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Organization

Circle Organizer gives your hairspray extra hold in the bathroom

Circle OrganizerParticularly if you must share a bathroom with one or more folks, you know how easy it is for sinks to accumulate a massive amount of plain old stuff. Circle Organizer sacrifices a bit of porcelain real estate for a small city of circular braces designed to hold all manner of lotion, potions and toothbrush with motion. However, if you happen to use something with an odd-shaped container, it will have to stray from its organized home which will likely get quite goopy with things like errant toothpaste, soap and shaving cream. The Circle Organizer is due in May 2014 and is expected to retail for $50. Backers, though, can get it for $49 while early birds can snag up to a $10 discount from that.

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Apparel

Rhino Laces keep your boots kicking butt through blades and fire

Rhino LacesThere have been Kickstarter projects that have sought to replace the lace, but Rhino Laces certainly is not for those too lazy to run that rabbit around the tree in order to make a proper knot. These laces are designed for people who depend on their boots for survival in extreme situations, not looking cool. As the campaign description makes clear, they’re resistant to every danger from fire to zombies to (no, please, anything but) hipsters and their tips are rugged enough to arouse suspicion by the TSA. For those needing the toughest rope this side of paracord keeping their boots on, early bird pricing starts at $17 and delivery is expected in April 2014.

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Tablet Accessories

GHold gives the iPad one-hand access

GHold CloseupA follow-on product from an Edingburgh design team that created a way for food servers to carry trays above their head with one hand, the G-Hold makes the iPad less awkward to hold in one hand. There are other such products, today and others coming, but some aren’t easily removable or rotatable. The launch video, which includes some cute scenes, shows some of the many scenarios for the product and (shaky) video shot while using it.  Creator Allison Grieve is offering the G-Hold with either an adhesive (£13) or microsuction (£19) back as well as integrated into a leather carry case expected for delivery in April 2014.

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Organization

Lazy Keys lights the way, puts a spring in your keys

Lazy KeysInto the well-worn collection of key organizer Kickstarter products comes Lazy Keys. As the video, which contains a lot of poorly edited titles explains, the which offers a switchblade-like release of your lock masters as well as a small LED flashlight to find your way toward the keyhole or around any dark area. Made of ABS plastic, the Lazy Keys  Reward levels include receiving the product for $25 in March 2014 and go up from there to include “keys” that can be used as a bottle opener or a USB flash drive.

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Cell Phone Accessories

Bloki readies the iPhone on the night table

BlokiBloki is a small piece of plastic that holds your iPhone or iPod touch in a slightly tilted horizontal orientation, the perfect angle for use as an alarm clock. In cradling the Lightning or 30-pin connector, it doesn’t block the speakers, allowing the alarm to be heard clearly. Creator Franck Ergas seeks only $1,200 and  has done a good job supporting a wide range of older iPhones and iPod touches and seeks to support even more phones in the future. Backers should expect them at their bedside by March 2014.

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Cell Phone Accessories

SmartSound case props up phone, pumps up audio

Smartsound CaseThe patented SmartSound case combines a kickstand and audio amplifier for your smartphone, making it four decibels louder with the stand closed and 10 decibels louder with it open. As explained in a rambling seven-minute video, focus was placed on allowing the kickstand part to open as quickly as possible. Backers can expect it to ship in March 2014 for the iPhone 5/5S and Galaxy S IV for $25.