News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
Want a wine fridge, but you just don’t have room for one in your tiny kitchen? Well, now you do have room with the Ultra Slim Wine Refrigerator. Measuring only 37.5″ tall x 9.8″ wide x 20.25″ deep, it can fit in places where standard wine fridges could never fit. Despite its small size, it has two-zone […]
Now you do have room for a wine fridge! Read More
My family and I live on 10 acres in Washington State and while we live about 20 miles of downtown Seattle, our place is pretty rural. Many critters and creatures live on and transit through our trees and fields all year long. This is especially true during the spring, when some years the deer are like
Havahart Spray Away Elite II review Read More
With the Savino Wine Saver Carafe, you decant a bottle of wine and then insert the float. You can serve the wine directly from the carafe without removing the float. If any wine is left, the float keeps oxygen away from the liquid’s surface and keeps the wine fresh for up to a week. The
Forget re-corking wine bottles. Keep it fresh for a week in this Savino carafe Read More
With most office jobs these days you tend to sit for many hours on end, which is not great for your body. Sit-stand desks are becoming very popular, and many of them are becoming affordable for the home and office. I recently got the chance to review the Winston Sit-Stand Workstation, which comes in a
Winston Sit-Stand Workstation review Read More
You don’t need room to store a set of espresso cups and a set of coffee mugs in your kitchen. The Double Shot Glass Mug serves both purposes. Each “hand-blown” mug has a 1.5 ounce espresso cup in one end and a 5.5 ounce coffee cup in the other end. The Double Shot Glass Mug is $13.99 at
Save space in your kitchen with these dual-purpose mugs Read More
Have you ever been sitting in your office, or maybe your basement with no windows and felt claustrophobic or cramped? Well, when all the frustration from the day has you holding your head in your hands and you’re at your wits end…look up! Designed to reduce the harsh glare from existing fluorescent lighting, these amazingly
Say good-bye to harsh fluorescent lighting with Skypanels Read More
If you’re the sort who likes to chop through a pizza with a macho tool, or you’re a Monty Python fan, you’ll need the Axe Pizza Cutter. It has a rolling blade like a standard pizza cutter, but it ups the macho factor with the wooden handle and the axe-blade surround for the stainless cutting
I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay. I work all night and slice pizza all day! Read More
Do you need to buy a new spray nozzle for your garden hose every summer because they are cheaply made and fall apart before the end of the season? The folks at TeleBrands sent me the Mighty Blaster fireman’s nozzle and a Pocket Hose to try for a few weeks and so far it’s a
As seen on TV: Mighty Blaster Fireman’s Nozzle Garden Hose Sprayer review Read More
In recent years, there’s been a lot of discussion about how the blue light from the screens of mobile devices could be negatively impacting sleep patterns. Humans evolved having bright, bluish-white light from the sun during part of the day. The only light they had at night was either from the stars and moon or
Silk by Saffron Smart LED Lighting matches your home’s lighting to your body rhythms Read More
Do you have a burning desire to have the hottest man cave (or woman cave) in town and you have an extra $25,000 just burning a hole in your pocket? Get yourself a Robotic Bartender! This bartender is the same computerized mixologist found in hotels and country clubs. You select a drink on the touchscreen menu from
Forget the Jetson’s robot maid – get a Robotic Bartender instead Read More
Wasn’t there a law passed several years ago banning the practice of adding an “i” in front of a product name just to sound techy and hip? Probably not, but there should be, call your congressman now. Anyway, the iFork (just saying the name makes me roll my eyes because it has nothing to do
iFork is a great idea with a really dumb name Read More
With the Stainless Steel Bacon Grilling Rack, you can cook some crispy bacon for your burgers right on the grill. The rack is made of 430 stainless steel and measures 4.88″ x 10.79″ x 5.63″. It’s big enough to hold 4-6 slices of bacon (you may need a couple if everyone wants bacon), and it cooks the
What’s a barbecue without bacon for the burgers? Read More
Get yourself some bookends you can build on! The Build On Brick Bookends not only keep your books tidy on your shelves, they serve as a base for building base compatible with most bricks (LEGO, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks, KRE-O, or K’NEX Bricks). Like many bookends, these have metal plates that slide under your books, DVDs, CDs,
Don’t settle for boring bookends Read More
You don’t have to settle for a boring nightlight in your kid’s room. Use a beautiful rainbow to chase away the shadows instead! The Uncle Milton Rainbow in My Room device shines a rainbow of colors across the ceiling and walls of a bedroom or any other room that could use a bit of color
Forget boring nightlights; keep the dark away with a rainbow! Read More
Have you ever thrown a party, but stressed over what ingredients you need for various alcoholic beverages? Perhaps you’ve always dreamed of being a bartender, but can’t tell a martini from a margarita. Thanks to the Bartesian you’ll have to worry about or memorize ingredients again. The Bartesian is an automatic drink mixer that uses
Bartesian – bartending made easy! Read More
I consider myself an ordinary person and like most ordinary folks I am always looking for ways to save a buck or two. One of my household’s biggest expenses, especially in the summer, is our power bill. I do consider myself fortunate as my power bills do tend to be on the lower side for
Neurio Home Intelligence power monitor review Read More
Before I got married, I found some pieces of neon light tubes and a power supply at a local “junk” shop, and I assembled them into a really beautiful, abstract art piece for my living room. When I got married, I realized this huge light sculpture above my fireplace didn’t exactly mesh with our new furniture,
Affordable neon art for your home Read More
As I’ve stated before, I love smart home products. I’m not entirely sure if it’s laziness or the cool factor, but I love having the ability to control things from my smartphone. Nest recently announced a redesign of its Nest Protect fire alarm. I have the original Nest Protect at home and was excited to
2nd generation Nest Protect available for pre-order Read More
Growing veggies on your counter is neat. I love the idea and will probably try it very soon, but growing full-sized plants indoors, hydroponically, organically, and controlled by your smartphone? I’m in! Niwa has pioneered the first interactive system that controls the growing conditions 24/7 and lets you interact via a smartphone app to grow whatever you
The only gardening tool you’ll need… is your smartphone Read More
I’m a big fan of the Dropcam and have reviewed and used every model since it first came on the market five years ago. In that same time period, I’ve reviewed many other home security cameras like the FLIR FX which is the latest camera I’ve had the opportunity to try. I tend to compare
Nest Cam (the new Dropcam) is now available Read More