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Wrap yourself in a warm towel after a shower

brookstone towel warmer

What could be nicer than stepping out of the steamy shower into the chilly bathroom and wrapping yourself in a toasty warm towel or warm bathrobe?  It sounds pretty inviting to me tonight as the Arctic blast is dropping temperatures and causing the wind to howl outside my windows.  The Towel Warmer from Brookstone lets […]

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Turn your mobile device into an Intelligent Universal Remote with @7PM

looq @7pm ir remote for mobile devices

If you’re tired of dealing with a stack of remotes to control your home theater system, and you don’t want to break the bank buying a universal remote, turn your smart phone or tablet into your one-remote-to-rule-them-all device.  The @7PM Intelligent Universal Remote plugs into the audio jack on your mobile device.  The app has an

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Make fruit-infused water on the go

basily water infuser water bottle

If, like me, you’re trying to drink more water, but you get tired of plain water all the time, adding some flavoring can make the water more palatable.  Of course, they sell little bottles of water enhancers now that can add fruit flavoring, but they seem to be all artificial color, flavors, and sweeteners.  The Basily Infuser

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Boldly open bottles no one has opened before!

star trek enterprise bottle opener 2

This model of the Star Trek Enterprise is more than just a collectible – it’s a working bottle opener.  It’s also more than just a utilitarian beverage opener – it also has fun sound effects (red alert, warp drive engines, and the bridge door opening sound).  It’s 6″ long X 5″ wide.  It will look

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Cibocal helps you chop veggies even if you have dexterity issues

cibocal

Home cooks with hand dexterity issues can now chop vegetables with ease using the Cibocal cutting board. These 15 ½” x 11” x 1/2” cutting boards feature a special spring loaded bar that you can wedge the tip of your cook or chef’s knife under to provide a pivot. Your knife then becomes a lever

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Clean your kitchen without any harsh chemicals

zabada kitchen cleaning mitt

All you’ll need to clean your kitchen, even your greasy stove, is some tap water and the Zabada Kitchen Glove.  The Glove is made of two microfibers: one side is for cleaning up grease, and the other for general cleaning.  The grease side is for cleaning stovetops, ovens, range hoods, and appliances; the grime side

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You know what your bathroom has been missing? A urinal!

maindrain urinal

If you’ve been missing having a urinal in your home, then you need to make a pledge to support the MainDrain Kickstarter project.  The MainDrain is a urinal that you can add to your existing toilet without any costly plumbing.  It’s designed to attach to the toilet bowl without causing any damage to the toilet;

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This nightlight will alert you when your smoke or carbon monoxide detectors are triggered

leeo smart alert night light 2

There are a lot of smart, connected home automation and security devices on the market today, but what if you don’t want to replace all your detectors but still would like to be able to monitor them from anywhere you are?  After all, your smoke alarm is only effective when you can hear it.  Plug a

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Going brighter and saving money with CREE bulbs #sponsored

cree 2

Every few months my power company Duke Energy sends me a letter that shows how my home’s energy usage compares to other houses in my area. It’s like getting a report card from the electric company and let’s just say that my grade point average hasn’t been too good for awhile now.  So in an

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SlatePro Special Edition desk has a place for everything

slatepro special edition 2

About a year after introducing the SlatePro desk, iSkelter is introducing the SlatePro Special Edition – Personal TechDesk.  This desk can be customized to make it your perfect workstation.  You can choose to have ventilation holes drilled in the desktop to help your laptop stay cool.  It has an optional flush-mounted mouse pad and docks

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Keep your beer chilled – winter or summer – without using electricity or ice

ecool beer cooler

If you always want to have up to 24 cold beers on hand, dig a hole in your yard and plant a eCool beer cooler.  The eCool was invented by four guys from Mors, a small island in northern Denmark, and each cooler is hand-assembled there, too.  The eCool is about 44.5″ long and 8.7″-13″ in

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Turn a Mason canning jar into an emergency solar light

solar lid light

Replace the lid of a normal Mason canning jar with a Solar Lid Light, and you’ll have an emergency lantern you can use indoors or outdoors.  The lid has a water-resistant solar panel and rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries to power the bright LED lights.  They are available in either silver or rustic brown.  The Solar

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Your original Dropcam is going to stop working on April 15th

dropcam pro 1

I almost freaked out when I found an email from Dropcam in my inbox yesterday afternoon telling me that as an owner of an original Dropcam or Dropcam Echo, that my camera was no longer going to be supported and will stop working on April 15th. That was the bad news, but the good news is that Dropcam is

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Turn a standard CFL or LED bulb into a color-changing bulb without breaking the bank

moodies lightbulb color changer 2

I have several Philips Hue bulbs in my house that started with a Christmas gift last year and has grown over the year since then.  I love the ability to change the mood of my room by varying the intensity and the color of the lights, but it is an expensive setup.  The starter hub

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Your sitting desk can change to a standing desk with the push of a button

ikea bekant convertible desk

Have you thought about using a standing desk for all those health benefits you’ve read about, but you don’t want to completely give up the option of sitting?  What if you could have one desk that functions as both a sitting and a standing desk?  And what if it’s priced low enough that it won’t destroy

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Automate your plantation shutters with ShutterEaze

shuttereaze shutter controller

We told you about Tilt My Blinds, a device that attaches to and automates your existing horizontal blinds.  But what if you have plantation shutters instead of blinds?  Well, there’s a way to automate them, too.  A Kickstarter campaign has been successfully funded, and ShutterEaze is currently production phase.  ShutterEaze requires you to mount the AA

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