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Easy to hang your clothes and easy to pack up, the Stretchless Hanger provides us an effortless way to do bothering house works.

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Dogs, cats, all your pets are active and naughty, hence you need to keep an eye on them almost all the time. But since you cannot spare your time with them frequently, it’s really a good idea to let the Tagg Pet Tracker target at them instead. It’s designed for dogs and cats over 10 lbs, featuring an outstanding ability to withstand all the running, digging, jumping and swimming your pets may encounter. Whenever your pet runs away, the gadget then sends a message to you and shows exactly where he is on the map.

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You cannot bear a while without your iPad? Then let this GoPad help you. It’s a smart accessory designed especially for iPad, which allows you to use the iPad even on the go. The device is portable, stable, and comfortable to use, while only costs you $89.

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Made of metallic polyester, Martin Azua’s “Basic House” is a self-inflatable shelter that can offer you a home on the trip. It’s very lightweight and mini-sized when folded, while it can inflate into a huge cube in seconds as soon as it interacts with heat from either your body or the sun. And if it’s too warm outside, you can turn the house inside out so that it could deflect the sunlight.

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The effective measures to fight against earthquake continued to improve, and here comes the Earthquake-proof Table, a collaborative work by Arthur Brutter and Ido Bruno. Though seems very common, the table actually could successfully protect people from possible injuries during the earthquake, which has been approved by a series of rigorous vertical impact tests. As an additional bonus, the earthquake-proof table also takes into account the financial limitations of people who may need it, and thus it will be produced with cost effective, yet responsible production methods and durable inexpensive materials.

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Developed in 1932, the 8mm film was once rather popular around the world and was recorded in the history as “the world’s smallest film ever used in movie-making”. Nowadays, even though the 8mm film is no longer a trend, we can still try it with these tiny Fuuvi Bee 8mm Cameras. They’re mini-sized, with a weight of merely 39 g, but are built with a CMOS lens that can capture retro videos of 640×480 resolution or images of 1280×960 resolution. Undoubtedly they’re not the best cameras for photographers, they’re indeed the smartest ones to create retro styled videos or images.

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Surely it’s dangerous to cycle in the evenings no matter what kinds of tools you’ve chosen to avoid the possible dangers, but this Lightning Vest is still here to offer you with more protection, by reminding the drivers and pedestrians of your existence. It’s hand-netted from a custom developed 3M reflective material, loose and large enough to be worn outside T-shirts, jackets or coats. It’s also very durable, lightweight and compact to fit into even your pocket.

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In cold cold winter, we’re likely to do almost everything in bed, including studying, working, playing and of course sleeping. But before that perfect plan for the winter holiday, we firstly need to find a best bed desk that is both practical and comfortable, and my choice? It’s undoubtedly the Scribe! The modular desk can hang anywhere when not in use, while holds books or laptops steadily to prevent them from rolling. Apart from its outstanding functions, the desk features a sleek appearance too, making it quite ideal as either a personal possession or gifts to others.

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The snowy winter makes you yearn for skiing while its cost is too high? Never mind, you may try another kind of sport: walking on the snow wearing these Foldable Snowshoes. It prevents your feet from sticking in the snow, but can bring you much closer to the beautiful scenery.

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What’s this, a huge cube? Of course it is, but it’s exactly also a three dimensional kite formed by 1,700 3D printed connected segments. It seems extremely bulky, but can actually levitate steadily due to its lightweight composition of carbon fiber rods and cubenfibre aerospace fabric.

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Foldable, portable and practical, the ‘Radler Trail Camp’ by Timberland is a lightweight and water-repellent shoe quite suitable for outdoor activities. It is especially excellent for the foldable design, featuring a zipper along its sole so that the shoe can fold along its center when not in use. With that unique feature, even with simply one bag you can take almost ten pairs of shoes at one time, as they take up really small space indeed.

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Lighter than paper but stronger than steel, the Minimal Backpack is so tough that it can even be used to hold bricks or steels. It’s waterproof too, so quite suitable for outdoors use, especially in rainy or snowy days. When not in use, simply roll it, place it in your pocket up and you’ll never feel it a burden.

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Use as you read, these Alphabet Furniture sets all come with several individual modules but can combine to create a chair, a lamp and a table as well, just as the words you’ve already seen.  So what do you think? Isn’t it funny to surprise your guests with the Alphabet Furniture?

