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What do you get the person who’s got the iPhone and absolutely adores it? Brazilian design firm Meninos has come out with the iPhone drink coasters that may fit the bill. A full set of 16 coasters sells for $60 US. All your favorite icons are there including maps, mail, and phone. With so many choices, it may be tough do decide which coaster to select for your beverage.

In terms of construction, these coasters are made from MDF, not ceramic. A vinyl sticker has been affixed to one surface, and the entire coaster has been coated in lacquer.

[Menios via Boing Boing]

Kids are going to get a kick out of these, in fact, I wonder if they’ll actually let these be used as coasters. If used as originally planned, these are fun coasters. This math set consists of 5 coasters, representing the addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and equal sign.

Assuming you can pry these out of the hands of your kids, these novelty coasters will show your mathematical prowess.

[Math Coasters via Geek Sugar]

Everything old has a way of becoming new again in one form or another and such is true with LP Records. Once tucked away in a corner of the attic because your only record player broke, LP records have a new life.

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