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This minimalist bedside table is definitely too smart for its own good

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After years of being immersed in minimalism, the design world seems to be saying in the other direction to promote the strengths of maximalism. Not everyone is ready to jump ship, however, and some are finding ways to bridge the divide. That often means putting hidden functions in what looks like a pretty bare and barren piece of furniture. IKEA, famed for embracing and capitalizing on minimalism, has already started incorporating smart features into its furniture, like wireless charging or even hidden speakers. Sometimes, however, those hidden features themselves can feel a bit overwhelming, like when a handsome bedside table turns out to have no less than eight functions you have to discover and remember since none of those are obvious at first glance.

Designer: Foshan Shunde Midea

A bedside table is where we often place a night lamp, either for reading at night or for lighting in the darkness. These days, it’s also where we put our phones on as well, sometimes charging them while we sleep. Books and other accessories can also sometimes go on or inside the table’s shelves and drawers. Apparently, those aren’t enough anymore, and some appliance manufacturers are trying to put everything except the kitchen sink inside a small table beside your bed.

There is one attempt to put a mini-fridge in that position that doubles as a bedside table, but that’s mostly to conserve space, especially in hotels. Midea’s Smart Bedside Table admittedly doesn’t go that far, but it has thrown in everything else that it says is related to bedroom activities. Or at least the ones that will help you sleep more comfortably.

The bedside table’s main functions are supposedly for air purification and humidification, something that’s not directly apparent when looking at the beautifully minimal piece of furniture. The “sub-functions,” however, are where things get a bit more out of hand. There’s a hidden wireless charging area on top of the table, but only near the front. The rear area of that surface actually flips open to reveal low-temperature storage with just enough room for a bottle or a few cans. The front area actually does open up to a UV sterilizing compartment for your gadgets or jewelry. There’s also a USB hub, aroma diffuser, and, thankfully, a bit of lighting.

On its own, the Midea smart bedside table is already quite attractive with its wooden body and clean design. You wouldn’t be able to tell that it’s actually hiding a ton of features, which is probably a good thing. “Out of sight, out of mind,” as they say, and having to keep in mind a handful of functions might be the last thing you want to have on your mind before you drift off to dreamland. Hopefully, in peace and undisturbed by thoughts of the drink you stashed away in your secret bedside minibar.

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WAVE UV-C Sanitizing Tool eliminates unwanted germs, viruses, and bacteria

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Wave Portable UV-C Germicidal Sanitizing Device How to Use

The coronavirus has definitely left a mark on our lives. Everyday life is never the same again and we have seen that rapidly change the past couple of years. The pandemic is not yet over, but many people in some countries have started to embrace living in the New Normal.

Some are also chanting it should be “Better Normal” now because things are seemingly getting better, at least, in some parts of the world. But for those who are still trying to overcome their anxieties and fears of going out, we won’t stop you from doing all the things you need to do to give you peace of mind.

Designers: Ivan Vecchia and Giorgio Mastropasqua for UV-C LABS

Wave Portable UV-C European Product Design Award

If you still can’t live without an alcohol sprayer in your hand, it’s fine. If you are the type of person that sprays Lysol on every surface or package, it’s okay. If you have a UV box at home to put your stuff in when you get home, that’s still acceptable. No one is stopping you from making sure you and your things are clean and disinfected, but there are ways to make your life easier.

The Wave is an innovative germicidal sanitizing device that uses UV-C to ensure bacteria, viruses, and germs are killed before you touch a surface. This is a portable solution that easily sticks to the rear of your smartphone. What makes this different from other UV wands is that it works using a mobile app. The app guides you through the process of sanitation, so an area is thoroughly cleaned in less than a minute.

Wave Portable UV-C Sanitizing Wand

This compact tool is only 5mm thick but is capable enough to destroy germs on the surface you often touch, like the keyboard, doorknob, chair, or elevator buttons. This is another effective way to fight the pandemic, although we are unsure how many people will bother to do this. Well, having the Wave on the back of your phone is more effortless. It makes UV-C readily available and guarantees you always have it because you rarely forget your phone.

Wave by UV-C Labs is said to be the first UV-C light for your phone. The Wave, designed by Italian industrial designers Ivan Vecchia and Giorgio Mastropasqua, has been recognized and given the Gold Award of the European Product Design Award. Specifically, the category is Design for Society.

Wave Portable UV-C Germicidal Sanitizing Wand

It takes advantage of a technology that has been proven to eliminate 99.8% of bacteria and viruses. A simple touch of a button will sanitize any surface. The app will tell you how to do the sanitization properly, like proper distance and correct amount of time. Having an app will make it easier for you to sanitize a surface or item because it tells you what to do.

