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Stayin’ Alive to the Disco Ball Alarm Clock
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Music,
Now that disco is invading our lives again, what better way to celebrate its resurgence than with this Disco Ball Alarm Clock. Wake up to the overly pink item with its colored lights swirling around the room. If you are not quite ready to face the music, hit the snooze button until you’re ready to feel the beat. The 110 x 120 x 160 mm clock requires 1 LR and 3 AA batteries, not included. You might also consider the gadget an appropriate Mother’s Day gift if your mom still plays her old BeeGee records. Pre-order the clock for a May 15 delivery from Latest Buy for $25.46.
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Soap Pump is Made By and For Simple Humans
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Soap distresses me. I either drop it or when I pump it, it gets in an xtra half-pump, so that when I try to clean it up, it costs me a twenty minute cleanfest. Simplehuman has created a remarkable gadget for this human who likes it simple. The Sensor Soap Pump automatically dispenses in one of 4 settings so that you can control its flow, or hold down the continous button for those bigger messes. Battery operated by 4 AAs (not included,) it is easily refillable, and also features an optional LED timer to remind you how long it takes to be germ-free. The Pump is available for $39.95 at simplehuman.
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LG Refrigerator Encourages Family Get Togethers
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
For families that insist on making their kitchen an actual meeting place, LG Electronics is once again donning its innovation cap with the supposedly first-of-its-kind HDTV Refrigerator. Debuting at the 2007 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas May 8 - 10, the side-by-side features a 15-inch remote controlled ATSC-QAM-NTSC digital television tuner and FM tuner on its right door.
In addition, the left door of the fridge contains a four-inch Weather & Info Center LCD above the ice and water dispenser. There is also a pre-loaded recipe bank and USB port for slide shows, a date/time clock, a child lock function, temperature display, and a calendar that will sound off the next time your spouse/partner forgets your anniversary. With all those nifty accessories, we are just wondering if it can actually contain enough room for, dare we say it, foodstuff.
Read More | LGE
Gallery: LG Refrigerator Encourages Family Get Togethers
Timo is no ordinary piece of furniture. It serves as both coffee and laptop table, and when you unfold two hidden pieces of the Smart T-surface table twice, you get a small desk. Designed by Sungho Lee, it also features a drawer for stashing those old newspapers you just can’t seem to throw away. Still a prototype, we think that Lee’s creation will fit in quite nicely with our Foldschool cardboard chairs.
Read More | Sungho Lee via Yanko Design
Gallery: Timo Triples In Function
Front Design’s Eerily Changing Cupboard
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Videos,
Here is a bit more useless technology that looks cool, but does almost nothing, although it may freak out some of your friends if you don’t turn it on until the party has gone until the wee hours of the morning. Using the same technology as those billboards that almost force you off the highway, the Changing Cupboard changes its pixelated images every few seconds. Available from Milan’s Front, choose among three different designs. We are still looking for the handle.
Read More | Front Design
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Dreamate Helps You Fall Asleep Naturally
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
Are life’s stresses and struggles turning you into an insomniac? You might consider Dreamate from Hivox, a sleep-enhancing device worn like a watch. Dreamate applies acupressure at key points on your wrist to “retune the biological clock”, which teaches your body to calm down and induce sleep. No more sleep meds! According to the product’s website, the Dreamate helped over 80% of a focus group of insomniacs enjoy nearly 7 hours of nightly sleep. Available for $80 USD with a 30-day money back guarantee. A solid night’s sleep? Priceless.
Read More | Hivox via Ubergizmo
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Coughing Ashtray Cons You Into Quitting
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech,
If you want to quit smoking but the patches, gum, and lozenges just don’t do it for you, try a mental alternative. Along the same lines as those obese figures on your frige that call you a pig when you begin to open the door, set your cigarette down on the coughing ashtray’s exposed lungs, and it hacks and complains at all the tar and nicotene as if is your body reacting. This gadget supports you in your efforts, however. Put that nasty butt out and it thanks you. The ashtray is available for £6.95 ($13.86) from GoBaz.
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LawnBott Mows While Saving the Planet
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Wireless / WiFi,
Spring is upon us and although we like the green stuff coming up, we would rather not have to mow it. Productivity’s LawnBott will do that unpleasant chore for you. It will run up to 4 hours or 33,000 square feet on a charge even during a light rain. The gadget will navigate up to 27º slopes or work by remote if you want to manuever it around that gigantic Elm tree in your back yard. Available in four models, owning the eco-friendly bott does not come cheaply, but for the $1,749.00 to $2,899.00 we figure it is worth the investment.
Read More | Productivity via SciFi
Gallery: LawnBott Mows While Saving the Planet
A few years ago, Richard Schneider went into his garage and began creating and selling TV antennas. Really. His Missouri-based business Antennas Direct is so successful that he made $1.4 million in sales last year and expects to double that amount this year.
“Eighty-year-old technology is being redesigned and rejiggered to deliver the best picture quality,” said Schneider. “It’s an interesting irony.”
Although many of us are opting for LCD and plasma TVs these days, we forget the obvious, that HDTV comes over the air and is free. No need to worry about a fuzzy picture, because you either receive the signal or not. Schneider suggests the use of an indoor set of rabbit ears for those within 25 miles of a station’s tower, while an outdoor antenna can capture signals from as far away as 70 miles.
Read More | Antennas Direct via CNN
Gallery: Rabbit Ears Back in Style
Why do these things seem to come in pairs? Having just told you about the Arabian Wi-Aquarium, we have found a similar device available in Korea. The Comfish controls its temperature, filtering, LED lighting, and aeration via your computer’s USB port. It also houses a camera to display your aquatic pets on your monitor. As a bonus, the tank also acts as a mini-humidifier. You can select your new aquarium in one of two styles and various colors online at Wecoms for KRW 49,000 (~$52.66.)
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