PRESS. PRINT. POSSIBILITY. 
iF DESIGN AWARD 2025
GOLD AWARD
Awarded for the team’s design work.
A LITTLE MACHINE. SURPRISES HIDDEN IN THE EVERYDAY.
THE GEARS
OF Fate.
Add a little wonder to your everyday life.
With a small ritual, see the everyday differently.
FORTUNES / PHOTOS / LIGHT01 — SCROLL TO EXPLORE
MEET YOUR EVERYDAY COMPANION↙
Life repeats.
Your days don’t have to.
A fortune before you leave. A fresh perspective when you pause. A photo worth holding on to. The Gears of Fate turns small moments into something you can keep.
AWARD-WINNING DESIGN TEAM
DESIGNERS.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO BRING IT TO LIFE.
An internationally award-winning design team, hands-on from the first idea to the finished product in your hands.
We lead the design, development, production, and ongoing iteration—with equal care for how it looks, how it feels to use, and how it evolves over time.
01Design
02Development
03Production & Iteration
SELECTED TEAM HONORS
Red Dot
Red Dot Design Award
Design recognition
DIA
Design Intelligence Award
Design recognition
SXSW2023
SXSW Film & TV Festival
XR Experience Special Event — Audience Award
01 / LITTLE RITUALSONE MACHINE. ENDLESS EVERYDAY SURPRISES.
A small pause.
A paper possibility.
Let a tiny slip of paper start a conversation with the day.
A LITTLE NOTE FOR TODAYLeave room
A LITTLE NOTE FOR TODAYLeave roomfor surprise.THE GEARS OF FATE
A MOMENT, MADE TANGIBLE.
Your daily fortune.
Make it a little morning ritual. Draw a fortune, take it with you, and greet the day with a little curiosity.
A different perspective.
Not sure about something? Ask the Book of Answers. It won’t decide for you—it simply helps you see things from another angle.
Break the ice.
Pass the little machine around. Everyone draws a slip, and suddenly there’s something to talk about.
02 / MEMORIES YOU CAN HOLDOut of your phone.
Out of your phone.
Into your hands.
There’s a photograph in your camera roll that deserves to be more than a swipe. Print it in black and white, keep it close, or give it to someone who was there.
2-INCH THERMAL PRINTING · NO INK REQUIRED03 / AFTER HOURSA softer end
A softer end
to the day.
When the day quiets down, a small light stays with you. Breathing and color-changing modes bring a gentle presence to your bedside.
BREATHE A LITTLE SLOWER
04 / ABOUT THE DESIGNMECHANISM. LIGHT. PAPER.
An old ritual.
A new expression.
Made to invite touch.
Designed to stay with you.
Inspired by the wooden fish, a traditional percussion instrument, its form is reinterpreted in a contemporary way. The ring of light evokes the turning Gears of Fate, bringing mechanism, light, and paper together in a small everyday ritual.
THE ROTATING EYE
A luminous gear at the heart of the object.
THE PAPER MOMENT
A thought becomes something you can hold.
ONE DEVICE. AN EVOLVING MINI PROGRAM.
SAME MACHINE.
MORE TO DISCOVER.
Daily rituals are just the beginning. The official NEO-WONDERS WeChat Mini Program keeps adding new content and ways to play, bringing new possibilities to the device you already have.
Explore new modules, customize your fortune content, and print photos. Core everyday features are also available offline.
Discover a new possibility
Browse the official mini program.
Connect your device
Follow the connection steps in the mini program.
MAKE IT REAL ON PAPER
Choose something you like and turn it into a moment you can hold.
06 / THE FINER DETAILSGOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES.
SMALL IN SIZE.
BIG ON THOUGHT.
Compact enough for your desk.
Light enough to take along.
200gNET WEIGHT
- Product Name
- The Gears of Fate
- Printing Method
- 2-inch thermal printing
- Dimensions
- Approx. 100 × 93 × 75 mm
- Material
- ABS
- Battery Capacity
- 1500 mAh / 3.7 V
- Power Input
- 5 V / 2 A
- Charging Port
- USB-C
- Package Dimensions
- Approx. 123 × 123 × 88 mm
Just paper. No ink.
Thermal printing needs no ink cartridges. Reload with compatible thermal paper. Store paper away from heat and direct sunlight.
Inside the box.
The Gears of Fate device, quick-start guide, one roll of dedicated thermal paper, and a wish-linking card.
Ready for the next day.
Recharge using the USB-C port with a compatible 5 V / 2 A supply. Follow the included guide for charging, paper loading, and care.
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