Not a lot of people use shoe horns nowadays, a lot of people don’t even know how to use one (they don’t have to). Supposedly they’re invented in the 15th century, it’s a tool (first class lever) that holds the end of the shoe open for your heel to slide in more easily and smoothly. The Japanese use shoe horns pretty stringently, as it’s common practice to take of their shoes whenever they’re in house (same for a lot of other Asian countries, but none of them use shoe horns as much). Anyway a Japanese company has started selling this super-pockectable shoe horn that can be slid into your wallet right next to your credit card, but we figure by the time you’ve dug the card out, your shoes are already on. It’s a nice touch none-the-less, 15USD for looking slightly more elegant. –Sam Chan

Card sized shoe-horn [Touch of Ginger]

It’s a problem rampant in every major city of the world: pickpocketing. When it happens to you (if it’s ever happened to you), it makes you feel like the biggest idiot because most of the time, you know when it’s gonna happen. The No Touch Alarm Card takes care of this problem by blasting out an alarm when it’s light sensor is set off. Why? Because in your pocket or purse, there is no light; light is only out in the open, where a pickpocket would move your wallet before stuffing it into their own pocket. The No Touch Alarm is the size of your average credit card, so it won’t become a hassle for you in your wallet.

So maybe walking the streets of a city isn’t your thing, but what about at work. You know that the guy across from you has creeped you out for a while. Why not stick a No Touch Alarm in your desk drawer to let everyone know that he is the one who stole your red stapler last week?

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