Say magnetic and we just about jump with joy.  Show us a magnetic product and we’ll immediately dispense cash to the person selling the product.  Case in point, the Covert.

At a glance the product, which comes from the collective minds of Quirky, allows you to lock and unlock your drawers or cupboards using a magnetic key. However, it’s a bit more complicated than that.  First, you’ll need to install the special magnetic latch that comes in two pieces.  Both pieces attach inside the drawer using either a temporary adhesive or screws.  The screws provide far more security, though the caveat is that you’ll permanently damage the furniture.  The adhesives are good for those of you residing in a dorm room or renting furniture.  Once installed, it’s as simple as closing the drawer and dragging the magnetic key from right to left, which unlocks the sliding latch embedded in the drawer.

It’s a genius simple design, but like many of Quirky’s products this one hasn’t gone into production.  In fact, they’re trying to drum up interest, so hit the site and tell them how much you’d be willing to pay for this.  Regardless, we get the feeling that we’ll see this product end up at Bed Bath and Beyond before year’s end.

Maybe it’s something you despise or perhaps you’re just looking to add a touch of humor to your kitchen.  Either way these fridge magnets, which look like burned out cigarette butts, sometimes called “shorties”, are hilariously brilliant.

A pack of 3 is $15, which ain’t cheap, but worth it in our book if you like all things novel.  Or you could just believe the retailer when they tell you that it’s a “high quality item”.  Sold!

Via: Holycool

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Every bookshelf needs a little pizzaz, right?  These bookend creates the illusion of two floating arrows that press the books together.  In actual fact a metal holder is hidden inside each book placed at the end of the stack that attracts the arrows magnetic tip.  $35 will score you a pair.

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The best part about Back to the Future II was the Hoverboard.  While totally viable from a technological standpoint no one had bothered to produce an actual prototype, until now.

French designer Nils Guadagnin version looks to be to spec of the movie version complete with a pink, 80s rad finish.  Unfortunately, it’s rooted in gimmick as this tech has been literally floating around in the form of floating globes and other crap memorabilia that fills the shelves of the rich.

Still though, it’s great to see such an iconic movie item brought to life, it’s just too bad he didn’t build an entire studio out of magnets for what would truly be surf-and-turf.

Video after the ‘leap’

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How do you show off all your worldly positions in a manner only fit for a king?  Simple, you place it in the Antigravity Platform.  Say whatttt?!?!  Apparently it’s totally for realz, but the chosen item must be 3oz or less since the platform uses the force of magnetary.  You see, the base is a giant magnet and then ‘the shelf’, which is just another magnet, floats above it.  There’s even a set of Hollywoodeque premiere like set of lights if you so choose to really put your goods on display and they’ve even tossed in a globe.

You can snag one for about £89.99 ($135).

[via theawesomer]

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There are currently 45 million iPhones on the market.  Ridiculous I know, so this iPhone magnet set should come as no surprise.  Course, who would or should buys these?  The iPhone user or the wannabe iPhone owner?

You can preorder the 18pc App magnet set for $15.

[via Chipchick]

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Figure it out yet?  This is a key rack that has a magnet hidden beneath its wooden exterior.  I think it’s a concept only, which I usually shy away from, but the idea is so close to reality I really want one in my entrance way.  Course, you have to wonder what kind of weight it can support.  Making one should be a relatively easy proposition.

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‘Make your own poem’ fridge magnets were all the rage back in the 90s.  Due to grotesque word combinations and the popularity of the Internet the product was lost in obscurity.  Plus they just added way to much clutter to the already busy kitchen.  The Photoshop Magnet set, though, is something I’d welcome on to my fridge’s stainless steel surface.  They’ve got a new version out that represents the latest iteration of PS and you can grab it for $39.

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Perhaps your days running with the CIA are coming to an end, but what about all that sensitive data you’ve procured over the years?  Sure, you could just toss it into a burning inferno, but we know how well that worked out in “The Terminator”.  The Eraso-O-Matic (check the website, it’s fitting) uses rare earth magnets to wipe credit cards, VHSes, hard drives and just about anything that doesn’t play nice with the magnetic forces of the earth.  There are apparently two versions and the small one starts at $395.

[via RFJ]

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