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This cabinet is located in the center of the room. It can rotate 360 degrees, so you can get every unit, such as piano, desk, TV and so on, wherever you are in the room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Surface is very famous for its fantastic multi-touch functionality, but a multi-touch sphere might be more fantastic. This is a new gadget from Microsoft, which can display images and videos on a sphere surface.

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Because of widely used for containing beverage, plastic bottle is almost as the same harmful to environment as plastic bags. However, before a better solution is found, the best way to reduce this kind of pollution is to reuse the bottle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although the tone of the doorbell is not as monotonous as before, it is still different from piano. However, China’s designer Li Jianye gives us a piano doorbell. This product has several piano keys which allows the guest to play what ever tone he likes.

Designer: Li Jianye

Some human like robot can walk like a real person or even clime stairs, but jumping stairs seems impossible for them.

Dong Han Kim and his team at the Seoul National University of Technology in South Korea have designed a robot that can jump up stairs using two empty plastic soda bottles. With the built-in sensor, it can detect the upcoming obstacles and then calculate the jump height. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Balance is the hardest part for a bike beginner. The shift bike comes with a pair of unique rear wheel which is adjustable to fit for different people. For a beginner lacking of enough balancing skill, the wheels can be shift outward to give enough support.

Designer: Matt Grossman

This is a perfect solution for pizza lovers. It is shaped like a scissor and comes with an additional dish. So you can cut pizza easier than ever before, and the pizza might be more delicious just because of this kind of convenience.

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Using keyboard for a long time is necessarily make your hand damp, especially in summer. And Thanko, who is famous for adding fan to nearly everything, give us a new solution. It comes with several fans on the wrist supporter which can cool and dry your hand as long as you need.

You know the fact that the average computer keyboard is proven to accumulate more germs than a public toilet? Sure, it is horrible. So you should clean your keyboard frequently. But it is a troublesome problem. Because of the complex structure, computer keyboard is not easy to clean. What’s more most keyboards can not be washed with water. Accordingly, you need a unique cleaner like cyber clean.

Its patented formula uses a combination of viscosity and elasticity to sink right into cavities, absorbing dirt and other residues whilst killing germs on the surface. And just press on the surface, done!

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Beijing National Stadium, whose alternate name is Bird’s Nest, is an amazing venue. But this time we are mentioning another animal’s house – honeycomb.

The venue is made from many different inflatable hexagonal modules, which makes it be a mobile building.

It is a 90 x 60 metres dynamic oval structure capable of holding 3500 people in a central performance space of 2000 sq m. The entire project can be transported in 30 standard 40 ft containers (or 20 without the optional roof). The structure will require 2 weeks for assembly and one week for disassembly.

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This carafe is inspired from water droplet. In order to express the idea, it comes transparent glass without any pattern. It can be divided into three parts, the top of the drop is a cup and the middle one is a carafe. The ripple is actually a tray. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Tap measure is one of the most used measurement tool but you have to use a pencil to mark. This strait-line tap measure can help you mark without an extra pencil. It’s own integrated marking tip can free the other hand and you will never need to tuck a pencil behind your ear. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This tricycle seems a little bit weird because of the asymmetry structure. As a matter of face, this weird design can help you to transform this tricycle into a two-wheel motorcycle, which is better for those always have to drive in congested street. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Putting a light under the bed is a good idea to provide gentle light when you wake up in midnight. But only light is not enough, we need some extra atmosphere.

This frame can make the light emit from the central underneath of the bed, which makes your bed seem like the so-called UFO.

Designer: Ewan Robertson

NO, it isn’t the suitcase to be carried by your baby but to carry your baby on your luggage.

As is known, taking a baby is much more embarrassed than taking one more luggage. If baby can be “transformed” into a luggage, it is gonna be more convenient. That is what this product do.