It's the ultimate "why didn't I think of that?" concept, but kudos to Joby for doing more than just keeping a bar story to itself. Following in the footsteps of the magnified Gorillatorch, Joby decided to add a few magnets to the feet of its tried-and-true Gorillapod flexible tripod. The result? The Gorillapod Magnetic, of course! Reportedly, this little bugger supports digital cameras and camcorders weighing up to 11.5 ounces, and it should go on sale worldwide this April for an undisclosed amount. We know you've been dreaming of a way to snap group photos while inside

GorillaPod, the very useful bendy tripod has just announced its newest version: GorillaPod Magnetic. This version has magnets on its feet, allowing it to attach to just about any magnetic surface and do it’s duty.

It still works without sticking to a surface, of course, if you want to use it that way. But it’s much more versatile with it’s new ability. Expect it to be available in April for all of your odd tripod needs.

Pretty cool and very useful.

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Want something that is easy for you to take around to heat stuff up? Well, that’s the Stoov! Designed by Mathieu Baele, this concept device sports an internal battery, robust shape for travel, touch-screen activation and even electromagnets, meaning you’ll be able to attach the a couple of Stoovs to the side of your pot to heat stuff up. If such a this were to become a reality, it would seem that you could have some fun playing practical jokes on people with this, such as heating up the sides of their

Moon Audio offers the Zero Gravity, a Magnetic Levitation Shelf that is designed to enhance the performance of your home stereo system. The shelf utilizes high powered magnets to float your stereo on a thin bed of air so as to reduce or eliminate vibrations.

The Moon Audio Zero Gravity is priced at $500.

By utilizing the latest advancements in magnetic technology we have created a shelf that suspends equipment in the air supported by the powerful opposing forces of magnetism and the magnetic fields have been found to have no

Sure a card reader on your desk is easy enough to use, but the problem is that we have so many USB toys and other things on our desks that space is getting scarce. That’s why this new Elecom card reader is pretty handy.

It’s magnetic, so it will stick to metal surfaces, keeping it out of the way, but still readily available for your needs. Plus, it looks nice and retro which we love. It will only cost you $27.

Chances are you have something metal nearby to stick it to.

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German firm, Acronym introduces the new GT-J14, a GQS-2 rated GORE-TEX Performance Shell tactical jacket in flat black 3-layer (XCR) fabric. The jacket comes with 9mm black anodized metal center front Escape Zip, Dual Gravity Pockets, 360 lock cuffs and laminated storm flaps.

The reason you are seeing this jacket in this gadget site is that the neck piece of the jacket has a removable magnetic strip, called Sound ForceLock, that magically holds a set of earbuds within ears reach.

The Acronym GT-J14 GORE-TEX jacket costs Euro