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Scale for pregnant woman

Filed under: DAILY LIFE, GIFTS — 200702 at 11:34 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

No woman will like to see their weight going up, except for pregnant ones. Although weight will trouble them, they still like to give their baby more nutrition. So weight is a good thing for them. But merely number is not enough, and so this scale measures your weight by showing expanding waistline pictures spaced at 20 pound intervals.

Price: $95

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In-car video game

Filed under: IT — 200702 at 3:53 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

Sitting in the rear of the car is pretty boring, so you need some video game. But the background of the game is always the same. Need some change? You will like this one named carcade. Designed by Berlin University of Arts students Nicolas Fischer, Martin Kim Luge and Korbinian Polk, this game can capture the landscape outside the car with the camera and converts the it into the video game environment.

Make sure that you’re not driving the car while playing carcade.

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Mini-microwave

Filed under: ELECTRONICS — 200702 at 3:38 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

In order to get hot food or water when you are camping, You have to light a fire. It is not easy and even causes forest fire. But how to heat food? Microwave? Please…

No, not that heavy one, this mini-microwave is shaped like a flashlight and so what you should do is just aim at the food or drink.

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Nail on your fridge

Filed under: DAILY LIFE — 200702 at 2:44 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

Knocking a nail into your fridge? Are you crazy? Don’t worry. This is just trickery. The magnetic can help you “drive” in nails.

Seeder

Filed under: WEIRD — 200702 at 2:42 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

At first glance, this is merely a seeder sculpture. However, at night, the light will project the shadow on the wall and then it is completed.

Wait a minute, the seeds on the wall can also be changed into other stuff. Video after the break

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Smilecup

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 2:21 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

I guess you will be confused after seeing a cup like this. Why is it shaped like this? You’d better have a look at it from the top.

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Magnetic soap holder

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 2:14 am on Monday, October 27, 2008

With this magnetic soap holder, you can say goodbye to the ugly soap cases. It seems like magic, because the soap can float in the air without any support underneath. As a matter of fact, there is a metal disk in the soap which is inserted in advanced, and so the soap will suspend in mid air.

Price: $50

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The hand Window sign

Filed under: DAILY LIFE — 200702 at 12:59 pm on Friday, October 24, 2008

If you want to deliver information to the car behind you, this product will be a good choice. You can use the remote to control the sign, accordingly express your opinion. I bet the guy will got it.

Price: $40

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Halo light

Filed under: DAILY LIFE, ELECTRONICS — 200702 at 12:57 pm on Friday, October 24, 2008

Escaping from fireplace is very important, but traditional Escaping from fireplace is very important, but traditional alarm light is not so good especially for those stick close to the floor.By using LED lights, halos are cast upon the floor indicating the direction in which the exit is located. Maybe a halo will save your life.

Designer: Foo Wei Zen & Chua Wenfong

Squeeze & Spread package

Filed under: DAILY LIFE — 200702 at 2:26 am on Sunday, October 19, 2008

You like butter or cream chees but do not like the way they’re served? Then you gotta like this design. It is soooooo brilliant. Just squeeze and then spread it on the bread. That’s it! Very convenient.

Designer: Miles Russell

Dining table blooms like a flower

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 2:25 am on Sunday, October 19, 2008

This dining table which appears to be something from future is designed like a flower that open up to a full-fledged. The central part is a cylinder light and six chairs crowed around the table. The polished white case and the blue inner liner make it more stylish.

Designer: Fatih Can Sarıöz

Clear vision

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 12:49 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2008

Glasses are pretty easy to be dirty and so you have to clean it with a piece of clothing. But these glasses called clear vision can be cleaned without any extra clothing. The middle support area of the glasses can be function as clean clothing. Just slide the middle part over the left and the right lenses, your glasses is clear.

Designer: Johanna Grawunder

Slim-leg slippers

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 12:06 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2008

Having a pair of sexy slim legs is the dream of most ladies. As a matter of fact, exercise is one of the most effective way to form slim legs. What? You’re lazy but still want sexy legs? Then you may like this slippers.

Because of lacking heels, you have to tight the muscle of your legs and so your legs are gonna be more sexy.

Price: $20
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Sunglass camera

Filed under: WEIRD — 200702 at 11:50 am on Saturday, October 18, 2008

This is a brilliant idea for those like to take pictures while traveling. It comes with a lens hidden in the sunglass. When you want to take a picture, just make a frame with your hand and then shut the left eye to capture images.

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The most offensive bicycle lock

Filed under: WEIRD — 200702 at 1:49 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2008

Bike is one of the most eco-friendly vehicles in the world, but it is also very attractive to thieves. Maybe you can not protect your bike, but we should be more offensive to thieves. This lock is a good idea. When cut, colored liquid inside the entire length of the lock explodes forth unto the thief!

Maybe they will be scared, but there is another possibility, that is they will crush your bike rather than steal it.

