Awesome Living

Lockitron has been relaunched with more features, including a sensor that can detect if someone knocks at your door and a Bluetooth sensor that automatically unlocks the door when you’re near.

Another practical invention from the Quirky community, Prop Power is an extension cord made of flexible wiring encased in conforming plastic. It can be bent and coiled and will hold its shape.

Freak out your friends and make them think your coffee cup is sinking into the table with this off-kilter ceramic mug from Japan. Available in brown or white, though white is currently sold out.

A recipient of a 2012 Red Dot Design Award, the PostPump 2.0 is a floor pump that’s built-in to a bicycle seat post. It comes with an adapter that fits both Presta and Schrader tire valves.

Juniper’s M Lamp is as useful as it is beautiful. It’s made from aluminum and steel and has a built-in rechargeable battery, so it’s equally at home outdoors as it is indoors.

The NextDesk Terra is an adjustable height desk. It has an easy to use control panel that can store up to 3 height settings. It’s made from recycled aluminum and bamboo and is highly customizable.

Made black + blum, the time square is a very practical wall clock. It’s also a blackboard and is magnetic, making it easy to set visual reminders. Comes with 4 magnets and a pack of chalk.

Hiding high-end speakers and amps inside wall art, TruAudio’s aFrame acoustic artwork offers hundreds of prints you can hang on your wall to let your sound be heard and not seen.

Created by Brewers Lodge, the Treadwall combines the climbing wall with the treadmill to create a machine that lets you climb as much as you want to. The wall’s angle can also be adjusted.

Holdsters are beautiful leather insulating sleeves for 160z mason jars. They come in 2 designs, with each design available with or without a handle. Each order comes with a mason jar.

A whiskey glass with a twist. Instead of adding ice cubes or stones, this one holds a molded sphere of ice which rolls around your drink. Thanks to its shape, the ice melts slowly and cools drinks fast.

Many of you approved of this bizarre yet appealing concept for a pillow that offers portable privacy. Now’s your chance to own one. Its designers have put up a Kickstarter fundraiser for their product.

When he’s not shredding mad licks for Tenacious D, guitarist John Konesky is a sauce aficionado. His little invention lets you carry travel-sized vials of your favorite sauces with you wherever you go.

Protect your valuables and feel like a secret agent while doing so with the LIFTO-1414. The motorized safe pops up from the ground for easy access. Made of steel with fire-retardant lining.

A highly customizable wooden arcade table. It has a 26″ LCD, Sanwa joysticks and buttons, a trackball, DVD-drive, Wi-Fi support, HDMI and USB ports and comes with lots of old arcade games.

Top off your next burger with the ultimate sauce, courtesy of the Gotham Sauce Company, who has gone to great lengths to come up with a topping they call “the greatest thing since sliced buns.”

A thin, lightweight bottle opener, designed to fit in your wallet alongside your credit cards. Thanks to its durable carbon fiber construction, you don’t have to resort to using your teeth anymore.

While it isn’t the first folding bunk bed we’ve seen, the Dumbo is still a nifty idea, providing extra play space when folded. The large gaps in the ladder make it easy for kids to fold and unfold the bed.

A gorgeous example of upcycling done right, Balaz Moldovan’s adirondack chair is made from old whiskey barrel staves. Also available as a rocking chair. Check out his Etsy shop for more.

Channel your inner Nathan Drake with a beautiful holster from Four Chamber Forge. They can be custom-made to carry a variety of handy stuff including wallets, cellphones, flasks… and hatchets.

It doesn’t get much cooler than the Ice Jacket when it comes to keeping your booze chilled. It turns your favorite bottles into mini ice sculptures by encasing them in a thick sheath of ice.

A concept for a multi-tool iPhone 4/4S/5 case. It’s made of durable polycarbonate and it comes with a 1.5″ blade and a card that packs a screwdriver, bottle opener, wrench and ruler.

A folding knife that doubles as a flashlight. The Blade Light has 3 LEDs on either side of the handle, eliminating shadows when the blade is unsheathed. The handle has a waterproof rating of IPX-7.