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The Travel Line, which raised more than $5 million in 2018, will greatly simplify packing for your next vacation. The product line includes a variety of backpacks, totes, specialty carriers, and packing cubes ingeniously designed to hold the maximum number of neatly organized belongings with the least amount of struggle to fit them inside. The bags are also perfect for school, gym, or your daily commute.

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Is wasted food a problem in your household? Then you need Silo, a revolutionary food-storage system. Just put food into one of the reusable Silo containers, place it on the base, and press down to activate the system. The vacuum will then suck away food-spoiling oxygen, keeping produce, meat, and leftovers fresh for days longer than regular plastic containers. But that’s not all. Silo has Alexa built-in to automatically tag and track your food, so you’ll always know what’s on hand, what’s fresh, and what needs to be eaten tonight.

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What happens when you combine a plastic ziplock bag and a plastic food storage container? You get the Zip Top, a system of 100 platinum silicone lidless food storage containers that stand up and stay open while you’re filling them and then neatly zip shut when you’re done. No more food spilling all over the counter when the bag collapses, no more lost lids, no more single-use, flimsy plastic freezer bags—and far less spoiled food. The Zip Top containers are food-grade silicone, endlessly reusable, and safe for use in the microwave, oven, freezer, and dishwasher.

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It’s wonderful to relax by a fire pit… except for the smoke that can be hard on your lungs and the environment. The Solo Stove brings you all the joys of an open fire, but with far less smoke. You can cook over it too! There are two sizes of the Solo Stove: the Yukon, which is large enough for several people to gather around, and the Ranger, which is perfect for one or two. Both operate in the same fashion: Start your fire with wood, slowly adding more until you achieve the perfect burn, and then let the double-wall airflow system work its magic by pulling cool air from the bottom and pumping it over the top, creating a double-burn that minimizes smoke while encouraging flames.

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Yes, there are other auto-cleaning litter boxes available, but none with the benefits of the Footloose. Its highly efficient cleaning cycle uses a sieve and gravity to separate your cat’s business from the litter, and then seals it into a smell-proof bag for easy disposal. But that’s not all. The Footloose tracks your cat’s bathroom behavior, including frequency, time spent, waste amount, and body weight, so you can spot troubling health issues before they get worse. Its state-of-the-art ventilation system eliminates odor, and the box works with any brand of clumping litter. No wonder it’s the most funded pet product on Kickstarter.

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Indoor air can be more polluted than the air outside. Fumes from cleaning products; off-gassing from carpets, furniture, and paint; smoke and cooking fumes; and other irritants build up inside the home, potentially triggering allergies and other health issues. The Wynd Halo combats all those pollutants by combining an air monitor that detects 10 different harmful substances with an air purifier containing two HEPA filters to whisk those substances away. The device automatically adjusts to maintain clean, pure air and gives you a real-time report on your indoor air quality, so you can breathe a little bit easier.

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It’s mesmerizing to watch, and it turns tap water into clean, fresh, healthy water without chemicals—what’s not to love about the Mayu? Just fill the sleek glass container with tap water, and then set it on the vortex-generating base. As your water swirls, volatile organic compounds like chlorobenzene, chloroform, and other health-busters are removed as oxygen is added. In just nine minutes, you’ll have pure water that tastes so fresh and delicious that you’ll look forward to your daily eight glasses.

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No more waking up freezing cold in winter or sweating in the summer. With the BedJet 3, your bed is always the perfect temperature for both you and your bed partner, even if one of you likes it cool and the other prefers it warm. The state-of-the-art dual-sided bedcover adjusts temperature quickly and automatically to keep you sleeping comfortably all night long. Just set the desired temperature, and the BedJet 3 will handle the rest. It even works with Alexa for voice-controlled convenience, and compatibility with other smart-home systems is in the works.

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Stay cool and comfortable wherever you go with the Coolingstyle portable air conditioner. Weighing only a bit over 12 pounds, and around the same size as a backpack, Coolingstyle is powerful enough to lower the temperature in a small room within minutes. Use it indoors or out—it’s great for camping, backyard entertaining, and the beach, and it's perfect for those hot spots inside your home where warm air seems to collect. There are three levels of cooling, and the device is very easy to use.

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