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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.

Remember, it is inedible. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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...]