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DIY useful tools with waste paper sheets.

What? Wasted paper sheets? Oh, man, don’t dissipate your energies in trivial matters! After all, wasted paper sheets have comparatively limited value. However, we’re sure to change our opinions after we see the video. In a competition, the simple tool, made from several waste paper sheets and designed for packing up clothes, has surprisingly won a victory over high-tech products.

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Hey, zip up your pants.

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Your fly is undone…Nothing could embarrass you more than that, especially when you’re with your Mr. Right or Ms. Right. Well, take it easy, because that won’t happen any more as long as you have a tiny tool presented in the pictures. Let’s get one! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Make the napkins elegant on the table.

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A person who loves perfection and simpleness will surely appreciate the ‘Napkin Twist’ designed by Tim Baute a lot. Really a simple design. Anyhow, the new twist will make the napkins look more elegant on the table. And that’s my favorite point. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Post Line turns messy wires into a picture.

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Creativity can transform the world and sometimes everyone could change the life only if we think a little more. Merely a little more. Just like the ‘Post Line’ here, it’s obviously another product that we should have though of. Using the circuit printing technology and electrostatic paste material, ‘Post Line’ is intended to make those messy wires flat, organized and artistic on the floor, in case that messy wires result kids and aged people falling onto the floor. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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What’s this?

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One, two, three…totally four rings on one end, and a handle on the other end, what on hell is the product? You know? Sure? Then leave me a comment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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‘Sniff Test’ to Measure Degradation of Old Books

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The goal of the ‘Sniff Test’ is to measure the degradation of old books, and therefore to preserve them in proper ways.

Most people may not pay special attention to the musty taste released by books, but the scientists have proved 15 chemicals contained in that smell would help us a lot to deduce the age of a book. The method, claimed the researchers, is also applicable to historical artifacts.

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Power Cord Buckle

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Computer, TV, stereo system, air conditioner, lamps…so many electrical appliances have also caused some troubles when they serve us. And one of the biggest problems is about the messy power cords, which are often pulled up wrong as they look almost the same. So the power cord buckles, printed with different signs, are made to classify them. Clever design! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Disney Secret Stamp Roller

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As privacy has become a most-concerned issue nowadays, we’re used to tearing up anything that we don’t want be seen by others. But that’s really troublesome, huh? Save your breath, and leave them to Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and Stitch, who are members of the cute Disney Eraser Rollers. Simply have Mickey Mouse roll on the paper, and then nothing could be seen but his naughty tracks.

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Mint Seal

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Since almost every firm are used to signing a contract by affixing a seal to the official letter, seal has become an important factor to data security and therefore calls for more care. The Mint Seal is designed to reduce excessive use by others, with a locking case for the seal side and a combination lock to unlock and print the seal. Apart from that, it is also equipped with a finger-print recognition device, which could be set on your computer when connected to it via USB. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3/4 Trash Bin

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Appearing recently in Peking, the so-called ‘3/4 Trash Bin’ is a creative design that features a combination of both fun and color. The idea behind the new design is quite simple, that is, to bring trash bins which are usually hidden behind pillars into our sight. To achieve that, Jian-Feng Lin adopted the same design tactics as that of fans, and therefore the trash bin could be unfolded to an angle of 270. As a result, as you’ve seen in the pictures, a ‘3/4 Trash Bin’ is now here with us.

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DNA Hangers

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Imagine that your clothes hangers are made in the same shape of your DNA? It’s quite incredible, right? The designer Irina Alexandru twists a closet into dual helixes and drills the maximum amount of holes in it to hang as many clothes as it could. After all, nothing could compete with a design in your DNA. It’s unmatched!

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‘Fall’ Tea Maker

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Someone likes strong tea while others may prefer weak tea, so how could a family with different tastes share one pot of tea? The so-called “Fall” tea kettle allows you to control the strength of tea with a sliding strainer. By judging the color of the tea water, you can easily withdraw the sliding strainer from the hot water at any point you want. If you’d like the tea to be stronger, just push down the sliding strainer and continue to brew the tea. Moreover, the heating station wouldn’t transmit any heat to the tea kettle unless its concave heating transfer is placed onto the base. With a battery built inside the base, the kettle’s heating station could get charged either by the internal battery or through the cord.

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Transparent Shield for Books

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Despite eating while reading is not a good habit, most people like me still couldn’t get rid of it. After all, both physical food and spiritual food are important to us. So you must need the Transparent Shield for Books, since it helps a lot to protect your books from food waste while not to effect your reading. Enjoy it.

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Alligetter LED Tool

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What will you do if your ring comes off and falls into the dark hole of the sink? Whatever ways you have thought of wouldn’t be better than the Alligetter LED Tool. Shaped like a gun, the LED tool works effectively to retrieve small items from cramped and dark places.

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Beer Buoy

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Good news for beer enthusiasts! Specially designed for your beer, the Beer Buoy has come to bring you a wonderful beer time in water. As a result, you can drink beer at any time you want as you swim around.

