The best things in 2015 according to Layfhakera

Asus Chromebit - very compact computer

Asus Chromebit - it is the smallest of the existing computers on Chrome OS. By connecting HDMI-Dongle to a monitor or TV, you get a full-fledged computer, where you can work with a mouse and keyboard, and perform simple tasks.

Chromebit equipped processor Rockchip RK3288-C, has 2GB of RAM and a 16 GB internal. Its dimensions are 123 × 31 × 17 mm, and weighs only 75 grams.

If you move around a lot and need very well, the mobile computer to work with the monitor and keyboard dongle Chromebit may interest you. The more that the price is acceptable: in the United States costs $ 85 dongle.

Order Asus Chromebit possible here.

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Very durable and beautiful leather notebook Bull & Stash

Cover notebook is made of real leather thick, quality paper is held on the metal mounts and replaced with use.

There are different sizes of notebook: a very small, pocket-sized notebook; compact option for travelers; more notebook for sketches.

You can choose a cover color (black or brown) and the right kind of paper (without razlinovki, with a cell in the strip, in a point or a honeycomb). Manufacturers promise to develop other types of paper: with interesting prints, graph paper, glider, to do list, and others.

Order steep notebooks, please visit Bull & Stash. Compact notebook for travel 7 × 15 cm will cost you $ 25, and is a great option with the dimensions 12 × 20 cm - 50 dollars.

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WonderSube - a small but very useful accessory

WonderCube - is very versatile and compact accessory - a cube, whose edge length of 1 inch (2.54 centimeters). This cube is roomy, even in your pocket, not to mention handbags and clutches.

The first feature is especially useful WonderCube - Adapter c microUSB and Lightning to USB. Without wires, you can at any time to recharge a smartphone, for example from a laptop. In addition, a special adapter allows you to charge your smartphone using a 9V battery.

Special cube texture with microscopic grooves-suckers can use it as a stand for a smartphone. Moreover WonderCube easily fixed in any position - or exactly on one of the faces.

Integrated microSD-card provides additional 16, 32 or 64 GB of memory. In addition, there WonderCube bright LED-flashlight.

You can attach a small cube on the keys and use all the functions, replacing a cube several things at once.

Make WonderCube can pre-order on the project page on IndiegogoWhere he collected 464% of the stated amount. Useful cube with 64 GB of memory will cost you $ 85, with 32 GB and 16 GB - 75 and $ 65, respectively.

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Portable cellar for storing food and wine

Modern homes are often built without basements, and people have no place to store food. Especially for this Dutch designer Floris Shunderbek (Floris Schoonderbeek) came up with cellar, which is sold separately from the house and can be moved.

Cellar buried in the ground, and the air inside is cooled due to exposure to ground water and the ground temperature. Depending on the time of year, the temperature in the cellar is somewhat different, but the average remains between 10-12 ° C.

Inside maintained the ideal temperature for storing fruits, vegetables, cheeses and wine. In general, if you fill in the cellar neat wooden shelves fully fit about 500 kg of food.

Learn more about portable cellar can be on his website creator Floris Shunderbeka.

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Futuristic concept bike fUCI

Creative director of the well-known American company Specialized Robert Egger (Robert Egger) felt the need for a creative expression and created an incredible concept of e-bike EFF YOU SEE EYE, or fUCI, which breaks all the rules of modern design bicycles.

The rear wheel is noticeably larger front - its diameter is 83.8 cm. Both wheels have only three spokes, which reduces the weight of the bike.

fUCI can be called e-bike: at the expense of electric bike quickly and effortlessly accelerates startup. Close to the front wheel situated battery pack.

Located on the steering wheel for the smartphone department, and inside seating - "glove box", which is convenient to carry small necessary things.

Bright orange color with the unusual shape of the bike gives the impression of transport of the future.

Get acquainted with the concept of the bicycle can be fUCI here.

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Unusual "skate" in the form of two separate wheels

Probably wrong to call it a skate, it is more appropriate version of the "skating ring". The device consists of two rings with a diameter of 25 cm with a comfortable platform for the feet. Association with skateboard arise from the particular driving style, when a person is turned sideways to the direction of travel, and the body slightly tilted forward.

Ring skates allow freely manage their feet and turn quickly. The fact that it is impossible to perform on a skateboard, it is possible in these postmodern skate. And they seem to be more than the original.

Here you can order these unusual skates for $ 99. There are two colors: green and red.

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The simulator Dynamax Gyroscopic CORE for enhanced training

This trainer weighs about 1.8 kg, but provides a resistance of 100 kg. German stainless steel rotor rotates at 9000 rpm and delivers a hell of a load.

In this fitness machine automatically adjusts to the user, increasing the resistance as a function of manpower.

originally Dynamax Gyroscopic CORE Trainer It was developed for military training. With a single netyazhologo and compact simulator can pump almost all the muscle groups, performing various exercises.

However, it costs a lot. The simulator Dynamax Gyroscopic CORE Trainer can be purchased at Amazon for 339 dollars. If you want serious loads without a visit to the gym and purchasing large equipment such as barbells and pancakes, Dynamax CORE Trainer may interest you.

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SURVCO - multitul-credit card for survival

If you ever need to survive, multitul SURVCO will help to hold out until the arrival of aid. And in less critical situations it is very great to have a tool 21 in a thin strip of steel the size of a credit card.

Multitool can turn into an ax, serve with a knife, a saw, and arrowhead, they can open cans and jars, tighten the screws of different diameters, pulling nails and much more.

Buy multitul possible on Etsy 29.99 per dollar. A great gift for those who love nature trips or collects a set of survival in case.

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Flexible bracelet Wove, which makes content decoration

Wove - an innovative product: not a smart watch with a bracelet, but rather a smart bracelet. He has a flexible display made of "electronic material", which is easily bent around the arm.

E-ink-display 1040 × 200 is wrapped around the bracelet, consisting of segments. The last big segment of the bracelet includes a processor, battery and data storage.

Smart bracelet is working on a modified version of Android called Wove OS, but so far they are willing only demoobraztsy device with a modest set of features.

Clock, notifications, weather, navigation, application with recipes and application for playing media files - as long as that's all it has to offer smart bracelet.

However, work on the project continues, and developer Polyera plans to release the product in 2016. In the meantime, to learn more about the project and to subscribe to the news about him can here.

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Sneakers Vibram Furoshiki fold into a tube

In the book, Gordon Pirie (Gordon Pirie) «Flee quickly and without injury"Explains why modern sports shoes with thick soles only injure runners. Gordon Pirie says that running barefoot or in shoes with very thin and flexible soles - the safest and most natural for humans.

Vibram Furoshiki is quite suitable for those who have decided to replace their running shoes on a very thin and light.

Running shoes consist of a thin sole with a tread which prevents sliding during run time, and fabrics, which is specifically wrapped around the leg and is fastened by means of Velcro.

Generally, the word Furoshiki itself translates as "bath mat", a square piece of cloth, which is used for carrying different items. The way the fabric is wrapped around the leg shoes Vibram Furoshiki, and provided them with such a name.

By the way, at the expense of such a structure does not need to worry about the size: sneakers multirazmernye and fit on either foot.

Lightweight running shoes just curl up into a tube, eliminates problems with isolation laces and heavy gym bag. Buy Vibram Furoshiki in different color versions, please visit vibram.com.

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At the same time, our list of the best pieces of the outgoing year is over. Of course, for the year in the "pieces" have accumulated much more cool things that delight one of its kind, but the rest you can find yourself on special project page.

And we will continue to delight and amaze you with new cool things and concepts in the following year.

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