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Ever had any difficulty to find out which switch is controlling which light? Never mind, as you can easily solve that problem with Taewon Hwang’s Floor Plan Light Switch. It features several switches installed on one same panel so that you could control the lights in different rooms from one location. As long as you know where each room is located, you’ll always find the right button to illustrate that room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Making a speaker is much easier than you’ve ever imagined, and what you need to prepare is merely: textile (or paper), conductive tape and some strong magnets. Try this one made by Hannah Perner-Wilson and you’ll find it quite impressive. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Doing away with annoying cords found on tables and floors, these Multi Lines make themselves part of the wire lines and go around your room to offer power supply. As a result, your every electronic device will be set in a proper place while their cords would no longer twist together. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everyday you need to spare only three minutes with the Beauty Lift High Nose and the handy beauty gadget will then ensure you a beautiful nose. [Read the rest of this entry...]

One piece of equipment that most boys and girls may be interested in is of course the speakers, and quite often they spend many months and days in making unique ones-speakers that can represent their own characteristics. And here we’d like to share some interesting concepts with you guys, so can you imagine that they’re all built by computer fanciers rather than professionals? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ember is the best bedside lamp you can ever find. It offers electricity, not only to charge the built-in lamp for illuminating your desk, but also to charge your cameras, PCs, cellphones and other personal items. Plus, all cords can be conveniently organized with the unique body design so that you would always keep your desk neat. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wireless chargers which were developed years ago have recently appeared in the market. And the one we show here weighs merely 300g but can charge up to 6 devices at one time. To wirelessly charge your phone you need a unique protective coat which is put onto the device to “receive” electricity energy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You must have been used to purchasing something in convenience stores with a credit card, but what about using a new device that is more convenient for using? It is the E-Money Band, a silicon wristband designed by a Japanese company that allows the users to purchase with electronic money so that you can stop anywhere to make a shopping though without enough cash in your pockets. [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Do not forget to turn off the light. Let “me” keep smile. Let the earth keep smile.”

The simple concept behind the Smiling Switches collaborated by Zhou Yide, Euphe Mo, Hang Zhou & Christine Liu has really impressed me a lot. For quite a long time, I’ve been wondering what I should or could do to make the earth a happy planet, and until these days I noticed that simply little tasks will result into great changes of the world we’re living in. So from now on, we’ll always see the earth smile whenever we turn off the lights. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Thanks to four Korea based designers and their Line Block Cable, you’d always feel happy to see cables of your TV, acoustics appliances and other electronics neatly housed together. Inspired by toy bricks, Line Block can individually lead a cable to the sockets while tagging two or more wires together to create your room a neat look. Sounds like a nice try. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you’re using high temperature to dry clothes, you should realize that the heat may damage your delicate dress and shirts. But we can guarantee that problem wouldn’t arise again if you have the DryMate designed by Nico Kläber. It uses a new vacuum technology to dry clothes at much lower temperatures than 100°C, and the lower the air pressure the lower the temperature is needed to evaporate water. Therefore with DryMate, less energy will be consumed and less damage will be made to your clothes. Besides, the new clothes drier also features a rounded exterior and a wide mouth that is tilted up by 9 degree, making it a stylish device for convenient using. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Based on the same principles as a hydroelectric power station, Leicester De Montfort University industrial design’s graduate Tom Broadbent invented a creative device that harvests energy from waste water falling through the pipes of high-rise buildings. Though the “HighDro Power” is not that effective in producing large amount of energy, it does have provided us a possible solution to recycle the waste water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The iPhone charger looks just like the battery icon on the iPhone, and that’s where its strange name “Icon Charger” comes from. It not only looks cool, but also shows the current battery level as the iPhone get charged, therefore ensuring you to charge the device in time. However at present, the “Icon Charger” is still a concept and we’re not sure when you can find a “Buy” link here. [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...]

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...]