These days, less is usually more, or at least in the aesthetic sense. We’ve rounded up seven cool and creative minimalist gadgets, accessories for your viewing enjoyment, starting with Polaroid’s Instagram Socialmatic instant camera. Continue reading to see them all.

7. SandwichBike

You will quickly notice upon first glance that the bike is crafted from two pieces of pressed plywood along with a single speed drivetrain, but that’s not where the uniqueness of the project comes from. This bicycle comes packaged in a flat packed box, neatly laid out with all of the parts ready to be assembled by the customers themselves.

6. Tool Logic Credit Card Companion

Designed to be a multifunction tool, the Credit Companion packs ten useful features into one tiny device the size of your standard credit card. Perfect for active people that love to explore the great outdoors, just slip this thing in your back pocket knowing you will have instant access to a 2 inch 50/50 serrated stainless blade for cutting, 8x power lens for starting fires, and a compass for helping you navigate in places where electronic powered devices won’t go.

5. Labyrinth Fish Aquarium

As the name of the device would suggest, this is essentially a maze like collection of fish tanks interconnected to make one large labyrinth aquarium. There are five separate bowls connected through tunnels allowing your fish friends to travel from sphere to sphere.

4. Barky Wooden Turntable

The problem for some of you out there is that you have no way to play those records. Well we have the solution. The Audiowood Barky Turntable is a limited production, high quality turntable that will fit perfectly in any bachelor pad. The unit uses high quality components including a a solid ash round, quality Rega parts kit, heavy glass platter and Rega RB303 tonearm.

3. Convertible Desk Bed

The Greece based designer Athanasia Leivaditou of Studio NL created this amazing piece of convertible furniture, and we can’t help but want one here. At first glance it looks to be nothing more than an ordinary desk, but a few quick moves and you got yourself a comfortable sleeping quarters.

2. PDJ Portable DJ System

This all in one portable DJ console comes with everything you need to be a DJ on the go complete with two separate touchscreens and a central mixing board. The PDJ comes equipped from the factory with 4GB of internal flash memory but is expandable up to 32GB with the use of larger SD cards. There is absolutely no external power source needed, and this little gadget will allow you to play for nearly 12 hours straight on just one charge.

1. YikeBike

Boasting the title of the world’s smallest folding electric bike from the Guinness Book of World Records, the Yike Bike is a tiny folding electric bike that allows urban commuters the ability to get from Point A to Point B with ease. The vehicle requires riders to sit up right using the handlebars on the sides to control the 8 inch wheel found out back, while the larger 20 inch wheel in the front actually drives the bike.

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