Softbrew Coffee Pot
Last week the NYT had an interview with George Sowden, designer of the SoftBrew., SoftBrew is a pitcher style coffee brewing gadget., George Sowden's obsession with coffee led to him inventing the SoftBrew., Sowden often visited factories instead of museums as a tourist, and believes there is a disconnect between designers and manufacturing., , Because of […]
USB Desktop Aquarium For Real Fish
While I am not certain this is a great idea, It sure is neat. From the looks of the picture, you might be lucky to get 1 (maybe 2 goldfish) in this tank, or some smaller fish like tetra's. The USB Desktop Aquarium has a LCD calendar with date/time/day, temperature, alarm clock, countdown timer, a […]
Coolest Above Ground Pool
Typically when I think of an above ground pool I tend to think of something quite ghetto-fabulous like the pictures below, not the picture above (and after the break). This awesome above ground pool was designed by Andres Remy Architects and is in Devoto, Argentina. Gotta love the glass wall.
Franklin Roadie Portable Speaker System Review
Here we are again, less than 90 days till Christmas and I am only halfway done with Christmas shopping… OK so that’s a crock, but I am always on the lookout for those cool, unusual and fresh gift ideas for my spoiled and jaded loved ones., Item du jour is the, Roadie Portable Speaker System by […]
Hair Washing Robot By Panasonic
I remember the good old days of getting my hair, when I had hair, washed at the hair cutters. There was something incredibly relaxing and therapeutic about those hair washes. With that said, I wonder if the Panasonic hair washing robot would offer the same good feelings, and for that matter a good hair washing. […]
How To Make Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream Machine
Who doesn't love ice cream? (you farting Ed Zecha lactose intolerant types don't count) If you don't always want to run to the grocery store and buy overpriced, weird ingredient laden, ice cream every time you have a fix make your own. And yes, you can make ice cream at home without an ice cream […]
Lego Block Ice Cube Tray
I grew up with Lego's and tried to build just about everything imaginable with them. This is before all of the new cool Lego's hit the scene. Most of our Lego's were square or rectangle, nothing too fancy. When I saw this Lego Ice Cube Tray I immediately pulled out the plastic and bought one […]
Coleman LED Quad Lantern Review
Coleman has decided that the lights don't have to go out just because the power does. This Coleman LED Quad Lantern will keep the night at bay. It's a pretty nifty design. It has 24 LED's configured in 4 groups of 6. The nifty part is that each group of six is on it's own […]
Sun Oven Review
If/When we end up in a grid down or disaster situation which leaves us without power for cooking, a solar oven just seems to make sense., One of the best options out there, the Sun Oven seems like a logical choice to add to the list of options., It won't work as the only option […]
EZ Grill Pre-Portioned Charcoal Bags
Barbequing just keeps getting easier. You have most likely seen the EZ Grill Portable Disposable Barbeque Grills, well this new product is from the same EZ Grill guys. These charcoal bags are basically made to be thrown in to the bottom of the grill and lit. No additional fuels, or measuring, just the bag and […]