8 Mind-Blowing Home Innovations You’ll Love
From laundry machines that do the folding for you to transformative kitchen surfaces, here are 8 home innovations that will blow your mind and make you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
Clothes Folding Laundry Machine: What if you never had to fold your laundry again? Panasonic’s Sustainable Maintaner is a futuristic washing machine that doesn’t just wash and dry your clothes, it folds them as well! Not only does this offer a chic design but it’s simple to use. With just a tap on the walls, it enables a compartment to open. After the washer identifies the type of clothing and the personalized wash needed, it then begins to wash, dry and fold.
Levitating Potted Plants: Often it’s the the little things in life that count most. If you’ve got a green thumb and are looking for a whimsical touch to your home with practical benefits, this next one is for you. These levitating potted plants would do just that. Lyfe has created a zero-gravity growing system that allows you to grow your favourite plants in mid-air. How? These potted plants hover over a magnetic oak-base that creates a magnetic levitation. This not only looks amazing but it gives consistent rotation for the plant, allowing it to obtain 360 degrees of sunlight exposure.
Recycling Closed Looped Shower: Swedish-based company, Orbital Systems, has invented the ultimate shower system for saving the planet and our pockets. This innovative shower system recycles water we previously used to supply fresh, clean water for your shower. The closed-loop system literally sends water down the drain and back out again. This awe-inspiring technology is said to save over 90% of the water and 80% of the energy consumed by the average shower usage.
Era Inn Light Optimized Interior Blinds: Did you know that artificial light and central heating account for about 35% of the annual energy consumption of a commercial building on average? Era Inn Blinds has a solution. Their silent, touchless, multi-use system helps optimize natural light intake, offering you control to suit your personal needs and the environment in which you live. The Era system is smart, automatically making adjustments according to the amount of sunlight and the temperature in a building, reducing the use of artificial light during the day, avoiding heat loss during the winter and protecting from direct sunlight in the summer.
Solar Gaps Plug N Play Blinds: The Solar Gaps Plug N Play Blinds is another great home option for saving energy. If you don’t or can’t install rooftop solar, then these blinds can help generate solar energy for you in a more discreet way, while significantly reducing your monthly energy bill. The blinds adjust the angle of the blinds so that they follow the sun’s daily position. Just these blinds alone can produce 100-watt hours of electricity!
Dual Chamber Diffusers: Essential diffusers are super trendy. They are great for health, stress-relief, and make your home smell amazing. Saje Wellness has gone a step further by inventing a diffuser with more than one chamber, allowing you to personalize the scent you want. The design was developed for one chamber to go off during the day, for an energizing scent and another chamber to provide a relaxing and soothing scent for night time. This device also serves as a clock and a beautiful modern decor item.
Transformative Kitchen Surfaces: This new innovation is a threat to kitchen accessories everywhere. The new kitchen top is a form of smart technology that can transform to a clean, cut and cook surface. And that’s not all – this innovative device is also portable, making it super easy and convenient for people to use, especially when cooking in a small space.
Biometric Door Locks: Good-bye keys – Samsung has just modernized your home locking system. The Smart Door Lock enables fingerprint scanning and codes for entering your home. This system can store up to 100 sets of fingerprints and conserves energy by powering down and waking as soon as it senses movement up to 70 cm away.