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RelaxOne Psychoacoustically Stimulates
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Science,
The Swiss company Medirelax has created a chair that is based on “the recognition and the respect of human physiological proportions.” They feel that the design will help you achieve holistic relaxation by taking a break from the world for 10 to 20 minutes, cocooning yourself inside, and playing the RelaxOne’s specially composed music. It’s designed to soothe your entire body by Psychoacoustic Stimulation, which creates sound frequencies that are similar to those sent out by your brain.
We think that’s a trifle spooky, and are wondering what would happen if we assumed the required position and let the RelaxOne work on the rest of our bodies while we kept our ears still connected to our iPods. Contact medirelax for a price which just may cost you a very stiff arm and a leg.
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SolCool Millennia: A Solar-Powered Air Conditioner
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Smart Home,
With all the emphasis lately on “going green” and energy-efficiency, we love this forward-thinking company and it’s new air conditioner. It’s the Millennia version 4 from SolCool One, a “hybrid” air conditioner that can cool a large room using solar panels, a wall socket, or even batteries for when the sun takes a vacation day. Because the system utilizes a maximum of 500 watts, the Millennia significantly lowers your electric bill—regardless of the power source (the batteries can run the device up to 24 hours). In addition, the Millennia can also heat up a room, purify water and even run other appliances. It is foreseen that if solar-powered air conditioners catch on in homes and buildings, the risk of blackouts in the summertime would be greatly reduced. The SolCool Millennia version 4 will be available in Mid-April for between $2000 and $3000 USD, plus installation, with benefits that far outweigh the costs.
Read More | Cnet
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Dipstick Gauges Food Spoilage
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Science,
A University of South Carolina research team is currently developing a disposable dipstick to detect spoiled food. Taking less than 5 minutes, the stick changes from dark purple to red to indicate food that is in the process of spoiling, while yellow means that the food is completely decayed. The team exhibited their test findings at the recent 233rd National American Chemical Society meeting. We can’t wait until we get one of our own so that we can test that weird brown stuff that has been lurking at the back of our fridge since New Year’s.
Read More | EurekAlert
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Countdown the Presidential Race with Bush Keychain
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Toys,
Waiting to see who our next President will be? Keep track of the day of reckoning with the Bush Countdown Keychain that clocks Dubya’s remaining term by tenths of a second. When January 20th, 2009 arrives and the countdown hits zero, liberals can breath a sigh of relief, while conservative types can start to fear the future of the U.S. Available at Stupid, the keychain is available for $9.99, a price low enough for anyone to contribute to their individual allotment of the national deficit, which experts estimate to be ~$29,341.20.
Read More | Stupid
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Swiss Army Table is Multi-Functional
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
If you delight in Swiss Army products, you will no doubt enjoy the capabilities of the SA Table. It contains an ashtray, light, fruit bowl or toy box, mirror, tissue box, and stationary set. You only have to spin the disk at the edge of the furniture to come up with any one of these options. We are thinking that this would make a great table for partying, in case you have the munchies or are a little too blitzed to get up to turn on a light to play Jenga.
Read More | normal design
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Foldschool Creates Free Furniture for Kids
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Foldschool has come out with several products that will cost you absolutely nothing, zero, zip. Their philosophy is “to restore design to one of its original missions: to provide a product at an affordable price through a smart manufacturing process.” They provide downloadable patterns for any printers that you simply attatch to cardboard and assemble. If your kids are a bit rough on the furniture, be grateful that you can recycle the first one and assemble another for the same cost of $00.00. We suggest you thank foldschool very nicely and if it works for you, make a small donation to keep the site up and running.
Read More | foldschool
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Homer Speaks Up While Opening Your Beer
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Movies,
It’s not as inventive at the Beer-tossing Fridge, but you Simpson fans should dig it. Put the 26 cm talking Homer Fridge Magnet up and be harassed with every Duff you open. He issues such creative comments as:
“Hey, excuse me, but I’ve noticed you’ve fallen behind in your drinking.”
“That better not be the last one ‘cos I’m still thirsty!”
“Hey buddy…mind if I lick that cap?”
We’re surprised that it doesn’t also say, “Don’t forget that the ‘Simpsons Movie’ will be out this summer.” Homer’s head is available online at Gadgets.dk for DKK 259,000 (~US $46.00.)
Read More | Gadgets.dk
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With the tax deadline of April 15 near at hand, online con artists are sending out spam claiming to be representatives of the IRS. One of the e-mails says that it is from “taxrefunds@irs.gov” and that you are owed a refund. It even has a link to show you a specific amount. Because the IRS never contacts taxpayers by e-mail, you should know that there is something wrong here, especially if the site phishes for financial or personal information. If you receive one of these e-mails and want to turn the baddies in, call the IRS fraud hotline 1-800-829-3676 or forward it to phishing@irs.gov.
Read More | IRS
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Beer Fridge Moves Up From Metacafe to Letterman
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Science,
Last month we told you about the wonders of the beer-launching refrigerator that we discovered, and tonight its inventor, John Cornwell, will be making an appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show.” Posted on Metacafe, the ingenious gadget that tosses you an icy cold brew on demand has received over a million hits and earned its creator over $6,000.00 in revenue. We believe that this is proof positive that you can claim your 15 minutes of fame just by posting your ideas on the Internet. Of course, John’s being an award-winning computer and robotics engineer at Duke University didn’t hurt his chances either.
Read More | John Cornwell
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Raytron has given birth to Chapit, a diminutive bot that will take care of all the menial tasks that you would rather not have to perform. He can turn on electric lights, appliances, and electronic devices, and has the capacity to recognize whether you are a man woman or child, (although we are not sure that should be an issue.) Pre-programmed with about 100 words, the bot can learn up to 10,000 total and hooks up to your PC for remote control. Personally, we think the little guy is cute, but only slightly more useful than our Furby.
Read More | Akihabara News
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