Smart home devices are handy, but who wants to pull out their phone just to adjust the lights or pause the music? Mui Lab's solution is a single piece of wood that almost magically becomes a simple touchscreen where you can accomplish simple internet-of-things tasks. They also make a wood post where you can record your kid's height and recall it later in a similarly luminous fashion.

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