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Sand Can Light Up A Room

LED lightbulbs are already energy efficient, but they would be even better if they could emit light without connecting to the grid at all. Brooklyn-based designer Danielle Trofe is trying to make that happen.


5 Wearable Concepts Worth Taking A Chance On

Wearable gadgets are everywhere, and it’s not just the big boys who are looking to get in on the action. A handful of smaller and unique takes on the burgeoning trend are popping up on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Here are five of the most promising activity trackers of the future that you can back today.


Confidently Crack Your Eggs With A Yolk Separating Whisk

Some recipes call for just the white stuff when you’re cooking with eggs, while others need just the yolk. And if you’ve yet to master the art of using the egg’s shell to separate the two, you’ll be hoping Ivan Zhang’s clever Whisk’ concept becomes a purchasable product.


A Rubberband Lamp Makes You The Designer Too

The Delta Lamp lets you recapture the fun of school rubber band balls, without landing you in detention. Plus, it’s an outlet for all your creative energy.


Beer Mapper App Takes The Mystery Out Of Choosing Your Next Pint

Imagine if an app could learn your taste in beer the way Netflix learns your taste in movies. It’s coming. Drink it all in.


This Shirt Can Be Worn For 100 Days Without Washing, Which Sounds Sketchy But Also Awesome

Who even knows. The creators of Wool&Prince are claiming that you can wear their wool button-down shirts for days on end without them wrinkling, smelling or showing any dirt. Frankly, that sounds ridiculous, but maybe?


Eat Away Your Carbon Footprint With This Eco-Friendly Edible Spoon

The idea of an edible utensil isn’t exactly new, but nothing has been quite as convenient (and non-sticky) as Triangle Tree’s brilliant Eco-Spoon. This overgrown corn chip has been lovingly sculpted out of corn and other all-natural ingredients into a stubby, bottom heavy spoon for all your dining needs.


Tangible Alarm Smartphone Dock: Shove To Snooze

It’s early morning. Your phone is screaming at you. Unless you open you eyes and seek out some the right little virtual button, it will never stop. But the Tangible Alarm could bring back the eyes-closes snooze-button flailing of days gone by.


Jeremy Clarkson’s Jaguar F-Type Is The Most Beautiful Thing You’ll See Today

Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson’s life must be full of four-wheeled pleasures, but this one is a real treat: it’s the as-yet unreleased Jaguar F-Type convertible, and it’s the best looking car you’re likely to see all day.


This Floor-To-Ceiling Lamp Marries Modern-Day Tech And Old-School Design

Lamps can be pretty, but there are few quite as versatile as Konstantin’s Grcic’s OK Lamp. Both a ceiling fixture, but also kind of a floor lamp, its rotating LED panel can cover almost any possible angle. And its form is the marriage of new tech with decades-old design.


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