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It seems like mosquitoes either love you or hate you. Well, they love KSL's Amy Iverson, and she is always looking for the latest methods to keep mosquitoes at bay. KITE is a patch that attaches to clothing, making the wearer invisible to mosquitoes. It uses non-toxic compounds to mask carbon dioxide in our breath that makes people so irresistible to these pests. KITE is already successfully funded on Indie-GoGo and approved by the FDA. A $35-pledge buys 10 patches and sends 10 patches to KITE's mosquito-born disease project in Uganda.
Amy Iverson does most of the research for her radio-show, The Browsers, on her computer while in bed. She says it can get tricky to get her laptop in the right position, until now. The Work EZ Executive Stand transforms into a wide variety of positions, even as a tray table, or a standing desk. It's not quite clear how laptops stay secured to the stand, but for $65, you can use your computer like an astronaut.
To answer yet another of America's first-world problems, these guys have created smart-bedding. This is for people who don't tuck their sheets tightly, and so they get all bunched up under the comforter. This bedding line allows you to snap the top-sheet onto the duvet-cover. The developers claim you'll never have to make a bed again! This is already successfully funded on KickStarter, but smart-sheets can still be acquired for a $90 donation.
