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With the 2010 FIFA World Cup entering the most important period, everyone around the world is showing more enthusiasm for the tournament and the football. So here today we’d like to introduce the world’s first solar powered football to you guys. Designed by a Taiwan based company, the new football is built with solar panels rather than conventional black pentagonal-shaped leather patches on the exterior, therefore it looks totally different from the common footballs. Besides, the company is developing a motion sensing technology, which is expected to be integrated with the football so that the visually impaired people can also enjoy the football game. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Taking the zero-emission vehicles to a new level, more and more automakers are developing vehicles that are powered by pedals, and one of the latest designs is the Human Powered Vehicle by Todd Dawson. It’s a double-duty vehicle, functioning as both a community car and a tradesman’s vehicle, and you can easily shift the vehicle between those two forms by moving and folding the seats in the back. The transformable seats also enable the vehicle to be used in different variants, ranging from a four person vehicle to a single person vehicle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The exceptional round shape and bright white/red colors give Kim Ji-hye’s bookshelf a refreshing look, making it quite outstanding among all the bookshelves we’ve ever seen. But what actually makes the bookshelf special and unique is its “Need Not Arrange Anymore” concept—no longer need to keep the books well-organized, just enjoy the chaotic status of putting books freely. I love the idea. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Bosch refrigerator comes with VitaFresh technology, keeping your food fresh much longer. You do not understand? Hey, see here, the dinosaur leg and sabertooth filet are still kept fresh even till today. [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Duplex” is a modular workspace designed by Sophie Kirkpatrik and its main features include an adjustable hood and three legs. The adjustable hood allows you to change the “Duplex” into different shapes according to your varied needs: you can mount the hood to create a private space or lower it down to extend the workspace. And the “three legs”, one less than that of common tables, gives the furniture a unique looking, making it quite eye-catching in any given situations. [Read the rest of this entry...]

When arguing about the must-haves in the office, we found that most people voted for coffee and memo pads—a cup of black coffee can refresh you and the memo will always remind you of the important affairs. So maybe inspired by the above findings, Sung Hyeop Seo combined coffee cup and memo pad together, creating the interesting Take-out Memo. As for the straw inside the cup, well, it’s actually a pen. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Jing Hua here refers not to “the flowers in the mirrors”, but to an interactive light system designed by Jifei Ou. Showcased during the light festival LUMINALE 2010, the Jing Hua Light has gained much attention for its changing colors, forms and sizes. The interactive installation includes two parts—a bowl and a projection system. So when you move, shake or tilt the bowl, you can then create various kinds of virtual flowers. Fantastic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Different suits make the same person look totally different, and similarly, different packaging designs each gives the same product a new looking. And Debbie Marks believes that one of the best methods to promote the condiments is to dress the bottles up, making them more attractive on the shelves. Nice idea, I bet you’ll surely notice such unique bottles, but does that mean you’ll buy them? Leave your comments and let us know. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What does the clip mean to USB flash disks? Indeed, they’re two things that seem irrelevant to each other. But apparently René Woo-Ram Lee has proved that the USB flash disks can become more convenient and easier to use when built with a clip on one side—it is both a practical tie clip and a fashionable flash drive. To meet your different needs, the designer also creates several shells for the USB. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do not think that you can input whatever you want to the computer, coz the Pepper Mouth will monitor every word you type—it lights up for a moment when you type a bad word but releases fumes to punish you if you do not retract the cuss! You’re not afraid? Oh man, at least you should feel ashamed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The colorful summer days are filled with colorful articles, say the bright-colored skirts, green flowered T-shirts, flowery hats and these beautiful shoes designed by Gaetano Pesce for Brazilian brand Melissa. They’re all made of plastic discs, enabling the consumers to create new styles by cutting circles away from the edges. The MELISSA + Gaetano shoe is available in six different colors: transparent, off-white, translucent orange, black, red and blue. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Who can tell me why the light concept is named as “SolarLight” but actually designed to harvest wind energy for power with its acrylic blades? But whatever, the “SolarLight”  seems like a perfect alternative for the rural parts of the world, where large amounts of wind are available. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Neptune is a functional prosthetic leg designed to help the disabled people swim as well as normal person by using an adjustable fin that feature a 360° movement. The fin is attached to the mounted cup that comes along with the standard silicone liner and its strength can be adjusted by a slider.  The prosthetic legs can be suited in 3 most usual types of amputations, ensuring almost every disabled people an efficient swimming. [Read the rest of this entry...]

We people, especially the women, are used to taking all kinds of items in one big bag for emergency needs. But the actual situation is that, we seldom find the needed object quickly simply because the interior of the bag is too dark. So to solve that problem, Nicole Osella has come up with an innovative bag light named as “Bulbo”, which utilizes LED bulbs to illuminate the bag. It features an ergonomic structure and therefore can be used in any type of bags. The metal ball outside the bag is used to create kinetic energy to charge the battery that powers the LED bulbs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The soaps never cease to surprise us, and right here are 6 interesting soaps collected from the world, which each features a unique and funny appearance. Better soap, better life. [Read the rest of this entry...]