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Plasmacluster Gets Rid of the Stink in Your Closet with Ion Power

Hazel Chua — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:30:03 +0000

I use an old trick my eldest sister taught me to keep the clothes in my closet smelling fresh: open a box of soap and just leave it at the bottom of your closet. When you open your cabinet the next day, you’ll be hit with the scent that isn’t overpowering or too weak, but just right. Of course, make sure you choose a soap with a fragrance that you like.

But if you’re the type who prefers your closet to smell neutral, then I think the Plasmacluster might be your best bet. It’s a system developed and sold by Daiwa of Japan that makes use of ions to get rid of odors and keep your closet smelling clean and fresh.

The negative and positive ions that it releases fasten onto clothes surfaces where the suspended microbes are, forming oxidizing hydroxide radicals. This instantly causes the removal of hydrogen from the proteins, which causes the physical breakdown of the microbes, rendering them inactive, giving you a clean, nice-smelling closet.

Unfortunately, the Plasmacluster system costs ¥45,990 (~$558 USD). We have no idea on whether or not it actually works, though, so you might end up spending close to half a grand just to see if it does. Or you could just buy a box of soap.

[via Newlaunches via Oh Gizmo!]

Pinch Clothes Hanger: Just Pinch and Release to Hang

Hazel Chua — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:24 +0000

Most people I know are particular with their clothes. I prefer hanging stuff up instead of folding it because it means less creases (and because I’m really bad with folding shirts, period.)

The problem with hangers, though, is that it’s pretty hard to slide them into place if your shirt or dress or other article of clothing has a teeny, tiny neck hole. Nobody wants to end up with a badly stretched neck hole, so I really appreciate the design that Jaineel Shah came up with for the next generation of clothes hangers.

Using the Pinch Hanger is as simple as pinching its two sides together and sliding it into your clothes. It’s not just helpful when you’re attempting to slide the hanger on; it’s also extremely useful in helping you get the clothes off of the hanger as well.

I think these will definitely help reduce the amount of time struggling to hang your clothes since you don’t have to worry about pushing too much and inadvertently stretching the neck hole to death.

[via Yanko Design]

Arcade Joystick Coat Hangers: Control Your Clutter

Technabob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:55:49 +0000

Arcade fans, here’s a great way to keep all your Pac-Man hoodies and Space Invaders jackets organized, instead of throwing them on the floor like you usually do.

Surface Tension’s new hangUP arcade coat hooks use real joystick balls and buttons to hang up all of your coats, umbrellas, man purses and any other hangy stuff you have hanging around.

Coming sometime early this year, they’ll be available in 3UP and 4UP versions. You can pick your own joystick ball colors too. The standard models will ship in black walnut wood, but they’re happy to take custom orders for other materials too.

Me, I want one that looks like the front of an old Missile Command cabinet, complete with cigarette burns. It’s too bad you can’t hang a coat on a trackball. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but if you’d like to inquire about ordering one you can contact Surface Tension here.