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There’s no shortage of companies redesigning the keyboard every day, and Microsoft is no exception. The company will be showing off a new prototype for a pressure-sensitive keyboard in October at the User Interface Software and Technology conference. This keyboard will reportedly be able to register up to 256 different levels of user force. [...]

Designer Joongho Choi has designed a compact and convenient Kitchen on Wheels that houses many features, including a tray, induction, mini-table and kitchen rack. Perfect for small homes where space is at a premium, or for those times when you feel like moving your kitchen to a different area of the home for entertaining.
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There’s nothing like reading books before sleeping, but there might be one issue. What about turning off the light? This new Book-sensitive Reading Lamp designed by French designers Jun Yasumoto, Alban Le Henry, Olivier Pigasse and Vincent Vandenbrouck makes it easy. Once you’ve finished reading, put your book on the lamp and it shuts off [...]

Nic Case is the creator of this remote-controlled car which can reach speeds of 161 mph, the fastest in the world.
includes an all-wheel drive system, high-frequency receiver, 11HSP R/C motor and 12-cell battery pack
carbon-fiber chassis is hand-crafted and creates substantial aerodynamic downforce to keep the car on the track
the car has no brakes, so you [...]

This portable potty has a very practical purpose, but I still can’t help but think “eeww”.
Leonardo Manavella, an Argentinian designer, developed this transportable combination H20 Potty/Water Fountain to help those in countries where fresh drinking water isn’t readily available. It’s still unclear whether this device is for sale or still in prototype stage, but here’s [...]

Certainly you’ve seen a telephone booth before. And you’ve also seen
a fish tank. But have you ever seen a Telephone Booth Aquarium?
This one was designed by Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino for the
Lyon Light Festival in France.
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Waikato University scientists have come up with sustainable, solar powered buoys which also keep help to keep lake water clean. They are being tested in New Zealand’s Lake Tarawera.
The solar panels on the buoys give energy to the cell phone modem and the data logger. The data logger transmits information to the university every 15 [...]

The Babyglow is a romper suit which also indicates if your baby’s having a fever.
The romper will be available in 3 colors (blue, green, pink) and, due to a special ink containing heat-sensitive molecules, the colors fade to white as soon as your baby’s body temperature rises over 37˚C.
Invented by Chris Ebejer, the Babyglow will [...]

There are a lot of car accessories on the market. This should not be one of them.
The Makeup Tentacle from creator Sharona Kesnig is a pliable rod that attaches to your dashboard and can hold a form of makeup (ie. lipstick tube) at one end, so you can drive and apply your makeup at [...]

Not sure what the folks at Panasonic were thinking when they created this concept remote control. Apparently the objective was to design a product
that is “waiting to be touched”. Uh, ok. Either way, I still think it’s kinda funny.
The remote is made of a soft, flesh-type gel and stays cool and illuminated [...]