Does this actually seem logical?  I’m not sure, but it’s cool as hell.  This rear view mirror first and foremost features a 5 inch screen, because your factory mirror doesn’t allow for good enough field of vision.   It also has a front dash cam, and a rearview camera in case you are a victim of police brutality, a stalker, or if you just want to do a better job parking.   It even records as you drive in case some yokel tries to say the accident was your fault. It’s got GPS, because why wouldn’t it?  You’re in a car for Christ’s sake.

What’s that?  More you say?  Sure, why not?  It’s also bluetooth compatible so you can make hands-free calls so you can literally talk to the man in the mirror.  Not enough?  It can detect radar detectors so you can slow your erratic arse down before the State Trooper takes your license away and books you for driving like a psychopath.  And the specs?  It’s nuts.  Just click here to read all about it, or buy it here for $230.  And if enough of your friends want one as well, you can get a better deal by buying in bulk. Check out the video below.

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Kit Contents:

• 54 Bit Driver Kit – all the bits needed for repairs on small electronics
• 2x Plastic Opening Tools- soft plastic prying tools
• Precision Tweezers Set – assortment of ESD safe precision tweezers
• Metal Grabber – metal tool for holding tight to small components
• Anti-Static Wrist Strap – protection for circuits against static electricity
• Small Suction Cup – suction cup for holding onto things lacking handles
• Spudger – handy tool for poking, prying, flipping, and opening
• Metal Spudger Set – assortment of metal poking and prying tools
• iFixit 6 Inch Metal Ruler – steel ruler for easily measuring parts
• iFixit Pro Tech Tool Roll – cloth roll designed to hold the Pro Tech Toolkit

The iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit has been around for a while now, but now that it is $60 instead of $85.50 it is a much better buy.

Price: $59.95

This is by no means an exhaustive list, just a few things that anybody out there who is not actively managing their inbox can do to live a less stressed, more comfortable life. Note that while some of these suggestions will work for other email providers, for now the majority are Gmail only. Mailbox, for example, currently only supports Gmail. This may change in the future, but for now Gmail stands apart from other email providers because of the level of integration that it allows and the ease with which a bulging inbox can be whipped into shape.

Play the Email Game

Whenever things get out of control, I set aside 5-10 minutes to play the Email Game. It presents your inbox to you one message at a time with a nice minimalistic action panel that allows you to delete, archive, boomerang (see our previous review) or skip. Clearing a mail takes mere seconds. I also love that it gives a time limit for responses (it can be paused for important stuff).

Install Mailbox

Mailbox was already my favorite mobile email client before they introduced multi-finger swiping. Now, they stand way out in front of the rest of the pack. Swiping right to the edge of the screen deletes, swiping to around the half-way point archives… and you can shake to undo. Swiping your way out of trouble saves a lot of time.

If you are embarrassed about the high number of unread mails in your inbox, they have a trick for that too – in the settings, go to “App badge count” and select “Show ’1′ for new messages’ – alternatively you can not show the count at all, but it is nice to have a visual reminder that you have new mail waiting for you.

Get an Unroll.me subscription

Unroll.me is fast becoming one of my favorite filtering services. It takes all of the mailing list emails out of your inbox and rolls them into one big email – with a nice, clean layout. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of those mails are going to be things that you don’t read on a regular basis anyway. I like my daily currency reports from Lloyds Bank, but I only open them when I am going to send money somewhere. Unroll.me is a great catch-all for that kind of thing. Just be careful to monitor the settings and check it each day – it is automated, so it occasionally catches things that you don’t want it to pick up.

Interestingly, the filtering system on Unroll.me kicks in a second or two after my Mailbox notifications – so it is not a substitute for managing the notifications in your social networks.

Filter straight to archive (or trash)

You will probably still find that the odd bit of spam or semi-spam beats the Unroll.me. If it becomes too repetitive, the best way to deal with it is to create a custom filter. Word to the wise: I prefer not to filter based on address because that can change and sometimes you will find that a marketer hits you with mail from multiple addresses. I filter based on elements in the subject heading and/or the name of the business. Adding a tag to the filter is handy for taking bulk action on multiple mails of a similar type.

If it is something I might read later, I make sure that it goes to archive. If not, I send it straight to trash.

Adjust the settings on your social network accounts

In the old pre-smartphone days, it was somewhat handy to get email notifications from social networks. These days it is unnecessary and annoying. If you have push notifications and badges on your phone, then you have all you need. You only need your updates from one source – so turn off email notifications… unless you do a lot of traveling without your phone.

When in doubt, archive

I am surprised that more people have not embraced the archive feature on Gmail. I remember the first time I used it, it caused a little bit of panic. I could not see something in my inbox. Was it still there? Would I be able to find it again? Rest assured it is there and everything can be easily found. If you archive religiously, it will be the first place that you look.

My policy on archival is as follows. If something requires short-term action, i.e. an editing assignment that is due in a few days, then I keep it in my inbox. Once I do what needs to be done, it goes in the archive. It gives me a permanent record of all of the work that I do, prices that were agreed upon, that kind of thing.

Suggestions

These are by no means the only means of keeping things under control and we are always open to new ideas. If you have something for us, please feel free to leave a comment or send us a Tweet.

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On a side note, a bunch of people seem to be equating kettlebells with Cross Fit. While kettlebells are used for Cross Fit, it is worth pointing out that they are more than capable of providing a fantastic workout all by themselves – and there is a wealth of free information floating around on the Interweb ether to get you started. Onnit’s Primal Bells look great, but 36lbs is a commitment that might be best undertaken after having a little practice. If you haven’t done much working out in the past and want to harden up your soft nerd body, you would find that there is a lot more that you can do with a 25lb. That being said, it never hurts to have a 36lb bell lying around, because it is totally possible to work your way up to it within a few months.

Onnit is presently working on 18lb, 54lb, and 72lb Primal Bells, which I have heard may feature different primates so stay tuned.

Price: $86 [Oh Gizmo]