There are some people who always have the newest model cell phone, or the thinnest laptop computer, or the tiniest digital camera... I’m not one of them. Keeping up with the latest in technology never appealed to me, I tend to upgrade only when my previous device breaks down and it’s so technologically obsolete, no one sells them anymore. Case in point: I used to go running with a portable tape player, a big clunky yellow block strapped to my hand, followed a few years later by a portable CD player, a round, cumbersome disc that I carried in one hand, with a couple CD’s and replacement AA batteries in the other. I finally joined mainstream America and upgraded to an iPod a few months ago, which will hopefully last me the next 10 years, until it too goes the way of the Beta player.

Something I am keen on upgrading, however, is switching to the futuristic binders by Lihit Lab., Inc. Sleek, professional, and cool, these binders combine innovative designs with high-tech functions. The Kado-Lock & Twist Ring File Series has an ingenious ring mechanism that enables you to open and close the rings with one hand. Their Nomos Design features binders made from materials such as wood, aluminum and steel, which is a heck of a lot more stylish than those clunky plastic binders of my college years. These binders, with their fusion of functionality and design, are sure to give your filing system a more efficient and stylish upgrade... no batteries required.