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Entries for August, 2009

iTalk Voice Alarm Clock

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The simple clock is actually an iTalk voice alarm clock. It will start to work as you say “Hello, iTalk” and can be set for certain times to alarm you when you say “set alarm” to it. Simply say “snooze”, the clock then stops ringing and you can go for more sleep.

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World Globe Liquor Dispenser

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What about drinking the water all around the world? Sounds incredible, right? But that’s just what the delicate liquor dispenser promises to you. With a silver-plated holder and acrylic globe detail, the globe-like drink is always attracting in any occasions.

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Remote Control Chum-Dumping Boat

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Measuring 1.96 feet long and weighing 8.2 pounds, the remote control chum-dumping boat is not a toy but a new creation designed to dump about 4.5 pounds chum into narrow places through a remote control of 984 feet or so. Equipped with a sonar sensor, the boat can be used to search for fish under water and transmit the information back through the LCD display. But those are not enough, because the boat also allows you to get more fish in the night with a LED light.

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Lite-Up Straw

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Pictured here are some awesome lite-up straws. It is 12” in length and be put into any types of cups to win you more attention in the night. As it is not safe to wash the lite-up straws in dishwasher, you’re suggested to clean them in warm water after use. One such straw can last for dozens of hours.

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Timer to Light

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Timer to Light is a LED light that can light up your light at certain times by Jasper Hou. Based on mechanical energy, when you rotate the timer base to a specified time and put the LED bulb onto it, the light will unwind automatically, giving off bright light. Available in a variety of colors, Timer to Light is a cute decoration to your bathroom.

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Robotic Hands Clock

Well, I believe you have also noticed that clock is a favorite to all designers. But different from those clocks we showed you, the robotic digital clock is for those who understand sign language well, because it shows time all by hands.

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Nose Hook

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Hope you all had a great time with the nose hook. Seemingly lifelike, when stick it to either your bathroom mirror or table surface, the nose hook can always be used to hold your pens, photos, towels and others.

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Multi-seated Sled

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From Turkey, the multi-seated sled is made up of several separate ones to add more fun to our adventurous activities. As it has an aluminum body and plastic seats, the sled is convenient to carry and you can stack them up easily in limited space when not in use.

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Safe Scan Food Preservation System

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Though we now have refrigerators, we still cannot prevent the leftovers from going bad. As we couldn’t judge it by our eyes or nose, what if we eat those deteriorated food? We get sick and go to the hospital…Stop! The Safe Scan food preservation system could help you to avoid the misfortunes. Press the scan button and let the system san your food, Safe Scan will tell you whether or not your food has gone bad on the screen. When not in use, it can be attached to the refrigerator, as simple as that.

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Tire Sofa

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Made of reprocessed tires, the sofa is a good example of “resource recycling”. Put some tires all together, use soft fabric to fill in the cushion and then you can own an environment-friendly sofa.

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Plywood Folding Chair

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You’ve tidied up your home and find that big furniture has taken up too much space, so what will you do? Obviously make a better choice, which is to have folding furniture instead. When folded up, the plywood folding chair can be changed into a thin board that measures just 0.75 inch. Absolutely efficient to save up your space!

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Bungee-jumping Clock

We can do better than mere Cuckoo clocks and the world’s first bungee-jumping clock tells you time with a cute mint boy. At the time you set, the mint boy will open the door to say “It’s ten o’clock!” and then jump out. Still equipped with a Wi-Fi module, it also allows you to watch on your household activities.

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Striking Crossing Signs

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Yellow crossing signs are no longer boring! As a best solution to effective guidance, the new signs are made of steel materials that give out striking backlight to alarm the drivers and pedestrians all day long.

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W Series from Sony

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Looking like a headphone, the stylish product from Sony is actually a wearable MP3 player. With a magnetic device on the end of the earphones, the heart-shape player can be used in the same way as a headphone and you can easily wear it. You could control the player all through different buttons on the right earphone, for example, you can listen to a passage of music and play the whole music with a press to the enter key. When using the rapid-selection function, you may set audition duration from 4 seconds to 15 seconds, all depending on your needs.

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Leaf Business Card

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Gone are the days using a paper business card and why not try the brilliant design that etches your messages onto a real leaf? Using a laser cut technology, the amazing cards are good examples of “natural design” or “green design”.

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