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Bribery Slang Around The World

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Like the guy sang in the classic song "Rock Island" in "The Music Man," "Ya gotta know the territory."

[via Forbes and @brendankoerner]

Battleship Ice Cube Tray

Double your fun: tub or freezer, your choice.

10" x 2.75" x 2.5".

$11 (ice cubes not included).

Leafsnap — Tree expert in your pocket

Long story short: take a picture of a leaf and the app instantly identifies the tree.

But wait, there's more: "Leafsnap provides high-resolution photographs and information about the tree's flowers, fruit, seeds and bark."

Free, the way we like it.

Nice back-and-forth with the app's creator here.

[via Richard Kashdan]

iPad Dry Erase Board

From the website:

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Nothing beats the power of the whiteboard.

Now you can put down your thoughts in this handy-sized version with an iPad silhouette.

Pass it around.

Keep it at your desk or at the conference table.

Refer to the backside for an interaction guide.

1-to-1 scale with 20 pixel grid.

Get the most out of your product design sessions.

Features:

• Two dry erase markers with eraser caps — one black, one red

• UI stencil stickers

• Interaction key

• 9" x 12"

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$24.95 (charger not included).

[via Interior design room and Swiss Miss]

Meat Glue — "The meat industry's dirty little secret"

From Australia's TodayTonight: "The industry-wide secret butchers don't want you to know about: the special product called Meat Glue sticking your steak together."

Banned by the European Union, Meat Glue remains legal in Australia — and the U.S.

You could look it up.

[via Joe Peach]

CupRing — Maria Volokhova

Wrote the Berlin-based artist,

"Sometimes it's so arduous during parties to hold your drink the entire evening. This cup can be attached to the magnet-enhanced silver ring, as it has a magnet at its bottom. The cup can be held in the hand or simply stay on the ring."

Link shortener v.gd is the new tiny.url/bit.ly

Objectively speaking, it should be.

Consider that www.bookofjoe.com shrinks to 17 characters (after the ://) with tiny.url, 13 with bit.ly, and just 11 with v.gd.

When you're trying to cram a ton of information into Twitter's 140 character-long bed Procrustes' bed, every single one counts.

 

Experts' Expert: Robert Scoble's favorite gadget — "The new power is power."

The grand panjandrum of Scobleizer told Jennifer Preston, in a story published May 4, 2011 in the New York Times, that "My favorite gadget is a Monster extension cable with a three-prong plug [above and below]. That is always the best gadget to have in airports. If you find a plug invariably someone else is already using it. Now you can plug in yours. The new power is power."

Prince, call your office: your accessory has arrived.

$14.84.