Ji Ga Zo

Design your own reusable puzzle with this digitally-enabled toy

Whether it’s the Mona Lisa or Snooki that you want to envision in puzzle form, Ji Ga Zo makes it easy with their DIY kit. Using the included software (both Mac and Windows compatible) turns any photo (or one of the five included designs) into a map, which coordinates with icons on the back of the sepia-shaded pieces to create a mosaic image. The 300 …

Portland Garment Factory

Inside an Oregon clothing plant that's reinventing "Made in the U.S.A."

Just because a designer is local—whether in Austin, TX or Florence, Italy—doesn’t necessarily mean the garments were made there—or even in the same country. Thanks to fast fashion, there’s now a better-than-likely chance that even such smaller-batch production was outsourced to Asia. “Of course it’s deceptive, to say that clothes were made in the United States when they were really made in China,” said Britt …

Tweezermate 10x Lighted Mirror

Tweezerman's souped-up magnifying mirror sheds new light on grooming

For the obsessively vain, the original Tweezermate magnified mirror reveals every pore, blemish and hair, coming in handy for putting in contact lenses and all sorts of other detail work. Now, the compact little wonder is even more useful for all your tweezing, make-up or other fussy grooming needs with the addition of a surprisingly powerful light. A built-in, battery-powered LED shines onto the face, …