iBrando

Instead of carrying printed business cards, just bring your iBrando, and a pack of blank cards of various materials, colours and textures.

When someone asks you for your card, you take out the iBrando and make one on the spot. Here's how it works.

iBrando is like a miniature waffle iron, with a fold over part that clamps down on whatever is placed between its two small jaws. One jaw holds the text along with any other details you wish to deliver. These take the form of raised metal type, like a letterpress printing block. The other jaw, which acts as the support base, is blank.

A refillable gas cylinder is stored in the handle, and this heats the tips of the raise letters to nearly red-hot when the device is clicked on, using a cigarette lighter type action. Instead of holding a thin coating of ink, they now function as a detailed branding iron.

Now you can singe/burn your details into anything, including someone's shirt tail, should they volunteer it. Give it a quick bite with a light grip to transfer all the information in a legible form. Squeeze harder and longer to burn right through, leaving a more substantial impression full of holes and burnt out bits, but still probably readable.