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Those days you carefully kept your various tools in drawers or cabinets have already passed, and from now on we’ll need to show off our delicate tools by hanging them on the wall – this not only lets you use your tools as wall decorations, but allows you to find the needed tools more quickly and conveniently. To offer you some functional and practical holders to organize your tools on the wall, we strongly recommend the Tool Dots and the drill bit holder. They’re both easy to operate and use, though function in totally different ways: the Tool Dots is especially useful to hold tools like hammers or wrenches, while the drill bit holder can keep nails in place, just as its name implies.

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Something old but classic is back and what we’re to argue today is this Magnetic Soap Holder, which many people may have seen in their childhood… Press magnet into bar, and it can then “stick” onto the stainless steel holder to keep your soap dry and clean, simply easy and convenient as that!

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You’re never alone surviving in the sea. As a 2011 Spark Awards entry, the Network Tube is innovative rescue equipment with magnetic properties so that it could bring people together to form a floating cluster. When individuals are brought together into groups, they can thus help each other and increase their chance of survival in the meanwhile.

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Colorful gadgets that serve as both a measuring spoon and a fridge magnet to bring you a new experience of cooking, available in several different colors.

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Safety and reliability have long been the focus of knife holder designers, but there’re also somebody that go rightly the other way. Thus this dangerous holder was created. Without any wood or metal built around, the holder simply leaves sharp knives held by an embedded-in magnet. [Read the rest of this entry...]

These two Big Big Cursors are touchscreen-friendly stylus especially designed for your tablets. Seemingly bit of different from your typical stylus, they’re not that comfortable to use but will add some new fun to your time with tablets. Moreover, they’re even magnetic so you can store it on the metal covers of your iPad2 for an easy transportation. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A Snappy Seal Bag Sealer is absolutely necessary to anyone dreaming of an easy life. It’s user-friendly, allowing us to seal bags via simple actions of pressing and releasing the sealer. And that feature makes it especially ideal for seniors or others with hand problems. It’s also handy for use, as a magnet on the back will keep it stick to the fridge. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Babies always need special care. Even though they cannot say any words, we can still feel their anger about buttons or zippers- they cried when buttons make them uncomfortable. So what do they want? It may be this “Magnificent Baby”. As a clever alternative to clothes specially designed for babies, these new ones each comes with a magnetic closure system and therefore has your babies conveniently dressed in seconds. Soft and simple, the magnetic closure system is also safe to use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Super Mario comes back again, in a new form of the decorative magnets! Made of bamboo, these magnets include many sprites from the classical game such as Large Mario, Small Mario, Castle, Koopa and Goomba. Even though we wouldn’t need to play Super Mario with magnets unless the electric supply fails, we would never mind having another choice to enjoy the game, right? Let’s go and play! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Maybe the most effective way to show that your refrigerator performs really well in keeping frozen foods is to add some icicle onto the electric apparatus. So your refrigerator is still covered with ice even in hot summers, wouldn’t that surprise your guests? Start a nice conversation with these Icicle Jumbo Magnets then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

For all those who are used to keeping their documents neat with a paperclip but feel bad about seeing the clips spill out on the table, designers have created a beautifully cute magnet holder. The colorful paper clips can cling to the magnets to create a pedal, and the stems are bendable so that you can change the flower into different shapes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What, the flowers decide to give those who often forget to water them a good lesson by hitting on their noses with a ball…? May you believe it or not, that would happen for real if you’re using the “VaseBall” Magnetic Vase. The base of the vase and the top of the base each has magnets, which are mutually exclusive. So when the water in the vase is not enough, the ball-shaped vase will then go up from the ground. According to the designer Min Seok Song, the magnets also act as the “intermediary in communication between human in plant”. It’s time to care your plants more. [Read the rest of this entry...]

“Where’s my key?”…OMG, you’ve asked me the same question for thousands of times since I know you. Couldn’t you put your keys in a place that you may easily notice? Perhaps, you should try the Hookeychain Magnet. With a magnet on the bottom, the ordinary-looking keychain can be easily stuck to anything that is made of metal, such as the refrigerator’s handle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A little boy is piling up his building blocks, and the moment he finished his work, the building collapsed. Bad luck. But you no more have to feel bad about the traditional building blocks that easily collapse. I New Idea here present the Tegu sets, improved wooden building blocks that are built with magnets. Therefore the blocks will stick firmly to one another, allowing the kids to build anything they’d like. Simple but really genius idea!

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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...]