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Really small and cheap, the seemingly ordinary device actually features a surprisingly 30X magnification, always helping you to observe animals and flowers at close hand.

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Anything better than these skull helmets for you bad boys? Especially designed for motorcycle riders, these helmets are not only lightweight, comfortable to wear but also provide breathing space, just so unique. Pity that it comes bit of later, or I may have gotten a more attractive costume for the Halloween…Any way, it’s still a good Christmas gift.

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With a density of 0.9 mg/cc, the world’s lightest material is put forward by researchers from UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology. The material features a unique “micro-lattice” cellular architecture, 99.99% of which is air and only 0.01 percent is solid metal. Thus it weighs incredibly light, even about one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam, and can stand safely on the top of dandelion. Even so, the material still comes with a good mechanical behavior, including complete recovery from compression exceeding 50 percent strain and high energy absorption.

The ever-best thing for both babies and mothers, Toob is a versatile baby-care station that is composed of an incorporated storage space and a foldable blanket and thus to ease the “baby changing” process. Additionally, the Toob also features a water-resistant blanket that makes it easy for parents to clean it and ensures it bacteria-free for babies to lie on.

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While we don’t need to take a bullet-resisting device all the time, it is still nice to see this Ballistic Clipboard launched by Impact Company. Initially designed to ensure the safety of corps who might get attacked by the violent people, the clipboard is lightweight for easy portability while really serves to stop the moving bullets. Sounds great, right? Check the video below for more information.

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Wood, stone, steel… Forget those traditional materials used to build furniture, and have a look at these carbon fiver furniture set. They all have merely thin surface plate that measures 1 cm, but can actually bear great strength and work for a long time. As an additional bonus, the carbon fiber furniture is very lightweight, so you can conveniently move it in or out of rooms according to your needs.

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From John Ewans Design, the patented Active Tools 2K shoes are created for the sport of rowing. Quite specially, the shoes are adjustable from size 9 to size 14, so as to offer every sportsman a comfortable wearing. All the external parts of the shoe are moulded in EVA foam, which is same as the material used to construct Crocs, thus the Active Tools 2K shoe is both hygienic to wear and easy to be cleaned with water.

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Well, seemingly we’re really in deep love of products from the Apple Company or those designed for the Apple, coz we’ve been focusing on the iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc for quite a continuous period. Here comes something for the iPhone too. It is a portable printer that can print out prints 4×6 photos with crystal-clear 300 dpi resolution directly from a docked iPhone or iPod touch. The new printer is easy to use, and can be controlled via a free downloadable app. Just imagine that any time you shot a photo, you can print it out almost at the same time, isn’t that great?

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Any design that features a high efficiency while a low cost is always appreciated, especially when they can bring something good to the environment. That’s why we love the concept of the Inflatable Solar Power Light, an inflatable, waterproof bag built with an LED bulb inside. It can get charged with a solar cell and comes with a battery that holds enough electricity for six hours of light on the low setting. As the light is designed for developing countries that lack electricity, it would be sold at a low price after its launch in January of 2012.

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It seems like a smart container, what do you think the item is used for?

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A bigger scissor? Of course not, as the gadget is actually a laptop stand that is both affordable and portable. Dubbed “Prop”, the stand can lift your laptop off the table, thus to create better airflow and cool your laptop’s temperature down. Well designed, the Prop can fit nearly all sizes of laptops up to a size 17″.

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Can you believe that the “Chopp” is claimed to be the last chopping board you need to buy?! Although I have no liking for exaggeration, I must admit that the ergonomic chopping board does deserve the praise. It’s a board with interchangeable functionality, including a hollow base to hold the chopped food, a cheese grater, a preparation aid for fruit, an egg holder and so on. Made of high density Polyethylene and ABS PC, as well as fused with Antimicrobial material, the Chopp is both durable and healthy for use. Hey, Alastair Crompton, reserve me a Chopp please.

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How to slim pianos down and let them go into the houses of many more people? There’re several possible methods, one of which is this “Flat Piano” concept by Yun Jin-yeong and Jeong Seong-hun. The new piano looks bit of the same as items sold by IKEA, featuring modular units that can be assembled together, and therefore ensures a more convenient transportation.

