USB Cafe Pad

Not being able to read Japanese I can only make assumptions based on the photos. It sure looks like the Cafe Pad is a USB powered cup warmer. I think this thing made it's rounds on the gadget blogs over a year ago, but it's still an unnecessary yet exciting mobile accessory.

Designer Tomato Juice

The Japanese E-Zine Shift offers on their site designer tomato juice for 2,000 yen (about $19). It’s made from organic tomatoes in the town of Toasa in Hokkaido. The red elixir is said to be of a higher quality than normal tomato juice with a fresher taste than other brands. This product is the collaborative effort of Taketo Oguchi and Hideki Inaba. The bottle design …

We Are Happy To Serve You (Over and Over)

You love your morning coffee in that classic New York deli cup, but lately have a pang of guilt about wasting the paper. Problem solved– Exceptionlab (creators of treehugger.com) brings you the same cup, seam and all, in ceramic form. $12 at The Museum of the Moving Image