HOT 100

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#100 REFLECT

$199 (around 14,500), meetreflect.com

Hold the Reflect orb in your hands and it reads your vita biological signs, reflecting them back to you as you try to relax and keeping a log of them in its app. Its makers call this a 'wellness experience': it's weird, sure, but if you're on a personal journey and just can't get meditation right it might be perfect. Or it might stress you out even more?

#99 KARA PURE

$3,499 (around 2,57,000), karawater.com

Under the hood the Kara Pure isn't an entirely new device - it's a condenser dehumidifier, which explains its magical ability to pull 10L filtered alkaline water out of the air every day. That makes it great for filling a refreshing glass in places where the water supply might be routinely contaminated - and it'll leave the air in your home crisp, too.

#98 MACKIE M-CASTER LIVE

2,15,000, mackie.com

Mackie hasn't just chopped down its old hardware to make this portable mixer, it's designed it from the ground up to be the best way to tweak your audio on the move. It can be battery powered, which is handy, and includes a handle. If you're a novice, there are also one-knob solutions for both audio sweetening and voice changing.

#97 FIBBR QUANTUM

From $17 (around 1,250), fibbrtech.com