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Socket Deer or Dear Socket?

Here’s another way to clean up that cluttered mess of cords by your power outlet: outlet covers with deer antlers on them for holding gadgets while they charge. They can also be used like the ninja cord bunny and wrap up any loose wire laying around the floor. You could even go the extra mile and hang up your house keys.

If you’re feeling extra daring, you could also use the antlers as holders for your silverware. You’re just asking someone to get shocked, but think about the convenience of a fork on every socket in your household. It’d make eating ramen noodles a breeze anytime, anywhere!

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Fuel Cell Stickers, No Outlet Required

Can you imagine charging your cellphone without plugging it into an outlet? No, I’m not talking about those plug and charge kits you can purchase for select phones, I’m talking about fuel cell stickers. Just slap ‘em on the back of your phone and considered it charged.

The Swedish-based company myFC is trying to expedite the act of charging cellphones by creating this alternative eco-friendly method. It’s a flexible .11 inch thick, .2 ounce charger that provides .9 watts of power at .5 volts. While it might not be as nifty as a jacket that charges your gadgets, it’s certainly more convenient. Slap one on your face and see what happens.

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Thank Me Later: DIY Portable Air Conditioner

It’s the middle of July and that means those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are really feeling the heat. With my current apartment, I have no air conditioning in my bedroom and during the day it becomes unbearable at times when temps start reaching the 90s. I need a way to cool off.

Thankfully, Instructables user Farhanians has posted instructions for a DIY air conditioning system that is not only efficient, it’s portable to boot. So now you have no excuse to be walking around your crib naked. Put on some pants, buy the parts and make the AC happen.

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It’s okay to be irresponsible when your air-conditioner is smart

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For those that live in places where the climate does not allow you to live without an air-conditioner, you will understand how annoying it is to clean the filters inside. We all aim to clean it at least once a year, but sometimes it is up till the point when we can’t stand the smell any more do we take turns to do the cleaning. Sanyo’s new Seasonal Color air-conditioner EX series have a few gadgets in their to save your trouble. There is UV that kills the germs, there’s Ozone that reacts with whatever that gives out smell, there’s also a CO2 and air quality sensor in there that once activated can suck out the air indoors and replace it with filtered clean ait from the outside. With that, we probably would have never needed to wash our air-conditioners for the rest of our lives. These machines will come out in March, selling at $2.3K in Japan. — Sam Chan

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