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Either carrying water from distant areas back to their home or taking heavy laundry to the rivers, housewives in developing countries really need to spend too much time washing the clothes. But that situation may be changed if they are to use the ‘Swirl’. It is a ball-shaped washing device, with a swirled sphere basket and lid inside it. As a result, the users could roll the ball from home to the source of water to get the dirty clothes washed. And when they arrive at the river, they could simply change the water and roll the washing ball back home to have the process of laundry completely done. Oh, and the handle screw-locked with the ball also allows you to easily pull or push the functional washing ball. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you love cooking then I’m sure you have a great collection of cookers: frying pan, stock pot, sorts of tablewares, as well as an electromagnetic oven. Or two, or even more. But you also need a spacious kitchen, so I bet you’ll need the Electrolux Double-O by Victor Ong. Targeting at small house users, the device not only integrates a compact cooking system for single appliances, but creates an extra base for another pot when you slide it.

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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...]

You’re paying too much money for the electricity bill! And you look around at all those electrical appliances— TV, refrigerator, microwave oven, etc— but none of them seems to consume much energy. So why not let the Diet Watt to do the calculations of these gadgets for you? The system comes with two parts, the Diet Watt_Sub for displaying the consumption information of each gadget and the Diet Watt_Main for calculating the energy consumption of all the appliances. By doing that, you’re supposed to conserve the resources from planning proper electric energy consumption. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everyone knows that whales gush out water column continuously when swimming in the sea, but people seldom realizes that could be a perfect inspiration for design. That doesn’t matter any more as the Se Xin Design has teamed up with the Beluga Humidifier, which is not only an electric appliance but a delicate artwork. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Would you really believe they’re soaps? I mean, they look either so delicious or so beautiful that it’s hard for us to regard them as regular soaps. Most people, including you and me, are sure to love bathing much more only if we have creative soaps like these. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Even inside your own house, certain places like the kitchen, is believed to be dangerous to your kids. You cannot always keep an eye on them especially when you’re preparing a dinner, and as those little guys are too naughty to run around, they may carelessly get hurt or even get burned. Designed for indoor use, the dubbed ‘Big Foot’ will ‘stand’ stably and freely outside your kitchen, therefore keeping your children away. As it is endowed with large feet, you needn’t have to affix the multiple panels to the walls. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Natural beauty is an all-pervading presence, and this time, you’ll find it just inside your house. Attach any reminders you need to the metal branch with magnetic leaves, what can you see then? It’s a tree blooming with multiple leaves, as if it is bringing you back to the forest. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What dose fitness mean to you? Strong physique, slim figure, or anything else? Certainly, fitness always promises us a healthy, pleasant life. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to go to a gym, due to the high membership fees or other reasons. So to allow everyone an everyday fitness at home, the 4Fitness is therefore designed, providing strength, endurance, balance, agility and mental training. Especially for small home, the 4Fitness also features a comprehensive platform that could be folded up into a quite small size. As you can see from the pictures, it’s even thinner than a cabinet. Click Youtube Video Here. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Disguised as an ordinary coffee table, the simple furniture is also a radiator that is hidden in the mask. Nice coffee, warm table, as well as closest friends, isn’t it a pleasure to spend a cold winter with such an electric heater? Just prepare one for the following winter.

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Walks on grass keep us healthy! The grass cushion is a new option for us to keep the good habit of walking with barefeet on grass especially indoors. Made of real turf, the green cushion can help to advance the circulation of blood and absorb the water on our feet.

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It’s a multihued table lamp that includes tiny light emitting diodes instead of a lamp bulb inside a long lamp pole. As you pull its protective coating, those tiny colorful lights will run out and light up in the dark nights, just like dazzling fireworks in the sky!

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This so-called magic apartment light can reveal all the nasty things going on in an apartment. In daytime, since you do not light up this lamp, they are all invisible. But, at night, when you turn on the light, shitting, fucking, killing and stealing are all revealed. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Segway has been very popular all over the world. But Japan’s moto giant Toyota expect to release a new similar product named Winglet to compete with Segway.

Although the top speed of winglet, which comes with three sizes, is only 3.7MPH (versus the Segway’s 12.5 MPH) it is enough for the indoor traffic and is expected to be very popular.

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“Rotating striphttp://www.inewidea.com/2007/10/30/3180.html” is a brilliant idea for the big plugs. However, we might have some easier way to resolve this kind of problems. [Read the rest of this entry...]