Wave Portable UV-C Germicidal Sanitizing Tool

The process is simple: Click, Scan, and Sanitize. The ultra-thin and stylish UV wand connects via Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity to your smartphone. It has a child lock so kids can’t use it during those unintentional power-ons. It’s non-invasive and safe, but you still need to be careful around kids. It can be used up to 100 times on a single full charge. Battery life can be longer because the device shuts off automatically after two minutes of inactivity. Choose from either the black or white model of the $79 compact UV-C sanitizing tool.

Wave Portable UV-C Germicidal Sanitizing Device White

Wave Portable UV-C Germicidal Sanitizing Device Where to Buy

Wave Portable UV-C Sanitizing Wand

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Innovative product designs to sanitize and kill viruses, ensuring your safety in the outside world!

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Okay, so the world is slowly opening up, and we do find ourselves cautiously stepping out for work, to run errands, or to complete some unavoidable task. Though it is comforting that the world is returning to some form of normalcy, however, this does not mean that the danger is over, COVID-19 is still thriving and on the loose. Hence, it’s extremely imperative for us to take the appropriate precautions and ensure the safety of our loved ones and us. This means taking the needful measures before leaving our house, while we are outside, and once we return home. Sanitizing before and after we enter our home, wearing protective gear, and cleaning foreign surfaces before touching them are a few of the basic measures we can follow, and having gadgets and appliances to help us with that can be a boon! So, we’ve curated a collection of products that will make sure you’re fully equipped to step into the outside world while keeping yourself completely protected – from foolproof face masks to a wearable wristband that shoots out a stream of sanitizer, we’ve got you covered from head to toe! Stay safe!

Milan-based Salvo Lo Cascio designed the SaniCase as a response to a common problem he saw with people who wore masks. During brief intervals when they took their mask off to eat or drink, they’d often end up putting their masks on tables, armrests, or back in their pockets along with their phone and keys. Designed to give people a place to safely store their masks when not in use, the SaniCase comes with a cylindrical compartment lined with UV-C lights on the inside. When you don’t need the mask, just slip it into its protective casing and it’ll get sanitized too. Speaking of which, the base of the SaniCase even has a push-to-deploy hand-sanitizer bottle on it, allowing you to periodically clean your hands too. By helping disinfect your hands as well as your face-mask, the SaniCase covers all the critical areas to prevent germs from accidentally entering your system. Besides, its portable avatar and optional lanyard make it really easy to carry around with you!

The UV Mask scales down active UV filtration tech to a wearable level (it’s the only existing mask to do so). Its patent-pending design uses a combination of a CE-FFP2 (EU standard same as N95) filter and two powerful UV-C LEDs to actively sterilize the air you breathe. Even during exhalation, the air you breathe out is sterilized and filtered too, effectively protecting asymptomatic people from infecting others around them. The UV Mask comes with a silicone outer-ring to create a comfortable airtight seal, ensuring effective protection from air pollutants, as well as preventing what I personally call ‘foggy-spectacle syndrome’. Multiple strap styles let you secure the UV mask around your head or even around your ear, based on what suits you best. The mask comes with a removable outer hard-shell that lets you access and replace the filter after weeks of use, while the UV-C lamp itself has a usage life of 10,000 hours, and the UV Mask’s internal battery runs for 6 hours on a single full charge. The UV Mask comes with an optional carrying-case for securely storing the mask when not in use, and a pack of 10 replacement filters sets you back just $12.

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The 0° Clean concept offers a new way to make sure your face-mask is fresh, dry, and sanitized between uses. Created by Jungkwang Hwang as a fan-made concept for Samsung, the 0° Clean is a nifty flat-bed UV-C sanitizer that uses a combination of ultraviolet light and dry air to cleanse and blow-dry your mask. It comes with a detachable cylindrical battery-unit (with a built-in display) that you can easily snap onto the sanitizing flat-bed to power it. The bed’s space is big enough for almost any flat surgical or cloth mask. Just place the mask in, shut the lid, and switch it on using a button on the side. The UV-C lights neutralize any microorganisms, and the hot air dries off any perspiration on the mask, so you can wear it after a few hours knowing that it’s dry and sterile. The circular display can even calculate how much dust and particulate matter is on the mask – so you know when to dispose of your surgical mask or give your cloth mask a thorough wash, so it’s as good as new!

