There is probably no one in the world who really enjoys taking pills, but for a lot of us they’re a necessary evil. They’re also notoriously difficult to keep track of, with around 1.3 million people suffering some sort of injury from “medication errors” every year in the U.S. alone.

A Kickstarter project called CapsulePen will take the guesswork and much of the patient error out of the process of taking daily medications. Each capsule holds that day’s pills lengthwise, kind of like a pen-shaped version of those weekly pill boxes. You load your pills so that they come out in the order in which they need to be taken, further reducing the chance of user error.

The hexagonal CapsulePens are designed to easily bundle together so that you can carry one for each day of the week. The end of each tube is conveniently labeled with the day of the week. Little clips let them attach to pockets, just like ink pens. The magnetized containers can even be hung on the fridge or a filing cabinet to keep your pills in easy reach. CapsulePens might not be right for people who have tons of medications to take every day, but for the average younger, healthy person, the seven-pill capacity of each tube should be enough.

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If you travel a lot, leaving a few odds and ends behind in your hotel room can add up quickly. Leaving a phone or laptop charger behind is not only expensive; it can leave you with a dead battery on the road. The Perch is an unobtrusive little gadget that sits – or rather, perches – between the wall outlet and your charger. When you unplug your mobile device from the charger and get ready to leave, the Perch starts emitting a little chirping sound to remind you to unplug and pack your charger.

Developed by a company called Loss Prevention Services, Perch is intended to reduce the environmental and financial toll caused by the manufacture of replacement chargers. If fewer chargers are left behind, fewer new chargers will have to be purchased. With a planned price point of under $10, the Perch seems like a sound investment – particularly when new phone chargers can cost around $30. The product is set to debut at CES 2012.

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