Stylish Sippers
Tiny touches can elevate even the most humble beverage. Kikkerland's Pixie Stix-striped biodegradable straws (top) add a little extra style to lemonade or fancier iced cocktails ($7.95 for 144; kikkerland.com), while Hammonds Candies' Iced Tea Sippers in orange, lemon, and key lime (bottom) double as both straws and sweetener. Cost: $5 for 5 oz., bulk discounts available; hammondscandies.com
Power Game
Magellan's Travelon 3-in-1 adaptor, converter and charger has everything you need to stay connected in one lightweight, compact device. It comes with multiple adapter plugs and connects with both two- and three-prong plugs as well as USB cables. Not sure what other adapters or converters you might need? Try the Magellans.com's genius Electrical Connection Wizard. Cost: $59.50.(800) 962-4943; Magellans.com
Loud and Clear
Behringer's Eurosound EPA40, a lightweight, handheld PA system that can run up to eight hours on its rechargeable battery, is ideal for presentations or outdoor events. The system includes a hookup for CD and MP3 players. Cost: $109. (425) 672-0816; behringer.com
Find and Connect
Qrious, a free app compatible with most smartphones and event registration sites like EventBrite, helps attendees network smarter and easier. Here's how it works: Attendees create profiles using their Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter accounts, adding notes about their interests and goals for attending the event. Qrious uses these profiles to match up and recommend ideal connections. When attendees check in to the app at the event, Qrious shows exactly who and where their ideal matches are. qriousapp.com
Melon Bowl
Turn a summery watermelon into a conversation-starting punch server, via these tips from watermelon.org, the website of the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Saving Kit
Help's "I Cut Myself and I Want to Save a Life" kit is a giveaway that will help recipients and perhaps countless others. The containers, $4 each, hold two sizes of bandages, as well as a bone-marrow registry kit. Recipients can sign up, if they choose, and help save the lives of the more than 10,000 people in the U.S. who need a marrow transplant every year. Bulk discounts available. (646) 233-5863; helpineedhelp.com
Fast and Fruity
Oster's MyBlend Blender is also a sports bottle -- perfect for whipping up a quick and healthy smoothie during rushed mornings. Just swap out the blade attachment for the lid and you're on your way. Available in four colors. Cost: $29.99 each. (800) 334-0759; oster.com/myblend
Easy Find
Evenues.com aggregates event spaces of all kinds, from boardrooms to art galleries, and allows users to search listings by location, capacity and other details. Spaces can be booked directly on the site by the day or even the hour. (877) 572-1920; evenues.com
Scent of Success
Fruits & Passion's Lotus Water Lily decorative diffuser set is lovely enough to double as tabletop décor. Cost: $25 each; fragrance sold separately. (866) 638-8417; fruits-passion.com
Better Bookmark
Pocket, a free app (recently named an iTunes App of the Week) that works with pretty much any device or web browser, lets you organize and save content (including news stories, video, blog entries, etc.) for later reading. The cool part is how the app downloads articles for offline viewing and even repackages content in a cleaner, easier-to-view format. getpocket.com
Bag Insurance
The Jet Bag, a reusable bag made with an absorbent lining, is perfect for stashing not only wine, but perfume, olive oil and other liquids in luggage. If broken, the bag will absorb any liquid that spills, ensuring the rest of your wares are safe and dry inside your suitcase. Cost: $15 for a pack of three. Bags can be customized with corporate logos and branding for an additional fee. (248) 891-8939; thejetbag.com
Look Away
Preventing eyestrain is easy -- just look away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes or so. It's just remembering to take that break that's difficult. Leave Protect Your Vision's personal eye assistant up on your browser while you work, and the site will automatically remind you. protectyourvision.org