Orée Pebble 2 Wireless Charger and Speaker

Boost your phone's battery and make hands-free calls with a solid piece of wood or stone

As what may very well be the first product to combine a bluetooth speaker and microphone with a wireless smartphone charging station, French maker of wood- and stone-based technology products, Orée, introduces the Pebble 2. Made in southern France using high-quality solid wood and hand-finished stone, the Pebble 2 uses bluetooth and standard Qi technology to connect with and wirelessly power most Android devices. iPhones …

Kick the Habit with Quitbit

A smart, flameless lighter and app that tracks exactly when and how much you smoke

In an age when even cigarettes are electronic, nicotine gum, patches and hypnosis are pretty outdated ways to approach the challenging—for some, impossible—act of quitting smoking. The Quitbit is a new device in the form of a lighter that aims to track your habits, allowing you to learn what time of day you’re smoking most or measuring how long it’s been since your last cigarette. …

Cinamatic iPhone App

The makers of Hipstamatic launch a video shooting, editing and sharing sister app

After almost single-handedly changing the way many of us perceived and consumed iPhone photos with the launch of Hipstamatic back in 2009, within a year or two the iPhone-only app slowly faded into the shadows. Despite the Hipstamatic brand making a few attempts at remaining relevant—including rebranding as an app for serious photographers, developing the do-it-all app PhotoMail (that never launched) and launching the community-based …