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Entries for November, 2008

Seesaw bike

Tricycle is not a unusual thing. Although this unique bike comes with three wheels too, it is indeed a unusual bike. Since the three wheels are not in the same horizontal surface, the two face-to-face drivers have to ride it like playing a seesaw. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Backup pal

Most of the people living in modern society rely on hi-tech severely. You don’t have to remember any phone number, because you can find it from your cellphone easily. However, what if you lost your cellphone? It might that all your friends will lost forever. I’m not alarmist, but it is true.

Sure, you can back up your contacts with your computer, but it is a little bit complex. So I bet you need this backup pal. Just connect your cellphone with this cute gadgets and then press the button, all the contacts will be backup. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Floating Tea Egg

This gizmo is gonna make the tea-drinking experience full of happiness and convenience. What you should do is just fill your favorite tea into the tea egg and put the tea egg into a cup of hot water. Done!

Of course, there have been many similar gizmos like this, but others, the tea egg can always stay on the surface of the water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Wrist light

Flashlight is necessary for some jobs, but it is not easy to hold a flashlight while working. You might have your own resolution, but this wrist light is actually a perfect alternative. Each of this pair of bracelet features four LED lights, which can be used to light up the surroundings. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Match calendar

This calendar is actually a combination of 365 matches; accordingly you can ignite one match each day. One day one match. This kind of design can remind you to value time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Forehead Thermometer

This thermometer is inspired from a natural behavior of putting hand on the forehead to measure internal heat of their body. Therefore, you can use traditional behavior to get precise digital body temperature. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Dangerous stool

If I tell you this pyramid-shaped thing is actually a stool, do you dare to sit on it? I guess you are afraid of being hurt. As a matter of fact, the top part of this stool is made of foam and so you can get a comfortable experience while sitting on it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Shutter light

This is one of the most innovative shutters in the world. It can absorb light in the daytime and emit light at night. This way you can light up your room at the whole night without afraid of you electrical bill. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Upside-Down Sky Planters

Different from normal ones, this upside-down sky planter has a higher water absorbing efficiency. The water can directly filter into to root part with less waste. The soil is locked and so you do not need to worry about any the soil accidentally dropping down. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Charging your battery with wind

Sure, rechargeable batteries are more eco-friendly than normal ones, but they will still consume energy which is generated from fossil fuel. But this gadget can charge your battery in a real eco-friendly way. Just insert one battery into it and suck it on the wall, and then let the wind charge your battery. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Analog clock with a single digital

This clock is a combination of a analog clock and a digital clock. The single analog hand is used to indicate the minutes and the hour is showed by the digital display.

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Faceless LED watch

At first glance, this seems like a faceless watch chain. However, it is a real chain. All the LED used to indicate the time is hidden in the joints of the chain. When it light up, you’re gonna get the time.

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Moving clock

Although alarm clock usually wakes you up on time, many people still like to check out the real time before waking up and so you have to open your eyes. I bet you this kind of action will sure diminish your drowsiness. But this moving clock which comes with two triangles can tell you the time you can sleep. It they’re far apart, you have much time left to sleep, but if they’re close, you are gonna have to get up soon. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Vertical table

The reason you can put dishes on the table is because of the gravity, in other words, you have to put dishes on horizontal table surface. But this design can hold dishes vertically. Is it magic? No. It is just tricky, but pretty smart. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Pebble Sink

This sink is made of pebbles bound together within a transparent resin. Therefore, the pebbled surface is smooth and easy to clean. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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