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Entries for October, 2009

‘Sketch’ Table Lamp

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As current designers are giving much attention to utility, more and more works are endowed with multi-function. Hailed as “Sketch,” the new table lamp also doubles as a portable light box. Simply twists its head upside down to lie flat on the desk, professional designers could then draw sketches on it. Good work!

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‘Rezon’ Acoustic Musical Instrument

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Aiming to diversify and personalize acoustic instruments, the ‘Rezon’ has recently appeared in our visual field. It has 2 octaves and 15 tones per octave. The tone pitch is decided by the different bar heights, the lower octave is on one side while the higher is on the other side. No matter you twitch the bars with your fingers or strike them with metal rings, you could always enjoy an inventive music.

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Pipette Bottles

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Don’t you think these pipette bottles are familiar? You must have ever seen them in some place….like the chemistry lab, OMG! When using the pipette bottle to measure out the condiment, you could get the exact quantity you need. Get them and enjoy a scientific diet right now!
Designer: Camilla Kropp

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Brodmann Blades Ping-Pong Set

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What interesting table tennis set, it looks just like a glove! Brodmann Blades Ping-Pong Set has been proved to perform perfectly in improving your response ability and the 3D hand-eye coordination, which therefore making you rather competitive. Even if you’re a beginner, you’ll experience no problem with using the bat, because you can handle it easily as if you’re using your own hands.

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Key-Ping Touch

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Some old people are oppressed by the fear of loneliness and therefore they would like to keep an eye on their children, which makes them feel as if they’re surrounded by the whole family. Then they’ll need a “Key-Ping Touch”, a GPS locator that runs on a system of keys. As each key is kept by a user who also has a board, he or she will be connected to another user who has agreed to connect boards, just in the same way you use Bluetooth. In that case, you may find how far they’re away from the house by judging the light gets brighter or dimmer. Amusing!In addition, each knob is also a magnet, which enables you to hold pictures of the person that the knob presents.

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Sleepy Lagoon

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What in hell is wrong with the table? There’s so big a crack in it! Please don’t feel sorry about it as the crack is designed on purpose, which alters the rigid appearance of the table. Though seemingly like an easy work, it really costs much wisdom to balance the table.

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Wake-Up Phone

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Well… is Wake-Up Phone a phone that awakes me in the morning?! Come on, each phone now has emerged as a functional alarm clock! So what’s the peculiarity of this phone? Actually, it features a tilted display to give you a good view of the time as those traditional alarm clocks do. The Wake-Up Phone also comes integrated with a camera and a radio, which are controlled by the shortcut buttons.

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Turn On lamp

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“Turn me on and you’ll find out what actually I am!” Inspired by the On/Off icon of electronic devices, Marco Lana has recently come up with the “Turn On” lamp. It can be switched on and off by turning the icon left or right. Really funny, huh?

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Shelving Units from Lago

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Presenting here is an amazing collection of shelving units from Lago, which were invented, claimed by the designer, to “offer everyone the greatest freedom of expression”. From these showcases, we could find neither gorgeous material nor delicate decorations, but only color and creativity. Weird ones, classy ones, all these showcases are ready to change your dull room personalized, then which is your favorite?

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What’s this?

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Look, what’s this?

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Dulux PaintPod Compact

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As known to all, it is rather fussy to repaint the room. Despite costing you lots of time, it also results in much trouble to clean the spattered paint all over the floor. But now, Dulux PaintPod Compact unit will give you a hand. It seems like a vacuum cleaner and makes paint work extremely easy. All you need to do is to switch on the button and move the brush on the wall. Well, get one if you’re planning to repaint your room in the near future.

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Beaker Light

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For those people who haven’t fallen in love, it may be a perfect idea to own such a light. Although it is just a light that looks like an ordinary beaker, you would find it full of romance, giving off weak light in the dark night to warm your lonely heart. Don’t you think so?

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Coat Rack of Many Colors

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Ordinary life always makes us feel tiresome. If so, why don’t we try this innovative coat rack, which may seem like piano keys? When you push down the black key, a hook will pop up to hang your coats. Cool!

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iPhone Case For Motorcycle Riders

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What will you do with your favorite iPhone, when riding a motorcycle on the highway? Keep it in your pockets? Well, not as cool as your motorbike. I bet you must need this wrist-mounted, waterproof iPhone case, which is specially designed for motorcycle riders. The case not only protects your iPhone, but allows you to connect with it via the headset microphone inside the helmet. Beside, you can also charge your iPhone with the battery charging device that is placed in the transparent bag.

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Used As Seen

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What’s this? Obviously it takes you little time to give the answer “a hand sanitizer bottle”. Shaped like a piece of soap that is surrounded with many soap-suds, the new bottle highlights an effective cleaning function of the hand sanitizer.

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