British plug

    Min-kyu Choi, a designer from South Korea who was trained at London’s Royal College of Art, has managed to come up with the world’s first

    folding plug.

    This smaller version of the standard 4.5cm plug measures a mere 1cm, and will not compromise on safety in any way. This folding plug is known as The Mu. You can pick it up from themu.co.uk and from London’s Design Museum at US$40.

    I Heart Farting

    Sound mug

    This is a unique drinking device that is guaranteed to raise smiles around the office, although your more serious colleagues would probably think that you haven’t grown up at all.

    Each time you lift up the mug, one of six charming fart sound songs will play. Even better is the easily accessible on/off switch for serious moments, and a removable sound chip that makes for easy cleaning. It comes with batteries. It costs US$14.99.   

    Cat DJ

    scratching decks

    It might turn your puss into a turntable maestro. This ingeniously located scratching pad is the perfect way to curb your cat’s scratching habits, not to mention the kind of stories that you can come up with when you take a photo of your cat dressed up in DJ garb while “spinning” that record. To make it even more realistic, the Cat DJ scratching decks will be decorated with custom stickers from “I love Tuna” to “Run Dog.”

    It costs US$24.