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“My Writing Desk” is a workplace put forward by Inesa Malafej, and honestly that’s something I’m looking for. It features a storage tough around three sides of the table top, thus keeps the writing surface clean while still makes the user’s things close at hand. Moreover, the high edges can protect your cellphones, cups or tablets form falling onto the ground, and that’s why it is deemed as “the safest writing table”.

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The ultra-compact wearable blood flow sensor is an invention of a research group from Kyushu and Tokyo Universities. Compared with common blood flow sensors that weigh 2-3 kg, this new device is much more compact and needs merely a 100 V power supply. It can be used to measure blood flow when the user is moving or just keeping still. Besides, the portable sensor can measure blood pressure as well.

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Of course it seems like a handbag, but what could this be, if it is something else? Exert your imagination and leave me a possible answer.

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Surely we don’t need to take a canoe all the time, but if we could do that, why not? This Foldable Canoe designed by Ori Levin is rightly a portable one that can shrink down to fit into a bag. It weighs about 4.1 kilos, lightweight enough to ensure an easy transportation. It is also easy to be assembled, costing the users merely 5 minutes to get the boat finished.

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“Just Fold It” is a flexible and portable room divider that fits in different locations. Its unique design allows the room divider to be adjusted by adding some extra modules. The product is wind-resistant too, as there’re some perforations built on the surface. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The king of laptop is here. From gScreen, the SpaceBook is the world’s first dual-screen laptop that features two 17″ full HD displays with a gorgeous resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels. Even so, the new laptop measures merely 4.54kg, lightweight enough to ensure people an easy transportation. It is planned to be launched to the world in November, but now you can make an order via gScreen with a down payment of $695.00 or $795.00. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I’ve known of many parents looking for whatever the best for their babies and I’m happy to see them getting Sparkle Global’s foldable cradle. Displayed on ‘Shanghai International Children-Baby-Maternity Products Expo (CBME) 2011′ recently, the cradle features lava red color, light aluminum frame and a folding system so that it is fashionable and practical enough for infants. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Let GATR’s new satellite antenna solve your troubles with taking these equipments around. They’re inflatable, making them quite portable and easy for transportation. They’re also compact, measuring 1.2 meters in diameter when unfolded and inflated with air. If you’re someone that needs to bring satellite antenna around, these ones from GATR are obviously your best choices. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Why hasn’t someone thought of the idea before? Indeed an ideal portable chair is expected to be a pocket chair! It’s lightweight but durable to hold up to 250lbs. It’s small enough and therefore allows you to take it anywhere. It’s also convenient for use while never costs you too much money. Sounds nice, huh? Go and get one then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Waterbuoy is basically arguing for prevention rather than cure, and the unique item will be especially useful if you’re on a vacation in Venice. It can locate and retrieve your accessories when they incidentally fall into water. With high strength balloon and quality seals, the Waterbuoy would float on water for up to 24 hours, which is usually enough for finding your lost articles. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Did back discomfort ever annoy you when you just sat before computers to visit the I New Idea? If so, we need to apologize and we really wish we would have found this Koala HUG Lumbar Support for you much earlier. [Read the rest of this entry...]

ThinSink by Novel Concepts, Inc claims to be the world’s thinnest forced convection (fan cooled) heat sink as it comes with a really surprising thickness that is even thinner than a credit card. But it still features a best cooling efficiency, which is 25 times greater than the best microprocessor heat sinks on markets. Suitable for notebooks, monitors, and other small electronic devices, the ThinSink consumes only 0.031 watts of electricity. [Read the rest of this entry...]

An incredible breakthrough of paper is this graphene paper. With a synthesized method and heat treatment, the UTS research team has developed the unique composite material based on graphite, which is as thin as paper but ten times stronger than steel. Due to its outstanding features of “lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel”, graphene paper will no doubt revolutionize the automotive, aviation, electrical and optical industries. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Having the same functionality as that of glasses, the eyeCard actually performs much better than regular magnifying devices. It features a quite small size which is no bigger than a credit card, making it more convenient for the users to carry around. It is also lightweight, and its 5g weight will never make your nose uncomfortable. Besides, its clear and distortion-free 2.5-fold magnification ensures the wearers a nice reading with newspaper, tickets, timetables, etc. Fabulous! [Read the rest of this entry...]