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Folding Airer

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Generally, out of consideration for energy conservation, it is a good choice to dry up clothes with nature wind, rather than dryers. In that case, the folding airer will give you a big hand. Meanwhile, it could be folded up to save much space for you and it also keeps the clothes poles from abrasion of both wind and rain.

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Freshness Label

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Like an hourglass, the label notifies the customers of the product’s freshness in quite a visual way. As the meat ages, the bottom half of the label will gradually goes black and finally turns totally blocked with ink when the meat on longer stays edible.

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Electra-Pour

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It probably because drinking is so frequently concerned that the Electra-Pour bottle top is believed to be a good help in drunkest hours. However, I suppose it to serve better when guiding us to distributing beverage into small-open bottles from a huge one. Also equipped with a LED light, Electra-Pour will illuminate the liquid to ensure a precise pour even in the dark. Maybe it will be more popular if the bottle top could be used to distribute solid matters like spices. Really utilitarian product!

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Coffee Ash Tray

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What is your favorite when working overtime especially in the late night? Coffee and cigarette, right? Then, what about combining the two things into one? Actually, it has already existed as the ash tray made of used coffee grounds. Except to its green material, the ash tray is designed to absorb the objectionable smell from cigarette ash as well.

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Growth Tree

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It’s a pleasure to see your little baby grow into a great gentleman, so why not record their growth traces on the growth tree? Using squirrels and acorns as markers, it looks like a real tree that grows in the same time with your children.

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Digital Monkey Wrench

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When you’re working with anything mechanical such as autos, bikes, have you ever met the dilemma that too little torque risks a nut or bolt loosening while too much may damage your threads? If so, why not try the new high-tech digital monkey wrench? By giving you a precise torque reading through the screen, the wrench can help you adjust your pressure easily with timely alarm.

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A Clips

This plural means one clip functioning as multiple ones, though it seems like a single clip. Thanks to the nesting structure, it can hold many different documents without mixing them.

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Risky Hooks

This might be the most risky hooks in the world. If it cannot suffer the weight you put on it, then…Oh My God. OK, just kidding. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Shopping guider for tht blind

Shopping alone without others’ help is gonna be an impossible mission for blind persons. But this gadget can help you finish this impossible mission. It comes with two separated parts, one is ring and the other one is earpiece. The ring can scan the information of products and then send data to the earpiece which can read out all the product info.

In other words, what the blind should do is just swipe the hand wearing the ring over the product, he/ she can get the name and expiration date of the product. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Multi function Tape measure

In additional to traditional measurement tool, this tape measure also offer two more functions. One is note pad the other is calculator. What’s more, the built-in LED can help you read the tap measure in dark places. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Smartbolt

In this year full of hi-tech gadget, even bolt can be smarter. This bolt equipped with a tiny indicator disk on the top which can show you how tight it is. The tighter the bolt is, the dark the indicator. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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IceOrb

This is a 2-in-1 kitchen tool. It comes with two layers which can be used to make 21 cubes of ice. Besides, it can also be used as a ice bucket to keep ice cream cool just like a mini fridge.

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Bath lift

Taking bath if easy for you, but not for the old people and it may even be dangerous for them. But once you have a bath lift like this, you grandfather and grandmother gotta be safer.

Its unique lift structure can help the old people safely get in and get out of the bathtub. Video after the break

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Knife coat hook

This design seems like real knives stabbed into the wall. Funny idea! Huh?

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Coffee cuff

Buy using this coffee cuff, you don’t have to be afraid of the hot cup. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Sponge holder

It is a simple idea but also a smart one. Just attach it to the bottle of cleaning liquid and the sponge can be hold when it isn’t used. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Big ears

You may not need a deaf-aid to help you get clearer sound. This pair of big ears called “Batphones” is good alternative. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Bottleneck saver

Many brilliant ideas are inspired from the most simple things in daily life, so if you want, you can always find creating opportunity. This design is a good example. Just attach a rubber ring like this on the bottleneck, since the length of pressing is shorter, less hand soap will be used than ever before.

Although this is only a little saving, it will be fairly much after heaps of times pressing. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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[VIDEO] Dynomighty’s Magnetic Desk Dots

Magnetic dots aren’t innovative product, however, this one is different.

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Ice TETRIS

This funny design allows you to play TETRIS while enjoying drinking. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Kayak for standing up

With a patented extendable outrigger system to stabilize the craft, this Kayak allows you to fish from a standing position. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Pedalite Pedals

In order to provide safer riding, Pedalite Pedals comes with three LEDs which are powered by the rotating of the pedals. In addition, this gadget has built-in charger, so the lights continue to flash for up to 5 minutes when you have stopped pedalling. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Boarding card with a watch

If you always confused about the complicated time difference, you will sure like this kind of boarding card. With a watch which is preset to the time zone of your destination by the airline company, your trip gonna be happiner. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Finger skin

This weird design is used for fast food. Just put your fingers into the case to get the finger skin, you could nip food with your fingers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Rolling band aid

Because of the packages, conventional band aid wastes many paper covers. But if the band aids are collected in the manner of rolling band, they gonna be better for you and our earth.

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