Hong Kong Demands Efficiency—So Here's How to Gear Up
Keep it easy and convenient with these new devices and apps available now.
Prepd Pack
There’s a good chance that your lunch today was a greasy plate of noodles or a way-too-much plate of average-tasting carbs. But now you can change that with a little bit of tech. Hong Kong designer Chris Place and product developer Will Matters are just about to wrap up a Kickstarter campaign for their Prepd Pack, which promises a new approach to boring old Tupperware. The campaign has so far raised a ludicrous US$1 million in funding—that’s 40 times the original goal.
The pack is a gorgeous-looking lunchbox which contains a set of modular containers, which you can swap around and change up to suit your meal. There’s also integrated magnetic cutlery and a built-in placemat. But it’s more than just a physical box: There’s a partner app to be used alongside it, which offers up customized recipes, meal plans and calorie counting for the week ahead. Best of all, it’s so beautifully designed that hipsters will flock to your Sheung Wan dining nook like moths to an incredibly cool flame.
If you’re really quick you should be able to snap up a preorder on Kickstarter for US$50 ($388)—the campaign finishes at 1am on Saturday. If not, head to the site to grab one for US$70 ($543). Shipping begins in June. www.getprepd.com
Vifa Copenhagen
Over the last few weeks in the HK Magazine offices we’ve been testing out a speaker that’s new to Hong Kong: the Vifa Copenhagen by Danish brand Vifa. This brand is all about Scandinavian cool, and it’s all in evidence in this minimalist speaker, right down to the woven fabric finish covering the whole thing. With five hours of battery life, this wireless speaker’s been pumping out tunes whenever HK Mag staffers can agree on a song—or whenever I override them all to play what I want.