I’ll admit, web-slinging from building to building seems like an absolute dream, but give me a wristband that sanitizes objects and I’d probably settle for that right now! The SprayCare is probably the most literal version of a hand-sanitizer, in that it’s a sanitizer that sits on your hand. Designed to fit into a wristband no larger than your Apple Watch, the SprayCare contains a tiny vial, an atomizer nozzle, and an electronic pump that you actuate using a button. Fill the vial with sanitizer and the SprayCare lets you deploy a fine mist of disinfectant on an object before you touch it. It could be a door-handle, the railing inside a bus or train, the grip on a shopping cart, or even the latch of your car door. SprayCare shoots out an even mist up to distances of 5 feet, letting you quickly and effectively sterilize surfaces without needing to pop out your sanitizer bottle and clean your palms before and after you touch anything.

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It’s no secret that your glossy, shiny, expensive smartphone is one of the most germ-filled things currently in your pocket. It’s also no secret that your phone is one of the most useful gadgets you’ve got on your person, so that’s really a conflict of interest, isn’t it? Cell by Ampere comes with a collapsible design that houses 2 wireless charging coils on the top, and UV-C LEDs on the base. Place your phone on top, and it fast-charges without wires, however, collapse the silicon rim around the sides and the base becomes a UV chamber, allowing you to sterilize your phone, watch, earphones, keys, or any EDC in mere minutes. Designed to be handy, Cell can be used as a UV wand too, allowing you to sterilize larger areas (like your door-handles, keyboards, food delivery parcels) by just waving the UV light over them. One could argue that being germ-free is just as much of a benefit as a fully charged smartphone, and the Cell’s 2-in-1 nature helps cover both those areas.

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ZERO is a smart sterilization product that can mount from any wall and direction. Its accurate and responsive dispenser not only motion-detects and sanitizes your hands with six UV-C LED chips, but it also includes a smartphone sterilizer. Based on the honest need for home sanitizing technology, Jung Yi Jung created the product with human instinct in mind. From each angle, the product is pleasantly inconspicuous and elegant. Upon first glance, the sterilizer appears like any unassuming and ordinary home appliance. However, along the rim of the device, a rectangular slot reveals a supplementary sanitizer that swallows your phone for a good ole’ UV-C LED cleaning. Its stainless steel construction increases light reflection and sterilizes your phone for safe use before coughing it back up. In order to enhance the product’s intuitive design, you’ll find only four buttons: two sound control switches for programmed signals, an adjustive mood light, and a power button. Additionally, ZERO charges with a type-c cable, a common mobile phone charging port, delivering seamless setup and service.

Nuvoe isn’t a product as much as it’s an accessory. Designed as a device you can drop into any water bottle (as long as it has a neck diameter of 36mm), the Nuvoe uses UV-C lights to purify the water inside your bottle in under a minute. The Nuvoe attaches to the side of your bottle using a nifty magnetic anchor that sits outside. Drop the Nuvoe in and it automatically snaps to the magnet, turning your bottle into a self-purifying one. Give the bottle a quick shake to activate the Nuvoe and its UV-C LEDs switch on, eliminating any microbial elements in your water by breaking down their DNA in mere seconds, decontaminating your drinking water. The pod-shaped, Nuvoe fits into most traditional water bottles and flasks. It sports an array of 3 UV-C LEDs that activate when you shake the bottle, switching off when the device emits a ‘beep’ to let you know the water’s safe to drink. The Nuvoe uses a proprietary set of Gallium Nitride UV-C LEDs that emit ultraviolet light at a precise 275nm. At this wavelength, the ultraviolet light is safe to be around, since it doesn’t break down oxygen into individual nascent atoms, creating ozone.

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Calling the POD a coat-hanger seems a little reductionist, now that I think of it. The device gives you a place to hang your coats, hats, place your shoes, store/charge your phone, keep your keys, and even provide a dedicated hook for your face-mask. Designed to be the last piece of furniture you interact with on your way out, and the first when you return from the outdoors, the POD stores your belongings, while also sanitizing them with PCO and UVC technology. The vertical wood-veneer pillar comes with a sliding door that opens when you approach it (thanks to a motion sensor at its base), revealing the organizing space within. Hooks give you a place to hang your coat, hats, and even your masks, while a tray at waist-level provides the perfect place to keep your wallet/purse, keys, and even wirelessly charge your smartphone.

Using copper’s inherent anti-microbial properties to its benefit, the Copper Corner turns your smartphone into a PPE of sorts. This tiny little attachment (no larger than a thumbnail) fits right on the corner of your smartphone, allowing you to use it to tap on keys and push buttons without touching them. Its tiny, universal size means it fits on practically any smartphone (or even on a smartphone case), and even with its minimal form-factor, the Copper Corner hopes to make a massive impact by fundamentally introducing a healthier way to interact with objects and interfaces like elevator buttons, doorbells, keypads, etc. by letting you engage with them without touching them. The copper’s inherent conductive properties make it great on touchscreens too, which means apart from pressing buttons, you can even use your ATM’s touchscreen interface with the Copper Corner, or sign against a delivery on a POS device without getting your fingers contaminated.

