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The ‘Help Lock Doorknob’ by Haishan Deng is designed for ensuring an instant rescue if you stay in the room for too long a time. ‘Help Lock’ asks the users to pre-program a phone number and a time limit the first time you activate it. Once the time runs out, the doorknob will sound for 30 seconds to warn you to get out of the room. But if you don’t switch off the first alarm, the device will then call to the programmed number and open the door automatically for the help. Such a device could be quite ideal for those living with the disabled or elderly folks, who are easier to get hurt when bathing alone. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How many times have you ever realized that you’ve taken home germs and you felt that they’re left on anything you’ve touched with your unwashed hands? Designed by Hung Hyewon, Kang Danbi and Lee Ji-Hye, ‘Fresh Hands’ is a lock system that won’t open unless you’ve entered the correct password and washed your hands with the soap vapor sprayed by the device. To assure your home security, the digital door lock is also equipped with a built-in sensor to recognize your thumbprint. So to keep healthy, we not only need to wash hands before dinners, but to wash them once we come back home. Though that sounds a little boring, I still appreciate the idea, and what about you? [Read the rest of this entry...]

This door knob can function as a light switch as well and so you do not have to look for light switch in a dark room. When you open the door, the light will automatically light up and switched off as one turns the knob while leaving the room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a brilliant idea. This knob seems like a normal one, but the built-in light can offer light at night and the internal generator can also create and stores energy for illuminating. I guess you will need this in some emergency situations. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you want to open the door, you should first shake hand with the handle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you don’t wanna anyone to disturb you, you might hang a signal on the doorknob to tell them. But there’s always some careless man. So you still might be disturbed by them. What you need is a doorknob like this. While you wanna take a rest, just pull it from the inside and it’s totally unavailable. You’re safe. [Read the rest of this entry...]