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This electric fly swatter takes a neat cue from the portable Folding Fan!

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Inspiration can come from unusual places, and when it does, it can help reinvent a product in a new kind of way. Take for instance the FOLD, an electric fly-swatter that instead of being a rigid racquet, models itself on the folding fan. The FOLD’s unique design allows it to fold down into the size of a baton that you can carry around with you (or even slip right into your duffle bag when you go camping or on an outdoor trip). When the cretins come a-knockin’, the FOLD is ready for swattin’! The two-part handle opens up and the swatter’s individual electric mesh surfaces align to turn into a racquet-shaped device that instantly zaps all sorts of bugs. Just switch the FOLD on and channel your inner Serena Williams!

The Fold’s battery pack lies inside its slim, two-part handle. A neat USB-C slot on the bottom lets you charge your swatter (in open or closed condition), so that you can keep the bugs away at any time of the day!

Designer: Park Sang-Gun for DesignerDot Academy

Gerber reveals a new folding machete with an innovative two-part butterfly handle

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Released as a part of their new 2020 catalog, this is the Doubledown, a powerful, 15-inch machete from Gerber. Made entirely in USA, the Doubledown features a unique butterfly-knife inspired folding handle that encloses the blade when shut. Open it out and you have yourself a 15.1-inch machete that can easily hack through wood or game. A patent-pending 4 lock system engages in 3 positions to ensure safe operation under varying levels of stress, while a 420HC recurve blade lets you chop, cut, and baton with ease.

The two-part handle is pretty unique in the machete world, and one would argue that if there was any company that could pull it off, it would probably be Gerber. When closed, the machete occupies half its size, and even comes with its own MOLLE-compatible sheath that lets you carry it around wherever you go.

Designer: Gerber

TCL’s tri-fold prototype phone folds in thirds like an accordion

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Now that we have phones that fold in half, companies are starting to imagine phones that fold in thirds. In January, Xiaomi teased a concept phone that folds on both sides. This week, CNET got its hands on another concept by TCL. This one starts as a...

Let’s forget about folding displays for a bit and admire Insta360’s folding camera!

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The idea behind the Evo’s design is a simple, but unique one. 3D cameras and 360° cameras have one thing in common… the presence of at least two lenses. Where those lenses face in relation with each other, and the type of lens determines the kind of media you capture. Lenses that sit side by side (with a rough distance of 2.5 inches between them) can capture two different channels corresponding to the left and right eye, creating a sense of depth, and therefore a 3-dimensional video or image. Lenses (usually at least 180° fisheye) that face in opposite directions can capture an entire scene in 360 degrees, allowing you to create videos or images you can look around in and immerse yourself into. The Insta360 Evo simply creates a mechanism in which these two lenses can fold to either face in the same direction or the opposite, allowing the camera to alternate between shooting in 3D and in 360°.

The Evo can record 3D 5K/30fps video (or 18-megapixel stills) with a 180-degree field of view, viewable using a VR headset that comes in the box, or an innovative HoloFrame case that sits on your phone, turning your phone’s screen into a 3D display. Fold the cameras to face opposite each other and the camera captures 360° videos and stills that you can view in your VR headset, even looking around to see things behind, beside, above or below you.

What’s even more remarkable about the Evo is its ability to not just record, but also stabilize video. Using its 6-axis gyroscopic stabilization system, Evo’s videos are immersive, crisp, and jitter free. The FlowState stabilization system even allows the Evo to capture time-lapses that are incredibly smooth. Whether you’re walking on the footpath or on a bumpy trail, the Evo can capture videos without needing an external gimbal or stabilizer (the gimbal would end up getting captured in 360° videos too). A simple flip/fold mechanism allows you to transition between shooting in 3D and shooting in VR, allowing you to create fully immersive video content, and the Evo even packs kits, headsets, and cases that let you and your audience properly view the content you’ve created!

Designer: Insta360

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Huawei Mate X: A first look at Samsung’s biggest foldable rival

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Foldable phone fever meets 5G mania in Huawei's latest flagship. At MWC, the company unveiled the new Mate X, joining the likes of Samsung and Royole in offering smartphones with folding screens. Huawei's Mate X also claims to be the fastest 5G...

TCL’s folding phone projects include a watch-like bracelet

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Multiple companies have ideas as to how they'll develop folding smartphones. TCL, however, isn't content to settle on one -- it's seemingly tackling them all. CNET has obtained images and patent filings that show TCL exploring five foldable designs...