Two different ways to slide, why the hell not? It kind of reminds us of the latest shaving razor shenanigans. In a couple of years we will see the SK Telecom Ultra Slider Deluxe Fusion featuring five different sliding mechanisms.

The screen slides out horizontally to unveil multimedia function keys and the entire face unit will slide vertically in the traditional manner to unveil the number pad. This phone also includes a 1.3-megapixel camera and an MP3 player. This is an exclusive phone through SK Telecom Korea, so no ultra-sliding for the U.S.

LG SD910 Duo Slide Phone [Techeblog]

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This is optical smoke alarm by Danish designer Jacob Jensen, the man responsible for the look of Bang & Olufsen’s classic products (19 of his designs are in the MoMa collection). Don’t let our snarking about its looks fool you, this is a serious piece of equipment: the microprocessor inside does a daily sensitivity check to avoid false alarms. The ominous red button actually serves the greater good, by allowing you to reduce sensitivity for ten minutes to avoid setting off the alarm for times like when you have smoke coming from a cold fire place.

Optical smoke alarm [dansk design]

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KTF Technologies one-ups everybody else with the EV-K100, a telephone it calls the world’s slimmest. It’s so thin, if you turn it sideways it’s almost invisible. To put its size into context, the EV-K100’s 7.9mm thickness is only slightly larger than the iPod nano’s 6.85mm dimension. The company reached this level of thinitude by reducing the thickness of the phone’s antenna, but then made up for that by extending the antenna’s length.

Other specs for the phone were not forthcoming yet. No word about whether it will be released anywhere but Korea, but when it’s available there it will sell for around $412.

KTF EV-K100 – The World’s Slimmest Phone [Mobile Whack]

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If getting up in the morning is a bitter pill to swallow, you might need some help from this pill alarm clock radio, a design concept from the Pascal Bardel Product Design Lounge. To adjust the volume or turn off the alarm, you rotate the clock. It’s 5.5 inches long and was designed in a variety of colors. As far as we can tell it’s just a prototype so far, but if it’s ever actually manufactured it certainly won’t be a favorite of the “just say no”/DARE crowd.

Portfolio page [via Techie Diva]

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The magnetic wristband is especially made for those home improvement chores where you feel like you don’t have enough hands. It has a powerful magnetic surface that’s 2.25” x 1.25”, and can hold a handful of those nails and screws in place while you’re busy getting the job done. Might not be a good idea to wear it when you’re working on hard drives or any other magnetic media. It’s available now for $19.50.

Product page [via Uber Review]

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The day and age of an old combination-dial style vault hidden behind crappy paintings is over with the advent of this biometric vault. This vault is protected by 140-gauge bullet-proof stainless steel and a biometric fingerprint scanning. The biometric sensor can store up to six different fingerprint scans. It also includes a secret compartment within the actual vault for even more security. It runs $479, a small price to pay for security and safe-of-mind.

Biometric Wall Vault [Red Ferret]

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Honestly, the Swiss army knife went out with boy scouts. With growing up comes different responsibilities. For example: people trade in whittling wood with stapling memos and TPS reports. This Swiss Business Tool will provide you all of the tools you’ll ever need. It includes a flat-clinch stapler, hole punch, staple remover, scissors, optical gauge and it even sticks to its original roots with a nail file.

Swiss Business Tool [uncrate]

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