the front to read the time and a slot in the back to eject the iPhone. The case is also lined to resist scratching.

If you’re more a protect-while-operating kind of person, we’ve been told an open-front Shellcase is coming soon.

Warm up your iPhone with the look and feel of hand-crafted wood. Cases available in cherry, bamboo or walnut for the iPhone, iPod touch, nano and classic for $34-$39.

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Right where you left them

Unplug and your cables stay put with Cabledrop

Don’t let go

It doesn’t get much simpler than this and for that we are entirely grateful. Cabledrop is a clip with a strong adhesive back that holds a cord in place. For those of you who need one we probably don’t need to tell you just how great this really is—one look at the photo and it’s “Um yes please, where do I get mine?”.

Just imagine

Then: You disconnect your laptop and the cord falls to the floor—a Machiavellian cable intent on seeing you bent over under your desk. You venture, palms first, into the dusty shadow of your workstation to fetch the elusive thing, only to bonk your head on your way back up. Not a good way to start your morning.

Now: You unplug and the cord stays, awaiting your next move.

Bonk no more

Cabledrop was created by Bluelounge Design of Pasadena, CA. Their studio is responsible for all kinds of creative endeavors from furniture, to graphics, to web and obviously products.

Of the products manufactured with the Bluelounge name they write: “[we make] simple solutions to daily problems with a constant drive to transform even the most everyday items into objects of desire.” And they do.

Cabledrop is sold in packs of six with your choice of the muted color palette or the bright colors for $9.95.

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