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On the Tokyo Motor Show Toyota has unveiled its Fun-Vii concept, a futuristic vehicle that allows the drivers to change the exterior design “with the same ease as downloading an application”. But that’s not all, because the Fun-Vii also features magical exterior display technology that lets drivers to display information on any places inside the car. To make the Fun-Vii more functional and attractive, the car can even be customized, with many themes and an augmented reality function taking place of the traditional navigation system.

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Use your head and hands, and then you’ll create something simple but magical, just as this privacy monitor. Designed and made with an old LCD monitor, the device looks all white to everybody except you, as you’re wearing “magic” glasses. But why and how? Check out the link below for more details and you may even try to make your own privacy monitor too.

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Smart and cute, these electrical outlets not only feature an outstanding appearance, but also come with new functions: their little “arms” can be used to hang your plugs until they’re in use again.

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Quite frequently we see common things endowed with new functions or totally changed into other devices when designers try to use them in a different way, and these smart phone stands are rightly the result of innovative redesigns. As the lenses are replaced with transparent cups, these glasses then performs well to keep electronic other devices in place. They’re still foldable too, thus ensuring an easy transportation.

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Almost every time before I start my happy journey, I have to painfully struggle with my large quantity of clothes and other stuff by jamming them in my smart suitcase… That sucks! So when I firstly saw the Pumpack, a vacuum-packed suitcase that includes a pump to compress clothes, I really couldn’t wait to imagine how easy packaging would be if I got this. Very practical concept and no wonder it has become a 2011 red dot design concept winner.

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Animals are always the best friends to kids, who not only play with dogs but even sleep with them. These creative bed sheets are rightly designed to transform regular beds into giant stuffed animals, so as to provide your kids with more chances and time to get accompanied by animals.

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Really small and cheap, the seemingly ordinary device actually features a surprisingly 30X magnification, always helping you to observe animals and flowers at close hand.

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I never realized people love plants so much that they would like to nestle them in their arms, until I saw the WILLO Collection. Made of very high quality textiles, these plant pots are soft, comfortable and also easy to clean as their bottoms are constructed of waterproof fabrics. So you simply need to place them at home to enjoy the fun, while never need to worry about the cleaning problem.

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Researchers at the University of Michigan are currently busying with their cyborg insects that would be used in small spaces or nuclear disaster locations to assist people to collect information or do something else. These insects are all installed with sensors in their bodies, which are powered by the energy generated from their own wing motion. When fully-developed, these insects can help to investigate hazardous environments that are dangerous to humans, thus to find their application value.

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What is the best car in your imagination? Possibly it should be smart, fashionable, high-tech, high-efficiency but low-cost? Then what you need is rightly the futuristic cars from Mazda, who has come up with an “i-Eloop” system harnessing the energy generated each time the vehicle slows down and thus to reduce your money spent on fuels.

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Though many of my friends love cup noodles, they seldom know that the first cup noodle was launched by Nissin Food in 1971. Now forty years have passed, the Nissin has collaborated with Japan’s Vstone (JP) robotics to make some Cup Noodle Robot Timers in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of cup noodles. There will be totally 10,000 timers sold to the public under some sort of a lottery system.

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Magic time… By combining two round plates, one thread and several simple patterns together, D-BROS from Japan has cleverly created some interesting but impressive scenes including the “a horse drawing the cart”, “a cycling man” and “a weightlifter”.

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These glasses are not unnecessary toys as you may have thought, as they can help to focus your eyes without lenses due to the 1mm holes. Hence when your real glasses suddenly get broken, you can use these paper ones for an emergency.

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Anything better than these skull helmets for you bad boys? Especially designed for motorcycle riders, these helmets are not only lightweight, comfortable to wear but also provide breathing space, just so unique. Pity that it comes bit of later, or I may have gotten a more attractive costume for the Halloween…Any way, it’s still a good Christmas gift.

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There’s no waste in the designers’ mind, because anything old and unused can find their new life after redesigned by them with full imagination. These three-dimensional sculptures made out of recycled skateboard decks are rightly good examples. Created by Haroshi, each piece features a delicately distinctive pattern and shining bright colors. Who would believe they’re crafted out of layers of stacked wooden decks, if the designer didn’t tell us the truth?

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