That said, I don’t think Shih-Chan Chiu designed the Yo-Yo Mouse particularly for people like me. So what’s the Yo-Yo Mouse? Well, basically it’s a wireless mouse that’s also a (surprise, surprise) yo-yo. It looks simple enough, although I’m not sure how comfortable using a round mouse would be.

So when you’re extremely stressed out at work or need to take a break because it feels like your legs are going to stop working because you’ve been sitting at your desk for so long, then take the Yo-Yo Mouse for a quick spin.

Also, you’re going to have to regularly do the yo-yo bit because the mouse actually runs on yo-yo power. That’s right: to charge up the yo-yo mouse, you’ll actually have to do a bit of yo-yoing.

[via Yanko Design]

German Designers Catarina von Matérn + Lisa Lindström created theses clever floor lamps for Elmar Flötotto which store their power cord around a central axle when not in use. A 16-meter (52-foot) long red cable rolls around the middle of the lamp, letting you move it far, far away from the wall if need be.

The lamps are made of durable white transluscent Polyethylene, and measure about 18-inches in diameter. And thanks to plenty of flat surface area, I don’t see any reason you couldn’t lay the lamp on its side to serve as an illuminated side table.

You can get your fingers wrapped around on the YoYo lamp over at Questo Design for €232.80 (appx. $367 USD). If that’s too much money for you, maybe you should just stick with one of these.