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Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit

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In spite of living in different times, we’re actually sharing so many same things in our childhood. Paper plane is rightly a good example. But nowadays kids are playing with paper aircrafts much better than us, because they have the Electric Paper Airplane Conversion Kit. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Micro-Plus EX 9-in-1 Key Ring Tool

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Merely pocket-sized, this key-ring tool kit actually includes 9 gadgets- pliers, wire cutter, wire stripper, wire crimper, bottle opener, #1 flat screwdriver, #2 flat screwdriver, #1 Phillips screwdriver and #2 Phillips screwdrivers. Really convenient. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Y-ply Beach Rests

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A trip to the seaside always asks us to prepare many items, and sometimes we even need to get various seating devices if we’d like to comfortably relieve our head, back and finally the whole body. Luckily we now have the Y-ply Beach Rest, which is a multiple-use gadget allowing us to use in various conditions. It’s not merely designed for the beach use, others outdoor activities like a park picnic need it too. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Festool CXS Drill

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Festool’s CXS Compact Cordless Drill should be in everyone’s toolbox. It is not only ergonomic which allows convenient and comfortable using, but features a right-angle-driving attachment so that we can easily handle the installation work in narrow room such as the shelves. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Auto Ink

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Honestly the Auto Ink reminds me of sewing machines. They look almost the same in appearances, but their tasks are different: a sewing machine draws patterns on cloth while this Auto Ink draws on your skins. It can have any assigned symbols tattooed onto your arms once the main switch is triggered. The symbols are assigned either randomly or through divine intervention. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Braille Punch Sticker

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Shopping malls, though announcing to be consumer-friendly, seldom stick Braille labels onto their products. Because they don’t have a Braille label maker? Well, they now can have the choice of this Braille Punch Sticker. It is compact and convenient for use, allowing the users to punch Braille directly onto stickers and then to affix them on shelves or items. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Free Cutter

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You must be dreaming of such incredible scissors as shown here. They’re completely smart-looking and their convenience is beyond any words. Used as scissors, they can cut out curve lines easily and when used as knives, they’ll make straight lines. But more importantly, the device can conveniently shift between the scissor mode and the knife mode, as its unique structure allows for an easy change. CLEVER! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Clip-on Wireframe for Plastic Bags

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Probably you don’t need to buy this Portotrash, however you’re strongly suggested to have a deep touch with this portable clip-on wireframe for plastic bags because it would ensure you a more convenient using of plastic bags and therefore keep your kitchen clean. Is there anything better? Yes! The Portotrash can be used in different situations-in a workshop, a kitchen, a car and anywhere you may need it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Card Scale

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Simplicity and delicacy are not always contradicted, and from this “Personal Post Office Scale” we can find a clever combination of those two features. Even though the smart scale is merely designed to “weigh letters for correct postage”, its amazing concept of making a scale as thin as a card still impresses us quite much. Probably we’ll find the scale fantastic too, when we use it as a decorative item. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Your Tool, Your Way.

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Just admit it that you have always wanted to own something special and different. Good news is that you can now make your dream come true: the Switch is a modular pocketknife and it has 17 attachments for you to mix and fix together so as to create your exclusive knife. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Soft Screwdriver

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We’ve seen many types of portable screwdrivers, but this one from Arthur Xin is a much smarter device that can even be hidden in wallets. Its ten shafts are made of plastic and rubber, and they can roll to form a driver-head when you need a screwdriver. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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New Rule

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In spite of with careful work, good sight and a delicate ruler, time and time again we read out the wrong figures especially when they’re in centimeters and millimeters. However with the New Rule, this situation wouldn’t arise any more, because it features a wheel to display bigger numbers of the millimeter measurement. Another innovation is that the ruler can work in the same way as a caliper so that it can ensure more accurate measurements. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Water Scale

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About 2000 years ago, the great mathematician Archimedes concluded that anything shaped to displace the same amount of water as that of its weight can float on the water. Inspired by that principle, Muzaffer Kocer and Ayca Guven have collaborated with the Water Scale, a measuring device that can read out the weight of the object placed onto the scale plate. It can weigh anything within 1000grams, and it doesn’t cost any energy or result in any pollution- really a green device for household use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Snowdozer

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It is Snowdozer, a smart gadget that performs quite well in removing snow and ice from your cars, because it comes with a collapsible double-blade ice scraper that works effectively. Plus, it also features an extendable telescoping arm that ensures you a better reach. Now, scraping off the icy windshield no longer bothers you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Google Translate Based On Android Operating System

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Google has improved its translation gadget based on the Android operating system recently. The new Google Translate announces to have the ability to translate your words into the language you’ve chosen when you speak into the phone and then to read them out in a nice robot voice. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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