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“Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world”, even though Archimedes’ Lever Law indeed hasn’t been used to move the earth, it does have served us quite much in various ways in our daily life, and this Kuhn Rikon Ratchet Pepper Grinder is rightly a clever product made based on that. The item has a long arm that you can crank back and forth, making it easy for both kids and elderly people to operate. Moreover, it has a smart appearance too, so that you’ll be in a good mood when working with these little guys.

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The elderly would find climbing stairs a much easier work with the aid of Companion Bird Hand Grip. It is a cute gadget that offers an ergonomic grip. The yellow “bird” is designed to hook onto the rails of a staircase, and keep “flying” upward to help the users go upstairs more securely and easily. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors, and Sang-in Lee and Yun-je Sung have collaborated to improve them. With power-magnets built in the internal seam of the scissor heads, you can easily use the new scissors by power of 10%, and the remaining 90% of the force needed for cutting will be sourced from the magnetic power. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Rotary Kettle fits in perfect to the handicapped, and those who are really too lazy to pick up the kettle…Featuring a user-centered design, it allows you to pour water in quite an easy way: simply grip the handle, rotate its body and then pour…Due to the spring system, the kettle will return to an upright resting position once the user release it. Its hourglass body and vivid color contract makes the kettle aesthetic enough for modern spaces. Finished in stainless steel and heat-resistant, flame-retardant polymers, the revolutionary kettle ensures a completely safe using. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Not everybody could easily handle the simple thing to knot their shoelaces, and the case is particularly bad to the kids and hands-impaired people. Maybe that’s why the Lace-amatic is created. The device mainly consists of two sections, one is a peg to twist and hold the laces and the other is the flat plate for keeping the peg in place. Just as you can see, simply slide the flat plate behind the laces, twist the loosely-tied laces using the peg,  and then you can easily have your shoelaces fastened. Want to take off the shoes? Well, what you need to do is only to flip the lever open with your feet! Easy as that! [Read the rest of this entry...]

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...]

Guess what, you can mount three bicycles onto the back of the car with merely 6 straps! Sounds incredible, right? But that’s just what the QuickBack Trunk Mount is intended for: a fast-installing and easy-to-use trunk rack for bikes. It features several narrow arms to hold up to 3 bikes at one time, as well as coated padded metal buckles to protect your car from possible scratches. And due to the 6 straps and the anti-sway cradles, the three bikes could be easily kept in place to eliminate bike-to-bike contact. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Copenhagen Wheel—an advanced wheel unveiled by MIT at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change in Denmark—is designed to work with your power to make your trip on the bike easier. In the scientists’ opinion, whenever you brake, certain power is created, which could be used to charge the internal battery inside the wheel. And when you’re faced with some difficulty, for example, in peddling up a hill, the internal battery will then power the internal motor to help you.

Moreover, with your iPhone app connected to the wheel’s sensors, you will get detailed information of your speed, direction and other data on your phone. Isn’t that amazing? If possible, I’d like a bike with wheels like this. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The traffic in and around cities is always a great problem. But one of the nice things about big problems is that they keep fueling our imaginations. And rightly here, is the so-called ‘iShoes’ by a college student who cares his little brother a lot and finally designed the special shoes for him. Using rechargeable lithium ion battery to power an electro motor (500w), the designer has successfully make the shoes to run at a speed of up to 21.7kmph. Anyone that weighs less than 133 kg is allowed to use the shoes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Chopping knife, fruit knife, cake knife, carving knife…so many knives really baffle me, as I have to remember their sizes and shapes to find them suitable holders. But the Kapoosh Knife Holder presented here is a clever solution to that problem. It is constructed with thousands of thin plastic rods, which allows the users to insert any shape/size knives. Think of it as a cost-effective knife holder for more utensils. A good buy, right? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Good news, ladies, Fabiano Pottes has come up with the Turtle Wrench to provide you with a newer and easier way to take off a tire. Simply attach Turtle Wrench to your wheel correctly, drive forward each wrench a full rotation, you could then have the tire changes done. Hopefully you will enjoy the great concept!

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Undoubtedly, hammer is used to drive nails or spikes, but we couldn’t avoid the risk of hammering ourselves. To increase the target area and reduce the danger coefficient, Ji-yun Kim has innovated to bring us the universal hammer that is composed of two parts. Fix a nail under the detachable head, strike the head with a hammer and you can then drive the nail into place in quite an easy way.

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Labor-saving and conveniently-stored, the soft-handled chopper can be used to cut side dishes such as coriander, fennel and scallion easily on the non-slip base and sweep them directly into the pots. So with such a simple device, you needn’t fuss at home to prepare a delicious meal.

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To people who still use regular old pencils, the pencil sharpener ring possibly could work as both a sharpener and jewelry. With the pencil sharpener on your finger, not only it’s convenient to take it anywhere, but also you can create sufficient torque force.

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Suitcase is able to help you save more effort, but it is also very hard to take it upstairs. But this climbing up suitcase can make our life easier. It comes with two rubber belt tracks covering the entire body and so the whole length of the suitcase can contact with the stairs. Accordingly, the suitcase can be pulled up easily. [Read the rest of this entry...]