Video demonstration after the break

Designer: Michael Lambourn

Twinned MP3 player

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 1:46 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2008

This is a perfect MP3 player for lovers. It comes with two parts, each of which can be function as a conventional one. But the unique point is that the two separated MP3 players always share the same play list. If you want to change any document, both MP3 players should be in their docks, so that audio content always remains the same. What to change your play list, first ask your honey.

Designer: Liberty Fearns

Bullet-proof pocket square

Filed under: WEIRD — 200702 at 7:33 am on Monday, October 13, 2008

This is world’s first bullet-proof pocket square. Although it might not be as strong as a real bullet-proof vest, your heart will be safer. But what kind of people will really need a pocket square like this?

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Punished, to the corner

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 7:32 am on Monday, October 13, 2008

This is a smart idea for those always lacking storage space. You can put something which is not usually use in it. In order to make it not so eyeball-attractive, you’d better paint it with the same color of your wall and ceiling.

Designer: Cristina Toledo

One-handed toilet paper dispenser

Filed under: DAILY LIFE — 200702 at 7:29 am on Monday, October 13, 2008

Getting toilet paper is pretty easy for us, but not so good for elder people. In a country like Japan, whose older people is a huge number, taking care of elders is more necessary. Therefore, they have many good ideas to provide convenience for old people.

This toilet paper, which can be handled with only one hand, is a good example. Video demonstration after the break

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Elegant toilet shaped like a smoking pipe

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 10:59 am on Saturday, October 11, 2008

This toilet is actually inspired by a modified water drop, although it seems more like a smoking pipe. Anyway, it is indeed fairly beautiful. But I wonder how to repair it.

Designer: 2-B-2 Architecture

Nutrition Pyramid lunch-box

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 10:56 am on Saturday, October 11, 2008

Nutrition Pyramid is a famous theory, but would you really follow it? It is not a easy job, but a lunch-box like this will remind you, guides you to be healthier.

Designer: Li Jianye

Pixelnotes

Filed under: HOUSEHOLD — 200702 at 10:54 am on Saturday, October 11, 2008

This Pixelnotes wallpaper consists of four layers of varying grey tones. Each layer is a post-it notes and every time you split one layer, the individual pixel is gonna be darker.

Designer: Duncan Wilson

52 inch solar powered LCD from sharp

Filed under: IT — 200702 at 12:24 pm on Friday, October 10, 2008

Yes, you do not need any socket to power the LCD. Just put it under the sunshine, if there is, and then it is gonna be OK. What about the cloudy or rainy days? May be socket have to come back again.

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iSleep Pillow

Filed under: IT — 200702 at 12:10 pm on Friday, October 10, 2008

After a hard day’s work, especially sitting in front of your laptop, would you want just take a nap? Why not? However, without a soft pillow, you won’t have a good rest. So you need iSleep. It attaches to your computer’s exhaust vent, and uses the warm air to both inflate and heat itself. In order to make you more comfortable, it integrates a speaker for music. What’s more the built-in alarm clock will play an increasingly annoying tone when it’s time to wake up.

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Card light

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 12:09 pm on Friday, October 10, 2008

This card is actually a portable light. It comes with a pop-up lightbulb which is actually a real bulb which will light up when flipped up. Sure, a flash light might be more useful, but this one can fit your wallet like a normal credit card.

Designer: Hyun Jin Yoon & Eun Hak Lee

Robotic plant

Filed under: GIFTS, WEIRD — 200702 at 9:57 am on Monday, October 6, 2008

Plants cannot response to us as animals, and so plant toy is rarely. But this robotic plant from Sega toy is an exception. It could respond to your speech with physical reactions using an internal “bio metal” that moves and bends depending on the current put through it. Based on the patterns in human speech detected by the chip of the plant, it can response to you by bending the stem and moving the leaves.

Video after the break

Price: $39

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Twist bench

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 9:56 am on Monday, October 6, 2008

Twisting a bench is an impossible task for most of us and so the twist bench is pretty attractive. It seems like that we’re in a magic world. Actually, it’s real.

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Palm Pistol

Filed under: DAILY LIFE — 200702 at 9:53 am on Monday, October 6, 2008

Designed by certified NRA instructor Matthew Carmel, this palm pistol is targeting elderly and disabled who need to defend themselves. The ergonomically product is fired by using the thumb instead of the index finger, accordingly reduces muscle drift, which is always the reason why people misfire.

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Magnetic touch screen

Filed under: IT — 200702 at 9:18 am on Monday, October 6, 2008

iPhone is very popular, but the text imputing is really horrible. Maybe a sliding Qwerty keyboard is a good solution, but Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo have developed a new model which comes with two separated magnetic touch screen. One screen keyboard and the other one is display, you can assemble them depending on your demanding.

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Cavemen’s squeezer

Filed under: DESIGN — 200702 at 9:17 am on Monday, October 6, 2008

While hi-tech is eventually used in many areas, some old manners start to be very popular in other areas. The Industrial-Strength Lemon Squeezer by Edward Horsford uses traditional way to get juice. Just put half the lemon into it, and then hammer at the top of the lemon, juice is ready.

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