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Slim, slim, slim, seeming everything nowadays is pursuing a good figure, even includes the fire extinguishers. Have a look at this one by Jinwoo Kim: it features a slim body design that fits in small storage space, thus makes it quite outstanding among common round-shaped fire extinguishers.  Besides, the Flameingo also comes with a replaceable cartridge to reduce waste; its pressure indicator and a built-in alarm also allow users to check out the status of the extinguisher more easily. When there’s fire breaking out, a LED light will soon switch on for people to find the extinguishers quickly.

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Haptic is a navigation shoe especially designed for visually-impaired people. It is equipped with Bluetooth, GPS and a vibrating system, which work together to guide the blind people to their destinations.

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Disney is a wonderful place full of imaginations, in my mind, thus it’s quite amazing to see its research labs come up with the SideBySide handheld projectors for multiplayer games. Each unit combines a camera with a modified DLP projector that outputs a single color of visible light and also an invisible infrared image. The IR image can be detected by the camera built with second projector, which would then know clearly where the image output by the first projector is and what it is doing, and thus create another image to interact with the first one. That may sound a little complicated, but you’ll soon find out how it works with the video after the jump.

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Annoying mornings again, with continuous cacophony of alarm clocks… Why couldn’t we wake up with something more intriguing? Such as the Guitar Alarm designed by Jamie McMahon. Handmade of birch plywood, walnut and stainless steel, the new alarm works in the same way as a musical instrument, sounding at the time set when powered. As it doesn’t show time at all, the piece can also be used as an artwork for home décor.

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My passion for cleanliness and organization finally drives me closer to this Corner Power Strip designed by Herald J. Ureña – Umaña. It features a triangular composition, which allows the gadget to be neatly placed in any corners. Plus, its clever design also ensures the power cord to face the direction of the outlet, so as to make it really convenient for use.

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Anything that comes with an outlook nothing to do with its functions is usually interesting. And the Pistol Hairdryer shown here is rightly a good example. It is shaped like a pistol, however shots no bullets but hot air instead. If possible, I’d like to try it.

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Dustpan, trashcan and broom are three necessary things for household cleaning. For quite a long time, they’re designed and used separately, until Brendan Ravenhill’s dustbin that integrated them together. In this design, the dustpan also serves as the lid of a trashcan, subtly attaches onto the top of the trashcan and moves for you to use.  The beech wood brush can hang on side of the bin with embedded rare earth magnets, thus making it easy and clean for storage.

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What’s this, a toy, a stool, or something else? For sure it is a ball. So can you imagine that the ball is actually a camera? Once thrown into the air and reaches its highest point, the camera then captures its entire surroundings simultaneously with its 36 cellphone camera sensors built around. Check out the video below to see how it works.

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How to slim pianos down and let them go into the houses of many more people? There’re several possible methods, one of which is this “Flat Piano” concept by Yun Jin-yeong and Jeong Seong-hun. The new piano looks bit of the same as items sold by IKEA, featuring modular units that can be assembled together, and therefore ensures a more convenient transportation.

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With the assistance of devices like Braille typewriters, people who have visual problems are now able to use touchscreens. But we’re still glad to see revolutionary technology that will lead the world to a new age. This innovative interface here is rightly something quite valuable. It is especially designed for the visually-impaired, allowing them to control tablet PCs or mobile phones directly with their fingers. Instead of requiring users to find the right keys, the interface can detect and locate the users’ fingers and then set up a keyboard there. As a result, anywhere the user types in, the letter is then created and stated aloud.

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Time again the MobiUS SP1 proves smaller is better, but also more expensive. Wearing a surprising high price of $7495, the ultrasound machine is small enough to fit into your pocket so that you can use it anywhere. The system is capable of fetal, abdominal, cardiac, pelvic, and peripheral vessel scans, which make it an ideal personal device for medical use. Coming along with a wireless and 3G connectivity, the system can conveniently send images to hospital, therefore allowing the users to keep in a good touch with their family doctors.

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Yaps I love tea very much, but I never imagined squeezing tea bags to enjoy the ever last drop… It’s bit of weird, if without the help of Tèo Tea Spoon. The innovative gadget makes squeezing tea bags an elegant behavior, simply pull the thread of tea bag through the hollow handle, gently squeeze it and then done. No more water left on tables while you’re removing the bags from the cup, but merely sweet tea ready in cup for you to enjoy.

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“My Writing Desk” is a workplace put forward by Inesa Malafej, and honestly that’s something I’m looking for. It features a storage tough around three sides of the table top, thus keeps the writing surface clean while still makes the user’s things close at hand. Moreover, the high edges can protect your cellphones, cups or tablets form falling onto the ground, and that’s why it is deemed as “the safest writing table”.

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Chirp is here to pull you up from your warm bed. The alarm clock comes with two separate parts, a pillowcase clip that wakes you up with gentle vibrations and a backup alarm that sounds if vibration doesn’t work. So will this new alarm be useful to you? Just have a try and let me know.

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What is the safest way to keep your iPhones? One answer suggested here is to put it inside your belt buckles. Of course that’s just for kidding, but the concept of this iPhone Belt Buckle is really interesting. The belt buckle is large enough to hold iPhones, thus offers us a weird way to take our iPhones around. However, if you want to use the cellphone, you may need to open your belt buckle from time to time? Wow, crazy.

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