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Designed to be a safe sanitization-station for your fruits and vegetables, the Elepsy uses a dual-stage process to make sure your food is immaculately clean before you consume it. The product can be broadly separated into three parts – A carafe that lets you measure the water needed to clean your fruits/vegetables, a sanitization-unit that carefully cleans your food, and an outer tray that you can use to place your food after it’s been cleaned. The design intuitively guides the user through the process while the overall aesthetic helps convey the message of cleanliness, minimalism, and simplicity.

This portable UV sanitizer uses an origami system to fold down to the size of a notepad

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It’s an undeniable reality that UV-sanitizers are now a thing and I won’t be surprised if they become a standard in public places like hospitals, hotels, offices, banks, etc… however, the Deep Purple UV Sanitizer makes a case for having your own personal UV sanitization-station wherever you go.

Unlike other UV sanitizers we’ve featured here on YD, the Deep Purple’s core focus is portability. Designed to be lightweight, foldable, and operated by an external power-bank (or your phone charger, for that matter), the Deep Purple lets you carry your object sanitizer with you wherever you go, so you can quickly sanitize objects like your glasses, keys, AirPods, phone, wallet, face-mask, or even office stationery in just under 4 minutes.

The Deep Purple UV Sanitizer is principally the same as other UV-powered sanitizers, but its prime feature is its innovative portable design. Made with a high-quality vegan leather exterior, the Deep Purple employs origami-inspired foldable walls that collapse inwards, going from a box-shaped sanitization-station to a flat-packed device you can easily slip into your bag. The transformation takes mere seconds, which means it’s easy to set up or pack up the Deep Purple before or after you travel. The flat, envelope-shaped design opens up into a chamber that’s large enough for all your EDC, and an internal reflective system (coupled with a transparent LumiClear platform on the base) helps the UV light reach into every surface of your devices, sanitizing them in 360° without any blind spots. The Deep Purple comes equipped with UV-C LEDs that last up to 10 times longer than UV lamps, and two built-in fail-safes that allow the UV lights to shut the instant you open the lid.

Ultimately, the Deep Purple offers a more effective and safer way to your items germ-free than constantly spraying them down with disinfectant. The built-in LEDs are much better and non-toxic alternative to the mercury-based UV lamps built into most chargers. The portability of the Deep Purple UV Sanitizer is coupled by a robust construction too, durable enough to carry anywhere you go… to work, the grocery store, the office, or even over to a friend’s house. If you’re not entirely convinced, a pretty neat 10-year Global Warranty on the product should really seal the deal!

Designer: Aevoe

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Deep Purple™ – Origami-style Foldable & Portable UV Sanitizer

The Deep Purple is a folding UV sanitizer which cleans a full 360°, giving your devices an all-over clean anywhere, anytime.

Features & Benefits

360-degree Cleaning – Other UV sanitizers only clean the topside of your device, which means you still need to touch it when flipping it over to clean the other side. Moshi’s Deep Purple™ UV Sanitizer offers 360-degree cleaning. The transparent LumiClear™ platform elevates your device and features an ultra-reflective Teflon base to ensure every surface is sanitized.

Folds Flat. Goes Anywhere – Deep Purple™ UV Sanitizer features an ultra-thin form factor that folds up neatly and slides into a bag, backpack, or suitcase so you can take it with you anywhere.

The Power of Portability – Using the included USB cable, Deep Purple can be powered by a wall adapter, car charger, or portable battery to give you ultimate cleaning freedom in coffee shops, parks, hotels, and everywhere in between.

If It Fits, Clean It – We touch a lot of gadgets, accessories, and personal items throughout the day. Deep Purple™ fits a range of different-sized items and give them a thorough, all-over clean in minutes.

Use it Everywhere – Thanks to its portable design, you can take Deep Purple with you to use almost anywhere including the office, restaurants, parks, airports, airplanes, train stations, workshops, and road trips.

Visual Sanitization Indicator – With traditional UV sanitizers, there’s no way to really know if sanitization was truly effective, giving you no choice but to believe their claim. Deep Purple’s UV indicator contains UV-reactive paint which changes color with exposure to UV-C rays, providing visible proof that the interior has been exposed to a sufficient quantity of UV light.

How Deep Purple Work

Deep Purple uses LEDs which emit UV type-C (UV-C) rays with short wavelengths.

The UV rays are emitted from LED lights inside Deep Purple, which are reflected around the interior for all-over coverage.

UV light works by disrupting the structure of microbial cells, making them unable to reproduce or multiply.

Anti-microbial Testing Results and Certification

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