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Innvo Labs’ Self-adjusting Robot Pillow is a product that can ensure you a good night’s sleep by automatically adjusting its shapes and heights according to your body’s position. The pillow is filled with a set of inflatable air chambers inside, with a pressure-sensitive thin mat connected outside. When use the pillow, you simply need to turn on the mat, place your shoulders on it, and then your head will be cradled in the most comfortable way during your sleep. The continual inflating and deflating of the air chambers is done so slowly that you wouldn’t feel it at all – thus you needn’t worry that the pillow may affect your sleep.

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Yes, I know my computer keyboard is full of harmful micro-organisms here and there, but who else’s are not the same? Since a “polluted” keyboard is unavoidable, we would have to face the fact or get Vioguard’s Self-Sanitizing Keyboard instead. Using germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C), the keyboard kit can kill more than 99.9 percent of harmful micro-organisms (flu germs and antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria included) within seconds…

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The material is really magic, as it can fold up itself automatically once you shine the light on it. But as a matter of fact, the principle of the origami is quite simple: different types of materials feature different levels of ability to absorb energy. So you can successfully do the experiment too: prepare a sheet of pre-stressed plastic, print bold black lines onto it, trim the sheet into the shape you want, and shine an infra-red light on it – look, the material then  folds itself. Incredible? You should have a try too.

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Time is a mystery, while Hans Andersson’s LEGO Clock makes time more complex and mystical. Named as “Time Twister”, the Rubik’s Cube-esque LEGO Clock is constructed with two Mindstorm, five motors and black and white LEGO bricks. When switched on, the blocks will then be rearranged to display the time by communicating through Bluetooth. As the designer offers no detail about its basic principles, I still don’t why and how the clock works. So if you know, hopefully you can share it with us.

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Nest is a new thermostat put forward by Tony Fadell, who used to work in Apple Inc. and brought us with the iPod. Designed to be a smart thermostat that can learn about your schedule of changing the temperature and thus makes temperature adjustments based on that, the Nest comes with a stylish metal body, a touchscreen as well as a rolling wheel controller. It features a energy-saving modes like Auto-Away™ and Energy History too, so as to help the consumers reduce down their electricity consumption.

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Elegant and functional, the Tropism Well is an outdoor water-supply that can pour water into your cups automatically. Once it has seen you, the device then bows down and offers water, which seems like that a friend is just greeting you warmly. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Airsketcher, which looks the same as ordinary fans, actually has an astonishing function that it can automatically “follow” the users and bring them with cool air. How? Because there’s a small-sized webcam built inside the fan, which can track a specially-made flag so as to locate the users. Besides, the fan can also recognize different symbols and act accordingly. Therefore the users can easily switch on/off or adjust the speed by showing certain symbols to the fan. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Etymotic Research’s HD-15 High-Definition electronic earplugs is the ever-best gadget that can both protect your ears from loud noises and let people to hear when it isn’t noisy. Note that you can always have the earplugs in your ears, no needing to take them out or in from time to time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Need something to help back your cars perfectly? Have a try with this Car Rear View Camera then. It can stand steadily on the back of your car and therefore to guide your way back forward. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Quite often we see new tables coming in unique shapes or featuring distinctive functions, but we seldom imagine a table would have the ability to walk, just as we humans do! A walking table does seem amazing. It mimics an innate walking motion when pushed because it is built with mechanical linkages. A walking table is also valuable, as it is crafted from selected materials and available in only 8 pieces. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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...]

For anybody who dreams of a cozy life, they need a “DreamBots – WheeMe”. It is a palm size robot but performs extraordinarily well to massage your body coz it is embedded with unique sensor technology. So as WheeMe moves, it would gently press your body while never falling off or losing its grip. Isn’t that magic? [Read the rest of this entry...]

It’s always so nice to share some amazing news with you guys and recently we’re informed that the labor-intensive work of paving a road has been simplified by a Dutch machine called the Tiger-Stone. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With more and more people wishing to journey round the world on bikes, it was only a matter of time to see the Robotic Bicycle Partner accompany you guys on the travel. The robot “Joules” can push pedals like a person and creates enough power to have the electric tandem bicycle move forward. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Surely you still remember Theo Jansen and his Strandbeest, right? Here is another kinetic sculpture from the talented Dutch artist: a wind-powered walking sculpture that resembles an animal. In the video below, you’ll see how the huge creature lives and walks on the beaches. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You’ll never know what the spring means to the “Jack” created by Arthur Bodolec, unless you sit on it…Wow, the surrounding panels of the stool begin to raise and the stool finally transforms into a full functioning chair! Apart from “Jack”, the designer will also give forth other works that would transform from a stool into a chair when ‘feeling’ the pressure.

