You know how spies are always shown chowing down the messages they receive? I always wonder if they were trained to eat paper. I know it’s edible, but I don’t think it’s tasty at all. It’s probably very dry (depending on the quality of the paper), and swallowing it in a jiffy could result in disastrous choking.

So imagine my glee when I found out that there was a better way for our gallant spies to eat their messages without gagging. Now Mr. Bond won’t have to eat paper ever again (unless he wants to, that is). Presenting the Message Toaster (or Toast Messenger, I’m not sure) — a gadget that lets you write a message on the bread you’re about to toast.

Just pop the bread into the contraption, write your message on the white board thing on top and you’re done. The message will burn itself right into the bread. Neat, right?

Unless you burn the toast somehow, that is.

[Seen on Geekie Gadgets]

I love multi-functional items. Now that the world’s a lot more cluttered than it you used to be, what’s not to love about items that makes life a lot easier and less complicated?

Here’s Cool Tool’s idea of functional and practical: the Scoop Clip. It’s a measuring spoon with a scoop on both ends of the handle; one tablespoon and one teaspoon. But that’s common, you say. Err, yes. This bit isn’t: it doubles as a clip so you can keep your opened packages tightly shut. This works great with coffee, mainly because coffee loses its flavor when exposed to the air.

It keeps coffee fresh and you’ll never have to go hunting for a measuring spoon again. Of course you can use it on other stuff, too, like flour or sugar. I just prefer coffee.

If, like me, you’re a major fan of toast, then this gadget is for you.

I’m all about perfect toasts, and technically speaking, I’ve mastered the art. I managed to figure out just how long each toast takes to cook to a nice brown. I’ve had my share of burnt ones, too, by the way, but practice has rendered my toast powers near unassailable.

Still, who’d pass up this transparent toaster? It looks hot, admittedly, and I sure want it on my kitchen counter. Plus, you get to see the toast as it cooks and you never have to burn one ever again. Besides, just the magic of seeing white bread slowly brown into a beautiful crisp is enough motivation for me.

Geeky? Yes.

Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s available anywhere. This is just a prototype from Inventables Concept Studio. If it does become reality, though, sign me up for one.

You know how ice cream scoops are always made in an unwieldy semi-circle shape? It never fails to annoy me, especially since clumsy old me has managed to knock out an entire stack with a flick of my tongue. By “knock out” I mean my ice cream fell to the floor (or on my shirt, tsk) and left me with nothing but the cone.

Sad.

Anyway, what if there was another way to stack ice cream on a cone — one that would ensure no more spills stemming from the weird half-moon shape? Here’s where Wrapables’ Ice Scream Stackers comes in. It still comes in a roundish form, but this time it’s flat on top and bottom, making it easier to stack several scoops on top of one another. Goodbye, weird half-moon scoop! Hello, anti-clumsy stacker!

It’s not exactly perfect, and there are tons of other ways out there to get the ice cream onto your cone, but I guess this one takes the cake. The ice cream ends up pretty, it’s perfect in shape and it’s a lot easier and less messy to use.

At only $14.95, this baby can be quite a steal. Comes in pink and green, too.

[Seen on Gadgenista.Com]