The TouchFire is a clear silicon “tactile’ keyboard cover for use with an iPad so you can touch-type without looking with better speed and accuracy. It’s a Kickstarter project developed by Steve Isaac and Brad Melon Lemon Melmon, but already at almost 3x its initial financial goal. Mostly because everyone who’s ever typed on an iPad invented this exact same thing in their head but were too lazy to manufacture them. Thankfully, I at least managed to sketch out a product design a couple months ago, so I might actually stand a chance of scoring some royalties. “This…is a bar tab with a stick figure doodle of a woman with giant boobs.” Let me see that! OMG — she’s gonna break her back with those things! Hit the jump for the way-too-long Kickstarter video and a link to the donate page ($45 gets you one when the come out. That’s right — $45 for a piece of molded silicon and a couple magnets. Who do these guys think they are, Apple?!).

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The original IBM Thinkpad

We spent a meelion dollars making a keyboard with backlit keys. The Soviets, they took glow in the dark stickers into cyberspace. [ Crunchgear ]

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Glow in the dark keyboard stickers

At $125, the only thing GeekStuff4U’s Ninja thumbdrive gets stealthy with is your wallet!

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Ninja Drive

I’d pay a buck or two for Propaganda’s clever design! Via MocoLoco.

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Bookmark 2.0

For the ultimate in iPhone 3GS protection and to take advantage of its camera function, you could get the Factron Quattro for iPhone SP, a case made from leather, carbon fiber, and stainless steel. The case is just under $200, and additional lenses like the fish-eye, wide angle, and macro zoom are about $15-50 each. I think this is only available in Japan though. Product page (Thanks, Hitoshi!)

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Factron Quattro case for iPhone 3GS is fancy and expensive

This tiny internal card doesn’t just add extra USB headers, but powers them properly using an extra molex connector: good for people sick of weak juice from front-panel USB ports. It’s $14 at I Buy Power .

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Move protruding USB dongles inside the case

BustedTypewriter makes and sells these unusual Kindle-holders. More . Product page via Book Patrol ]

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Kindle hidden inside a book

BraveMoonman’s $18 floppy disk coinpurses come in all the colors of the rainbow. [Etsy via Technabob ]

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Floppy disk purse

Pluggage is a prototype for a carry-on suitcase featuring a built-in battery/inverter and solar panel. Thus, it charges both as it rolls and picks up direct sunlight. The bag was created by ITP student Ohad Folman, who spent 3 months tricking out a Burton Wheelie Flight Deck rolling suitcase with a Duracell PowerSource Mobile 100 external battery pack, a stepper motor , multimeter to display battery life, and a Burton SolarRolls panel capable of generating 4.5 watts. The battery, says, Ohad, will charge within ~2 hours of walk time assuming an average walking speed between 2-5 kilometers/hour. A full charge should power a laptop for about 1.5 hours, depending on the make/model. Unfortunately, Ohad has had a heck of a time getting manufacturers like Samsonite to even check out his invention. Hence, he’s hoping to license the tech to a smaller luggage/travel company: I would envision this piece to retail for $400 to $550 depending on the model (with flexible solar capability or without). The kids model would probably be cheaper (around $250) and the bare-bones (for those who already have a carry-on case) and are interested in the kinetic capabilities would be around $300. I’m working on making the kinetic mechanism removable (like a tape cassette) so it can go through air port security easily (the kinetic mechanism can be scanned separately). I’m also working on hand release switch that will enable the user to remove the friction between the motor and the wheels in situations where the user needs to rush somewhere and does not want to have to deal with any level of friction. I’d buy one. Previously: Review: GoBe Solar Briefcase & Power-Hub The Chairman: a cellphone - Boing Boing Gadgets Rocking Horse cellphone charger Power Pump cellphone charger ready for glastonbury Brando Multi Solar Charger review (Verdict: Avoid) - Boing Boing … Suitcase full of bacon triggers airport bomb detectors Continental Baggage Handlers Stealing Gadgets from Luggage - Boing …

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