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A Targeted LED Light Mask

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Concentrated Hair Care

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A Double-screen Laptop

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An On-the-go Projector

Weighing in at just over three pounds, this sleek device can project 4K video up to 120 inches in size and allows for streaming from Netflix, Disney+, and more. Buy Now: LG CineBeam Q 4K...

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A 180-degree Security Camera

This full-color night-vision security camera merges images from two built-in lenses for a 180-degree, blindspot-free view in 4K resolution. Buy Now: Reolink Argus 4 Pro on Reolink | Amazon

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Bird-identifying Binoculars

Who needs field guides when you have Swarovski’s smart binoculars, which use AI to identify over 9,000 birds and other wildlife? The device, a collaboration with industrial designer Marc Newson, is capable of taking 13...

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Sounds of the Middle Ages

Sweden’s Teenage Engineering calls its beautifully crafted EP–1320 medieval “the world’s first medieval electronic instrument.” The device features hundreds of sounds and samples from ye olden days, including lutes, hurdy-gurdies, and Gregorian chants.

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A Tiny Travel Charger

This palm-sized MagSafe charger powers up an iPhone or AirPods and an Apple Watch simultaneously when you’re on the go. Buy Now: Twelve South ButterFly on Amazon

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A Better To-go Container

Bell Bowls makes a clamshell to-go food container with a built-in drink holder. It’s oil-proof, yet biodegradable, made with a sugarcane-based material.

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Technicolor Dream Pen

The Colorpik Smart Pen is equipped with a sensor that allows users to scan and store up to 16 million colors from real-world surfaces. It then mixes inks to recreate those colors for users to...

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An AI Reading Tutor

Every month, subscription service Ello ships you physical books, curated to your young child’s reading level and interests. Then its AI-powered app listens while your child reads the books aloud, coaching them through tricky words...

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From the Classroom to the Conference Room

Epson has created a replacement for the AV club projector carts of yore: a sleek rolling cart that houses an HD projector. It projects a 160-inch display and is already being used by schools and...

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Touchless Medical Monitoring

When installed in a room, the radar-based XK300-H can monitor occupants’ heart and respiratory rates accurately without connecting any monitors to their bodies. The FDA-cleared device is especially helpful in nursing homes and other care...

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An Acoustic–electronic Hybrid

Musical instrument manufacturer DW’s DWe is a high-end hybrid: an acoustic drum kit, featuring handcrafted drum shells, that also works as electronic drums. The set connects wirelessly, with no latency, to software that runs on...

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Kitchen Essentials

Caraway’s knife and utensil set provides 14 essential kitchen tools—the utensils are all wooden; the knives use German steel—and a modular storage unit to cut down on clutter. Buy Now: Caraway Knife & Utensil Set...

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An Umbrella Built for Two

The Duo aims to solve every parent’s rainy day problem: young kids often can’t hold their own umbrella, but also won’t stay under an adults’. The Duo is a large, sturdy umbrella with an extendable...

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A Women’s Urinal

Loona is a portable urinal designed for people with female anatomy, especially those who have limited mobility to get to a bathroom. Buy Now: Boom Home Medical Loona on Boom

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A Diagnostic Menstrual Pad

The Q-Pad is a menstrual pad that comes with a removable strip that can be sent in for clinical blood testing, cutting the need for an office visit or blood draw. It was cleared by...

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Treatment for a Limb-threatening Condition

To address chronic limb-threatening ischemia—a serious condition in which patients have majorly blocked blood flow to their hands, legs, or feet—Abbott’s FDA-approved, first-of-its-kind dissolvable stent system keeps arteries open and delivers a vessel-healing drug.

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