Sometimes a bland leather wallet just isn’t enough. That’s why people come up with ideas like the Crossword Puzzle Wallet. You might not write on it but it’s totally solvable. #47 is Manual, #54 is Eliot and that’s all I got; I need help. That’s alright though, as you can expect to hold on to this wallet for as long as you’d like making it a much longer crossword puzzle game than the Sunday paper.

Once you’ve completed it, the wallet still has the power to hold your money and plastic but has lost its touch of originality. If only the puzzle could change daily.
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Here’s an idea that seems so simple once someone has actually pulled it off. A lot of people have rewards cards or membership cards for various stores they shop at. Instead of carrying around a bulky amount of cards in your wallet, try scanning them and putting the image on your iPhone or comparable mobile device. You’ll save yourself time, space and a headache on your next trip to the store.

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As much as we hate to encourage the poser mentality, owning something like the Fender Wallet would totally add to the rocker uniform which you’ve spent so long perfecting.

Now that you’ve got your list of essential hardware to name-drop into conversation, you can rock the leather Fender Wallet which is designed to look like a pair of stacked amps, complete with a traditional amp cord for connecting the wallet to your belt loop like one of those punky chain wallets. You can pick up your own for $24 or wait until they’re available at your local Hot Topic or Spencers for double the price.

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Although it’s no Pita Wallet, the Currency Wallet from Margiela will certainly attract a classier woman when you whip it out of your back pocket.

Available in either the US Dollar or the Euro, each wallet is about $390 and demands an owner with plenty of cash to load it up with. At least you’ll look wealthy when you whip out the Euro-version to pick up that silly Mustache Comb necklace for your girlfriend.

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We’ve seen a pretty wide array of uses for RFID tagging, including senior citizen control and kitteh management. LadyBag is a smart personal accessory which uses RFID tags to monitor the items you bring with you out of your home, such as your keys and wallet, and also judges your emotion based on your person-to-bag interaction.

When the sensors on the LadyBag feel a disturbance in the force (something missing from its inner contents), the item’s logo will appear on the special LED display. The bag also reads your emotional state. If you’re fiddling around with the zipper, a nervous looking emoticon appears. If you’re hugging the bag close, a happy face appears. — Andrew Dobrow

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We Americans love our carbs. Throw us a piece of bread and you bet your ass we’ll gobble that shit down. Pita might not be the bread of choice in the states, but cool wallets are a novelty that never gets tiring. The Pitapocket is all of the bread goodness, without the empty calories.

Made of cotton, the pita-like wallet allows you to dump all of your change and cocaine into a bread-themed purse. Conceptual? Yes. Tasty? We’ll tell you if it ever sees the light of day. — Andrew Dobrow

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Tetris might be my all-time favorite game. No matter how detailed graphics become, there is no beating the complicated task of organizing geometric shapes into complete rows. This wallet from Etsy’s KMC Designs is not only Tetris-themed, but made of duct tape!

Theoretically, you can remove the individual Tetris pieces on the face of the wallet and make your own design, but the maker of the wallet says that’s probably not a good idea since the pieces lose their stickiness if you play with them too much. — Andrew Dobrow

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We’ve seen some pretty cool techy business cards, like the USB Business Card Drive, but not any cards that can be used for a practical purpose like these New Cards. Thin enough to fit right into your waller, the New Card integrates items of everyday use right into your wallet.

The toothpick + mirror card might save you on a date, keeping stray spinach from slipping in between your pearly whites. Want a beer, but are far too lazy to take the cap off with your sensitive hands? Whip out the bottle opener card. Integrate a disposable RFID tag into this, and you’ll have one awesome tool. (more…)

Well it might not be a complex DIY, but it’s a DIY all the same. The NES controller wallet was made using little more than a plain coin purse and glue. Oh, and of course a NES controller body.

If you’ve been holding on to the dream that your Nintendo system might miraculously start working again, give it up my friend. Use the rectangular controllers and look snazzy. (more…)

You might of loved the Cassette Tape Wallet, but thought to yourself “Wow, my gun definitely won’t fit in that”. For those of you for more to carry, here’s the Cassette Tape Tote Bag. While it might be depressing that an item that you used so often is now being used in an iconic novelty products made from plastic, don’t worry. The attraction is normal no matter how guilty you feel for liking this bag.

Just think about how your parents must feel when they they 12-year-old teeny-boppers walking around in Beatles shirts. Hell, you might even cringe at the sight of that. To add to the cassette tape them, the Tote Bag’s strap is even made to resemble the unraveling inner tape. Prices range depending on your location, but they are available now. — Andrew Dobrow

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