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Solar energy powered gadgets are very common these days, but most of them are not energy efficiency. Maybe directly using sunshine is a good alternative. LG Display developed a 14.1 inch LCD panel for laptop can that be illuminated by sunlight instead of backlight unit. In other words, if you are in the sunshine, the energy of light can be cut. In addition to energy saving of 70%, this new product can also offer contrast ration exceeding 9:1 which is much better than traditional ones with merely 2:1 or 3:1 contrast ration. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You think this is a Santa hats? Not really. It is a hat but not for your head. It can protect you from being shot by your baby. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Developed by Panasonic and Japan’s IRT Research Institute, this dishwashing robot which is called KAR (Kitchen Assistant Robot) can finish washing dish totally by itself. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Waste water of kitchen sink is actually pretty good for plant, and so, in order to utilize this kind of water, this sink adopts removable structure to help you capture the grey water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a new design from RIM, the BlackBerry manufacture. They Qwerty keyboard is hidden under two wings. When not in use, you can just use a normal keypad. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although traditional hangers may not so bad most of the time, they will force you to stretch the collar of your T-shirt. But this hanger whose two arms can function like a scissor can offer you more convenience. You T-shirt will never be hurt by it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In order to save energy, many stocks come with switches which can cut off the current without pulling out the plugs. By using a stock like this one, you can simply push the plug upward and downward to turn on an off the power respectively. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Color is one of the most important factors of painting, but it is hard to get a nature color just like the real object. But this color picker can help you finish this hard work. The built-in scanner can help you get the color of any object in real word and then, after the process of the chip, the RGB cartridge located within the pen mixes the inks to create the color scanned. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Generally speaking, one clothing comes with a single size. But this design name of Duality can adjust the garment to suit mot persons with the help of the zippers. Since every zipper has a color band hidden under it, your dress is gonna be more beautiful after opening the zipper. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Suitcase is able to help you save more effort, but it is also very hard to take it upstairs. But this climbing up suitcase can make our life easier. It comes with two rubber belt tracks covering the entire body and so the whole length of the suitcase can contact with the stairs. Accordingly, the suitcase can be pulled up easily. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a perfect design for multipurpose halls. The chair and the floor are perfectly integrated and so you do not need to worry about the problem of limited space. I bet most people won’t notice the chairs hidden under the floor. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Since soap is easy to melt, taking traditional soap for cleaning while traveling is not a good idea. But this portable Pill Soap is much more convenient. You can use proper quantity of soap depending on your requirement without worrying about the melting problem. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Big eye needle is a brilliant idea. It made from some new fangled metal which makes it possible to give us more convenience. In order to make threading a cinch, you can just press the bottom of the needle to expand the size of the button hole. That’s it. Threading is really a cinch no matter how old you are. [Read the rest of this entry...]

At first glance, this is merely a mood light, but the colored bands are actually used to display current time. Each color represents a number, so you can read the time by translating the color bands into numbers to read current time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Yes, it is David Copperfield, but this time he is walking through bookends rather than Great Wall. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Shopping alone without others’ help is gonna be an impossible mission for blind persons. But this gadget can help you finish this impossible mission. It comes with two separated parts, one is ring and the other one is earpiece. The ring can scan the information of products and then send data to the earpiece which can read out all the product info.

In other words, what the blind should do is just swipe the hand wearing the ring over the product, he/ she can get the name and expiration date of the product. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Eco-friendly chargers using solar or wind energy is very popular these days. However, it seems that all these chargers lack interesting. But this toasty charger designed by Hyun-A Ko is a interesting one. Just slide the battery in and push the toaster handle down, and then you can wait for it poping up like using a toaster.

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Sure, Twitter is pretty popular, especially in this presidential year. But that an unborn child can write Twitter posts is still unbelievable. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hourglass lantern, the thousand-year old timer, is still used for reading time, but this time, it is filled with light rather than sand. You can even adjust the time from the contrast between the top and the bottom. Luminance decreases on top as it increases on bottom as time goes on. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you still worry about food safety, you should check out this innovative label. It can change color over time. Once the meat is past its due, its label will turn from white to blue and so it is not scannable any longer. In addition, you can judge the freshness of the food from the labels’ color. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This mini bookshelf is perfect for bookworms. It has two obvious basic functions: one is bookshelf the other is reading light. But the Z-shape can provide another function—bookmark. When you finish reading, you can just put the open book on the shelf and the light will be turned down. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Claimed to be the world’s smallest optical mouse, this Z-Nano mouse is only measures 42 x 21 x 17.65mm. In other words, it is merely a little bigger than an adult’s thumb. In order to offer all the functions of a traditional mouse, this one should have some unique design.

