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The first high-efficiency OLED on plastic was claimed by researchers from the University of Toronto recently, which is deemed as an important development that may lead to more durable and “impact-resistant” displays. The flexible OLEDs were invented by adding 50-100 nm thin layer of tantalum oxide onto plastic, thus to achieve the same refractive index as that of heavy metal-doped glass. The new technology is believed to be producing OLEDs with a low cost, while promoting the efficiency and durability of OLEDs in the meanwhile.

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How thin do you think the package of a daily disposable contact lens could be? In my opinion, the “Magic” from Japan’s first and largest contact lens and care product manufacturer Menicon is rightly the answer we’re looking for.

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Well, seemingly we’re really in deep love of products from the Apple Company or those designed for the Apple, coz we’ve been focusing on the iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc for quite a continuous period. Here comes something for the iPhone too. It is a portable printer that can print out prints 4×6 photos with crystal-clear 300 dpi resolution directly from a docked iPhone or iPod touch. The new printer is easy to use, and can be controlled via a free downloadable app. Just imagine that any time you shot a photo, you can print it out almost at the same time, isn’t that great?

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Any design that features a high efficiency while a low cost is always appreciated, especially when they can bring something good to the environment. That’s why we love the concept of the Inflatable Solar Power Light, an inflatable, waterproof bag built with an LED bulb inside. It can get charged with a solar cell and comes with a battery that holds enough electricity for six hours of light on the low setting. As the light is designed for developing countries that lack electricity, it would be sold at a low price after its launch in January of 2012.

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With the Apple Company is promoting their products almost every year, the Twelve South is designing and launching new accessories for iPad, iPhone, iMac from time to time too. PlugBug is rightly a product from Twelve South, created to let two gadgets reenergized at the same time with merely one charger. It is essentially a splitter for the iPad/iPhone charger, and allows two devices get charged once attached to your MagSafe.

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The LomoKino Movie Camera is here! From Lomography, the new camera maintains the classic appearance of LOMO cameras in the ’50s and ’60s while features a more amazing function: the crank-powered machine allows people to make movies with any roll of standard 35mm films, giving the user about 40 seconds of movie entertainment.

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You know that many receipts from ATM or the stores are found to contain harmful substance Bisephenol-A (BPA)? To solve that problem, the printer manufacture Epson now boasts the world’s first BPA-free free thermal receipt paper made with recycled paper. It is already launched to the market, with a price of just $57.91 per case.

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Using an old marbling technique, Pernille Snedker Hansen of Snedker°Studio has created a new series of flooring wood with rich colors, variable lines and elegant shapes. Compared with traditional floor woods, the semi-psychedelic flooring seems more brightly colored, thus to give your rooms a refreshing look. Moreover, it may be quite romantic to have such floor woods decorate our home, as each time we lower our heads, we would feel that the rainbows are rightly before our eyes.

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It seems like a smart container, what do you think the item is used for?

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Several years we were trying to make everything as simple as possible, endowing every device with only one function. But now, the trend is completely changed, since people are in great need of multi-functional machines and gadgets. Yves Behar’s ‘Local Bike’ is rightly created to meet your various needs. It is a three-wheeler built with a small truck, thus allowing for great convenience for people to transport their items within short distances.

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iPad is expected to do many more things for you, including serving as a painting plate? Then you must need to get this Nomad Brush too. It is made of natural and synthetic fibers, performing well on the iPad’s responsive screen. Anything created by the Nomad Brush comes in colors, instead of white or black, and also shocking details.

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Light appearing on your cellphone screen or laptop screen annoys you from time to time? Get rid of it then, with Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd’s “Invisible Glass”. Exhibited it at FPD International 2011, the new glass can reduce the reflection of light by forming an anti-reflection film on both the front and back sides of the glass substrate. As a result, only about 0.1% of the light is reflected on it, which means you can see almost no light on the glass substrate. Moreover, the glass is even invisible if you don’t see carefully. Wow, watch out on your way if these glass is applied everywhere one day.

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Another design that we would say “why nobody has come up with it earlier”… It is the 30-degree Slope Bowl by HO Chang Da, who creates the gadget especially for people with trembling hands. With a 30 degree slope at one end, the bowl can still stand on table steadily even when your hands suddenly tremble.  Also, its wooden handle makes taking up hot bowl no longer a difficult thing. That’s so sweet!

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Crazy, the designer now hires some human skeletons to serve us! The Halloween is already gone, but seemingly the frenzied atmosphere the festival brought to us is still here… Anyway, the Skeleton Hanger is actually a good combination of aesthetics and functionality. Its shoulder can hold shirts or coats, its ribs can hold belts and other accessories and the loop at its base is especially designed for pant storage.

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It’s nearly impossible to accompany our kids or parents everywhere, so we really need something that can always track them in case that they may be missing. Then the GTX GPS Shoes are rightly the thing you’ve been looking for. It is built with a GPS locator hidden inside, with a padding over it, and therefore ensures an effective tracking while never make its wearers feel uncomfortable. Coming along with the shoes also includes the Breadcrumbs or Geo-Fencing applications that allow users to monitor the wearer’s location via internet or smartphones.

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