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Where is your spare key usually stored? Yeah, yeah, you won’t tell anyone else about it, but see what your doormat is doing? OMG, it is telling your secret. If I were you, I would never hide a key there. But it is really an interesting idea. Just imagine what would happen if you place such a mat before a doorway? Will anybody seeing it really try to make sure what is under the mat? I see no harm in your trying the experiment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Types of  facial make-up in Beijing opera must have impressed you a lot, as they’re really marvelous. The sticking plasters here allow you to draw some all by yourselves. You’d like to try? Let’s begin then, and see what you’ll finally achieve. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What? Wasted paper sheets? Oh, man, don’t dissipate your energies in trivial matters! After all, wasted paper sheets have comparatively limited value. However, we’re sure to change our opinions after we see the video. In a competition, the simple tool, made from several waste paper sheets and designed for packing up clothes, has surprisingly won a victory over high-tech products.

Who would like such a huge clip? I mean, it’s too large to hold paper or other items. But who says paper clips are designed for paper only? Use them as hooks! The innovative clip is sized at 11 inch, solid enough to hang your clothes and bags. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How many umbrellas have you ever lost? Do you still prepare to pay for your carelessness? If not, you may need an umbrella equipped with a lock. Just lock it on a pole, and you would no longer lose an umbrella. But this time, it is the key that you should pay high attention to. Do not lose your key. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Given by the name of SQ28m, the cute mini camera is a new product from Japan, which is famous for advanced electronic products. Measuring 53×23×19mm and weighing 21g, the camera is so compact that you can easily put it inside your pocket, therefore to free your hands. Available in red and blue, SQ28m was firstly launched to the Japanese market on December 12, each costing 70 dollars. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You know E-ink, but you may not have heard of E-skin. Very basically put, the E-skin and E-ink presents more or less the same technology, but the former is better and more popular than the latter one. No longer featuring a black-and-white technology, the E-skin, Philips claimed, allows several colors to be built into one layer while still ensures that each color is separately controlled. Therefore, either separate colors or multiple colors will appear on a transparent layer, all coming under an accurate control. Hopefully, the new technology will soon be applied to players, cell phones and other devices. This time, it is colorful words that make the life colorful. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everybody loves to DIY. No matter it is a cake, a book, or merely a toy, we’re all intended to DIY one. And today, I New Idea will show you how to DIY a pencil crossbow, with 4 pencils, a ball pen, tape, wooden skew (used as an ammo), as well as seven rubber bands. All right, you ready? Let’s follow the pictures below to build one then. Come on! [Read the rest of this entry...]

I just want to show my respect to designers again, because due to their unremitting efforts, our houses are becoming more and more fashionable and beautiful. And right here, is an elegant radiator by Massimo Losa Ghini. Either mounted on the wall or fixed on the floor, it will always beautify your room with the curved trapezoidal shape. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Well, the desk seems to have ‘lost weight’, compared with other desks we’ve been using, it’s really slim. But that won’t change its functions much. On the front part is a drawer for pens, files, etc. And on the back is a container, where you can place your PC, cables, or any other electronic gadgets. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The thought never flash through the gamers’ mind that he or she could do something special for the game and other gamers. And the Famicom Guitar is rightly made to celebrate a gaming gathering. Coming with striking red and white, it is really a cute guitar, and especially perfect for kids.

Your fly is undone…Nothing could embarrass you more than that, especially when you’re with your Mr. Right or Ms. Right. Well, take it easy, because that won’t happen any more as long as you have a tiny tool presented in the pictures. Let’s get one! [Read the rest of this entry...]

We may know clearly what book is sold best, what book talks about hot topics, but we seldom know what book tastes the best. Seriously, can we have books for dinner? You must have been kidding. But the special book here says: “Yes, we books could be eaten.” But not in a way like we usually do. In fact, each piece of the book is made from a certain spice, and it is deemed as a perfect replacement to condiment. Just tear a leaf from the book, put it into the pot, a delicious meal will then be done. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Dare you drink your urine? Most of us may never though of that question before, but what if you’re in a desert while couldn’t find either water or a way out there? You should think of it. Luckily, the urine purifier would make the problem easier to answer as the new device could transform urine into pure water. Nevertheless, I bet nobody would look forward to use such a device, right? That’s too weird. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I’ve kept imagining what a fairytale city will be like. The prince and princess are living there of course, but apart from them, the buildings, the roads, and the doors should all be unique. Left to my own devices, I would install the castle with a Curtain Door. Constructed of polished wooden panels, the door is designed to be opened in a similar way as folding fans. Whenever you open the door, these boards will gradually move away to welcome you. I love it! [Read the rest of this entry...]