11 Brilliant Products That Actually Exist (and You Wish You Would’ve Thought of)

Updated on Oct. 19, 2024

Whether you're cooking, cleaning or DIYing, these innovative products will make your life easier and more efficient.

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Strong Magnets

Are you sick of bottles clanking around your shelves in the refrigerator? There’s a nifty home product to solve that! These super-strong magnets will make all the difference. Hang bottles from the ceiling of your refrigerator to stop the noise while also freeing up space. Here’s how to eliminate bad fridge odors with newspaper and charcoal.

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Multi-Function Kitchen Tool

If you’re intrigued by the less-is-more mentality, consider downsizing the gadgets in your kitchen with this multi-function tool. It’s a combination spatula, fork, tongs, toothed tongs and a launch control to remove food from the fork. Cooking a good meal won’t take loads of time when you have these nifty gadgets on hand.

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Zero-Gravity Bathtub

Innovative products don’t always come with a desirable price tag, but who cares when you can have a tub like this! TOTO has developed the world’s first zero-gravity bathtub, so you can finally have a tension-free, weightless experience in the comfort of your home. This is how often you should clean your bathtub.

Four cup holders, each cradling a different beverage, are placed on sofa armrests in a cozy living room setting with a soft rug.
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Ultimate Drink Holder for Your Sofa

When reaching for your beverage on the coffee table is just too strenuous, the CouchCoaster comes to the rescue. It also helps prevent accidental spills if you’re one of those people who tempts fate by balancing your coffee cup on the arm of the sofa. Plus, it’s a great space-saver in tight quarters. Here are 12 ways to make your furniture last longer.

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Unobtrusive Wireless Charger

How many times have you struggled to organize an unsightly, frustrating mess of cords on your floor? The more electronics you buy, the more things you need to charge! This wireless charger is a game changer by keeping phones and tablets off the counter. Designed to replaced a standard outlet, it’s compatible with all Qi-enabled devices. The best part? There’s no new wiring needed!

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Insect Catcher

Disgusting critters crawling around your home can ruin your whole day as you try to find someone to catch them or struggle to do it yourself! This insect catcher is your best bet for safely catching and removing spiders, scorpions, crickets and more from a safe distance. You surround the bug with the soft bristles, then pull the trigger to scoop it up. This trick will get rid of most insects around your home.

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Portable Printer

It’s is a big hassle to go to Target, CVS or Walmart to print pictures saved on your smartphone. Instead, check out this Fujifilm Smartphone Printer. It prints anywhere, any time, recreating the photo booth experience for instant and permanent memories. Take a look at 20 of the coolest things ever made with a 3D printer.

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Indoor Smart Garden

If your green thumb is less than spectacular, put this on your list of must-have innovative products. This self-watering garden is perfect for growing basil, thyme, sage, parsley, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, rosemary, peppers, flowers and even strawberries. The garden’s soil is a patented nano-tech growth medium to accelerate plant growth while ensuring plants have the proper amount of water, oxygen, pH and nutrients. Check out these 10 charming indoor herb garden planters.

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Oven Rack Guards

How many times have you stuck your hand in a hot oven and nicked a knuckle or brushed your arm on the rack? Ouch! These simple rack guards are made of DuPont NOMEX, the same material that protects firefighters and race car drivers, and they’ll protect you from accidental burns. You still need to use an oven mitt to grab things, but you won’t have to worry about bumping the rack and burning yourself. Here’s how to clean your oven without harsh chemicals.

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Produce Preserver

You spend your hard-earned money on delicious, fresh food. But then life happens, and sometimes things spoil. Prolong the freshness of your produce by using the BluApple. Place a packet inside the blue apple and put it in the crisper drawer. Certified organic, the product slows the rate of spoilage by absorbing ethylene gas. Each packet is effective for up to three months and you get enough packets to last a year. Here’s the best day of the week to go grocery shopping.

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Liquid Plastic Welder

Replace and restore substances with Bondic, a lightweight portable bonding tool. The inventive device solidifies only by exposure to UV light (LED included). When Bondic is fully cured, it is clear and can be molded, milled, filed, painted, polished and sanded. Here’s how to get started doing REAL welding.