Matchbook

Keep track of places with an app designed for bookmarking on the go

Every day, we walk by countless restaurants, shops, galleries and general curiosities whose interior ambiance we mentally bookmark, telling ourselves we must go back. And yet, when it comes time to pick a place for a group dinner, entertain a date or simply recommend the perfect place for a friend, we draw a complete blank. Referencing the age-old practice of grabbing a restaurant’s branded matches …

AirPlay Speakers

Seven wireless speakers that push the boundaries of sound and design

With Apple’s unrelenting dominance of the consumer marketplace for mobile devices, most high-tech electronics companies are making the push to join in and offer AirPlay-enabled devices capable of wireless streaming directly from iTunes on an iOS device or OSX computer. The following are seven of the newest AirPlay-compatible speakers pushing the limits of technology and design. Audyssey The Lower East Side Audio Dock Air, which …

Hipster Ipsum

Jobs' 317 patents, a toilet motorcycle, Portland pet-sitters and more in our look at the web this week

A witty “artisanal filler text” generator, this lorem ipsum program spits out hilarious nonsensical text mocking hipster stereotypes. You can use it as placeholder copy in your next wireframe or have it write your latest blog entry.