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Ultra Lead a travel plug, albeit a bulky one

Ultra Lead a travel plug, albeit a bulky one

Georges Moanack, a graduate from London's Royal College of Art, is the designer behind the Ultra Lead "electrical management system."...
 
It's not a kitchen; it's a transformer

It's not a kitchen; it's a transformer

Kitchen islands are common in roomy seven-bedroom split-levels, but they're not a staple of your average downtown studio apartment. That...
 
NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

NES controller refitted, now controls a wireless doorbell system

We're used to seeing people turn their old hardware into stuff like joysticks and robots, but here's something different: a...
 
Touchpad shower controller selects water temperature, music, and lighting

Touchpad shower controller selects water temperature, music, and lighting

How smart can a shower get? The Hansgrohe RainBrain Smart Shower lets you enter your settings on its touchpad, giving...
 
Folding Plug concept redesigns the plugs we know and hate

Folding Plug concept redesigns the plugs we know and hate

Min-Kyu Choi, a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, is rethinking that part of the world's bulky Type G...
 
BodyTrace Internet-enabled eScale blabs to the world about your weight

BodyTrace Internet-enabled eScale blabs to the world about your weight

The BodyTrace eScale is a wireless scale that tosses your weight over to you computer and then out to the...
 
Levi-Table hovers in place using the power of magnetism

Levi-Table hovers in place using the power of magnetism

The Levi-Table by designer Donald Dahl may look like an ordinary, albeit bulky, piece of furniture, but there's a clever...
 
MUR-01 speaker chair doesn't seem quite logical

MUR-01 speaker chair doesn't seem quite logical

Nothing makes music sound better than sitting on speakers, right? I guess that's the idea behind the MUR-01 rocking chair...
 
DIY magnetized keyboard and mouse sticks to the wall (or fridge)

DIY magnetized keyboard and mouse sticks to the wall (or fridge)

Jeff "Just Jeff" Gizmo, a DIY enthusiast with a sweet workshop that still makes me jealous, found that he often...
 
iLuv alarm clock will shake you awake

iLuv alarm clock will shake you awake

Deep sleepers often sleep right through their alarm, waking up late for wherever they need to be. Bad news! But...
 
Globath shower also packs a wardrobe, washer, dryer and handicap access

Globath shower also packs a wardrobe, washer, dryer and handicap access

A design by Fatih Can Sariöz, the Globath shower module has pretty much everything except for the kitchen sink (well,...
 
Coffee-making robot: I'll take mine with cream and two sugars

Coffee-making robot: I'll take mine with cream and two sugars

What do you get when you let a java-craving Manga fan loose with a Kondo robot kit? A Manga-inspired robot...
 
Backpack vacuum ain't afraid of no dust

Backpack vacuum ain't afraid of no dust

This handy Proton Pack ergonomic backpack vacuum will have you bustin' dust high and low with its telescoping Neutrona wand....
 
Potty Putter lets you play golf on the can

Potty Putter lets you play golf on the can

When you're on the toilet, you could read a magazine. But that's pretty boring, right? Instead, allow me to introduce...
 
Atari cartridge clock leaves a bit to be desired

Atari cartridge clock leaves a bit to be desired

I love this clock made out of an old Atari cartridge, but I've got to admit that it leaves me...
 

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