Three Well-Designed Products I Recently Purchased That Make Me Happy

by Andrew Meyer on August 26, 2008

Lately, when I’m getting ready to purchase a product I do three things: 1) Research, 2) Get friend advice (i.e. via Twitter (here) or blog post (comments here)), and 3) Price compare.

These are three amazing products that made the cut and make me extremely happy:

1) Fitness ball

Fitness ball

This is my new office chair. Great for my back and core, and keeps my blood circulating in my legs. I highly suggest swapping out your normal office chair for one of these (at least for a couple hours a day). Grabbed mine at Sports Authority.

2) Omop by Method

Omop kit by Method

Almost bought a Swiffer, but smart people gave me the tipoff on the Method Omop. It is a simple, effective work of art. Just velcro on the Method mop pad, squirt some great-smelling Method floor cleaner around, and your off to the races. Everything you need comes in the Omop kit. You can order online or get one at Target.

3) Jawbone 2

Jawbone 2

It’s California law to use a hands-free device while driving. This law led me to join the cyborg Bluetooth-headset nation. Everyone I know that’s in the know raves about the Jawbone, so I didn’t have to do much research outside of price comparing stores.

The Jawbone 2 is super simple to use and it’s noise-eliminating technology is wonderful. I have an iPhone, which is notorious for its low earpiece volume. However, when I use the Jawbone it completely erases this iPhone weakness.

It still makes you look like a cyborg when wearing it, so I only wear it in the car for calls, or when I’m alone in my apartment surfing the Internet while pretending to be interested by a caller’s conversation.

You can get when online, or at your mobile carriers local store (most likely).

  • Man that office chair looks like a killer. While I desperately need the exercise, I think I'll stick with my ergonomic Hon.
  • tuftsmania
    in other news, i'm going to try my hand at ballchair.
  • Grab a 65cm. You will be very happy.
  • Michael murtaugh
    We have some Jawbone 2 haters at work. They say that Jawbone one was much better. Nice to see you like it. The same haters also say the bluetooth-headset apple makes is sub par. We sell a plantronics device at our store as well. Did you look at any other brands?

    I just use the stereo set that came with the phone. Luckily in PA and DE there is no law yet.
  • I never used Jawbone 1, but Jawbone 2 works beautifully. What do your Apple
    Store comrades say was better about the Jawbone 1?? Looked at other headsets
    but nothing stood out. Since so many people I know had been raving about the
    Jawbone, I was pretty much going to get it unless something else beat it
    hands down.
  • michael murtaugh
    I think you made a good call. The jawbone is one of the best. I was having a conversation today with a mac genius on this topic. When I asked him he said, "weren't people trying to have sex with the jawbone last year"? Indeed they were. He also had the apple Bluetooth device and said it functioned well. I don't think I'd ever get either unless something like the CA law came out in my state. Although I think a good case can be made for saftey.
  • tuftsmania
    come to killa kali mikey
  • My wife will be so stoked when she sees the fitball.
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