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The design is lovely & definitely beats the pants visually off my Briggs & Riley set. However, as a frequent traveller, B&R's lifetime guarantee was a big factor in my decision to purchase. Good luggage is an investment - function & longevity matter! I didn't see any warranty info on the pre-order page; digging through the site's terms & conditions I saw a reference to a warranty but still...

I know there are a variety of ways to donate your laptop's unused processing power - this is the first I've seen asking for smartphone power. And for a great cause! You can help the Garvin Institute of Medical Research work on finding cures for breast, ovarian, prostate or pancreatic cancer. According to the Garvin Institute, with "100,000 DreamLab apps working on smartphones, the team would be...

I know plenty of people who would pay solid money for an elegant solution to stop their snoring (or their partner's snoring). The idea is to detect snores with a microphone & inflate an under-pillow insert to move the snorer's head slightly so they stop snoring without waking up. No need to change your pillow or put something on your nose/face! But the real question is whether slight shift in...

This is a great idea! It says Lucy can stay outdoors - is she weather-proof? Can she survive a rainstorm or cold winter temperatures?

Not always a fan of internet art projects but I love this. Made me laugh & think.

Why play regular beer pong when you could carry this plastic contraption around to play multi-level beer pong??

First big attempt I've seen at shaking up the model for the used car market. Vroom's online car sales: - are haggle-free - single set price so you don't have to worry about negotiating a deal - are directly from Vroom rather than variety of owners - are nationwide - they'll ship free to your door for a 7 day test drive (also free) so you're not limited to your local car market The model is...

Merlin is built by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology & makes it super easy to identify over 400 North American bird species. It's way handier than an old school field guide because it asks a few simple questions on size, color, etc and then actually uses a database of current bird sightings to figure out which bird you were most likely to have seen based on date & location. Makes it really easy...

Karma lets you link multiple accounts - Airbnb, Facebook, Ebay, Etsy, etc - all to a single reputation profile to verify your good identity across the web. Interesting concept if they can get adoption for it - I would have loved the boost of letting someone see that I get good reviews elsewhere when trying to rent my first Airbnb (it was a long weekend for a large group of 20 somethings & I had...

eGranary is an established non-profit that's already done a lot of work to bring knowledge & resources to communities without internet access using local networked computers. Now they're expanding to make data more accessible in the format that people are most likely to have access - via mobile devices.

this makes me lol every time I try a new question