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This is a brilliant idea. This knob seems like a normal one, but the built-in light can offer light at night and the internal generator can also create and stores energy for illuminating. I guess you will need this in some emergency situations. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In additional to traditional measurement tool, this tape measure also offer two more functions. One is note pad the other is calculator. What’s more, the built-in LED can help you read the tap measure in dark places. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In this year full of hi-tech gadget, even bolt can be smarter. This bolt equipped with a tiny indicator disk on the top which can show you how tight it is. The tighter the bolt is, the dark the indicator. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This board keyboard can offer your gripping typing experience. the full QWERTY keyboard are located at the back of the keyboard and so you have to type on the rear with eight fingers. There is also two triggers on the flipside which works as the mouse buttons. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Because of having five parts that slide in and out for each other, you can get an extendable bookcase. No matter what size you need, this bookcase can satisfy you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

At first glance, this is merely a branch thing without any material usage. As a matter of fact, when you look at the branch from the top of it, you are gonna get the secret. It is actually a wall clock. The two branches are used to indicate hours and minutes separately. Although it is not so convenient, I guess that reading the time is not the main reason you buy it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This so-called magic apartment light can reveal all the nasty things going on in an apartment. In daytime, since you do not light up this lamp, they are all invisible. But, at night, when you turn on the light, shitting, fucking, killing and stealing are all revealed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is not the first time we get cardboard furniture, but this one is smarter. Because of the unique structure, you can get different functions depending one your favor. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Most of us get time with eyes; the blind may need the other devices. Now, this clock designed by Hyun Choi can let us get time with nose. There is no hand on the clock but 12 capsules are hidden at the back of the clock. You can fill the capsules with different flavor and then you can get different flavor in different time. In other words, you can smell time. It’s magic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This showerheads has a sensor which could detect the temperature of the water and when the water reaches a comfortable 95 degrees it will stop the flow. You can save more hot water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Credit card is very common, but have you heard credit key? As a matter of fact, it is a car key from BMW and can finish your payment as well. Car key is certainly used to control your car. But this one an also access your bank account and so you do not need to take credit card or cash with you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

One switch for one light is the basic requirement. However, it is not necessary if you have a gesture controlled switch like this. With the touch-sensitive board you can control every light separately by sliding the finger to the lights’ direction. If you want switch on/off all the lights simultaneously, just make a circular motion on the board. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A reel of wood? What is this?

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Of course, nobody likes to get injured. But, in case you are unfortunately injured, you have to suffer the physical pain and at the same time explain the reason you’re injured to your friends. This is an annoyance. If you use a sling like this, I guess you can explain less. What’s more, this kind of weird slings are gonna make you more humorous. [Read the rest of this entry...]

iPhone is soooo cool, but since it is a much bigger than traditional phones, I bet your pocket is not enough for it. A lot of people prefer to take it in hand. The problem of taking a phone in hand is that you will drop your phone by mistake more often.

The Mobigrip sticks to the back of your cellphone and so you can strap it to your finger to make sure your phone won’t be dropped accidently.

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At first glance, this swimming pools seems like the one comes with a transparent bottom, allowing you to get a bird’s-eye view of the city. As a matter of fact, this is merely a normal swimming pool with a aerial photo of a city’s skyscrapers glued to the base. Although it is faked, if we do not pay attention to our environment, our city will probably submerged in the future. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Life jacket might save more life in the shipwreck, however, since the rescue workers will not come to help you immediately, you need fresh water to continue your life. This device will give you distilled water which is the most important for every survivor. Additionally, this device will emit the light at night and colorful smoke at day to indicate your location. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Humidifier is apparently a seasonal product. It is necessary merely in winter rather than all around the year. So the humidifier is actually not in use most of the time. Because of shaping in vase, this innovative humidifier can be used to hold flowers and so be more useful than traditional ones. [Read the rest of this entry...]