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Page Chaser is a flexible and folded bookmark that automatically shifts its position to mark the pages as they’re turned. Furthermore, you won’t lose your pages coz the new bookmark will stay attached to the book. Cheap, convenient and practical, Page Chaser obviously would attract everybody that loves reading and books. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I am the kind of person who seldom remembers to unplug the devices when they’re fully charged, so you can imagine how much I’ve paid to the electric power bureau. But the Wind Up Socket, featuring an integrated timer, may change that. All you have to do is to rotate the plug to set the duration. And the socket will then cut off the power automatically, as the time passes by. For forgetful guys like you and me, the socket is really the best choice. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The HexaKopter is a 1.2kg, six-rotor micro aircraft which has a flight-time of up to 36 minutes. Equipped with a high-definition camera, the device can also be used to shoot and deliver amazing images, apart from transporting items (which weigh up to 1kg). What’s more, the built-in GPS locator enables it to return to its staring position (home) automatically. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though claimed to be the first football you can see through on the earth, the transparent design is not the only character of the CTRUS soccer ball. Made out of reinforced elastomers, the outer net-embedded shell not only emulates the bounce of the inflated football, but offers it the advantage of not loosing air. The electronic components inside also enable the control stations to wirelessly control the ball. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You could always spare the time to unplug each gadget when you no longer use them? Or you just leave the plugs in and let the electricity leak? But you have another option now. Designed by Conor Klein, the Outlet Regulator could disconnect itself from the power source automatically (just like a real leech) when the device gets fully charged. And that’s why the plug is also named as “Leech Plug”. No idea on whether such a conceptual design will ever see the light of day in the real world, but I really love the idea a lot. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Coming from Carnegie Mellon University, Snackbot takes the very name from one of its main jobs: to serve snacks. And the other job of the robot is to serve as a research platform for kinds of researches. It is intended for both fully autonomous and semi-autonomous operation. With various sensors built in, Snackbot could communicate with people through verbal and non-verbal mechanisms, participate in simple sociable activities, distinguish those people around it and learn to recognize new objectives, etc. In one word, Snackbot is a cute-looking robot with various skills. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Based on the micro sensors built in the handles, the Auto-lift Irons are innovative gadgets that automatically raise and stop working when they no longer feel the touch of your hand. So using these Auto-lift Irons, you need’t worry about burning your clothes even if you hurry off for a call while forgetting to lift the iron up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

As time passes by, you, I and the whole world are gradually changing though we may forget that most of the time. To capture your attention to life and time, Blandine Didry has come up with the “Tile Lamp”. Shaped like a tile, the lamp lights up when you pull down the pendant cord while it starts fading as the cord goes upward automatically.

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The shrinking jug is a latest design to keep your milk fresh for a longer time by reducing the air in the container. It is easy to use, you should simply push a button on the top and the milk will be forced out. More exciting fact lies in the design that it can adjust the retention volume automatically according to the milk amount, so that milk will be kept apart from bacteria in the air.

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May be most people have once dreamed painting their portraits personally, but it seems impossible as we’re not an artist! In fact you absolutely can make it! No need of training, no need of time, what you only need is just an automated self-portrait machine. It can snap a picture of you through a CCD camera and instruct you to draw varied personalized portraits according to the preset program. So cool!

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This is a cool baby carrier, which can fold and unfold itself in matter of seconds. The whole process is totally automatic. In addition, all the power is coming from a small generator that recharges with every feet which makes the stroller more eco-friendly.

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In common sense, toilet is rushed by water. However, this ECOJOHN toilet can clean the dejection with fire. It is a waterless self-contained toilet that incinerates the waste into a sterile ash that needs to be emptied only a few times per year. What you should do is just to press the button on the control panel and then the dejection will be incinerated by a 5kW Propane burner.

I should remind you. Remember to close the toilet lip after answering the call of the nature, otherwise, you might be burned into ash.

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Tame is a perfect concept gadget for those always be busy in dealing with something not important enough, IM and E-mail message for instance.

You can program the very status and messages for every surface in advance and then, when needed, just start it by changing the cube’s position. It will automatically answer all disturbers, from Instant Messngers, Email, facebook or something like this, with the same message you set. Therefore, you can do your own work without disruption. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Often monitors and air conditioners do not need running when no one is in the room. It is not the case, however, in reality. And a good solution is needed to cut off power when necessary.

This new product with a built-in sensor can detect whether there is anybody in the room, if not, it will automatically cutoff six of the eight sockets in 30 seconds to a half-hour. The other two sockets are normal ones to fit for chargers which need longer plugging. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In order to provide a cleaner toilet, this smart design comes with a hidden cleaner. Accordingly, after flushing, the toilet lid could start rotating to clean itself.

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As is known, ashcan is dirty, so, nobody like to touch ashcan. With the infrared sensor, this ashcan could automatically open as long as you are in a 6 inch range of the sensor. After you finished, 3 seconds later the lid will slide shut. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In modern life, nobody has so much spare time to waiting for a perfect bathing water, so we need something to do this automatically.

This intelligent faucet comes with a control panel which allows you to set temperature and water level. First, the user sets the water temperature on the control panel, which is located above the faucet. Then, the user puts their hand under the ultrasonic sensor, to show the desired level of the water. Finally, the user sets the level on the control panel and the faucet memorises the setting.

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Your piggy bank is full? You need to count all the coins. Oh My God, it’s a boring work, so, you need a coin sorter like this.

Just pour the coins into this gadget, all your coin gonna be sorted in many individual transparent cylinders. It’s a fantastic gizmo. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If your table is always mass, you might need this table. Its two powerful conveyor belts moving in opposite directions could quickly clean things up. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This new LCD technology is developed by researchers from Taiwan. It could detect the user’s position via a hidden camera and then adjust the crystal to provide best view.

With the help of two touch sensors and a light sensor, this robot could solve the Rubik’s cube automatically. Video demonstration after the jump. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You like plant but you’re so lazy that most plants in your house are dead of lacking water? You gotta be happier with this cute Dr. Frog. It could notify you when the plants need watering by detecting the conductivity levels of the soil. Moreover, it includes light sensor, so it will sleep at night. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A group of students from Leiden University have developed this “Force Feedback Shockmouse”, it use series of electronic devices to make the mouse move by itself. Video demonstration aftert the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]