News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
We love our pets just like any other member of our family (maybe more depending on the family!), but the sad fact is that a large percentage of pets are left alone at home during the day while their owners are away at work or school. This means that the pet might get lonely for […]
Give Fido a treat when you’re not home with your smartphone and the SocialPet system Read More
You can’t actually build with this giant LEGO, because the bottom lacks the indentations to join up the blocks, but you can use it as a very cool lunchbox. The LEGO Lunchbox is shaped like a traditional 2X4 LEGO brick, but its top lifts off so you can store your lunch inside. It measures 3.9″ X
Build your lunch on this LEGO block lunch box Read More
I’ve been playing around with home automation products for awhile, but so far I haven’t found anything that is easy to use or conforms to a well established standard. I have some Insteon devices, X-10 devices, and there are also Zigby and Z-wave protocol devices available. All of these require some sort of hub
D-Link mydlink WiFi Smart Plug review Read More
Even if your passion for ice cream (or sorbet or frozen yogurt) is a year-round thing, summer is an especially fine time for sweet frozen treats. So what better time to introduce a fun gadget to create and serve up your very own bowl of ice cream? Williams-Sonoma is exclusively offering the Zoku Ice Cream Maker
Summertime is ice cream time! Read More
When we moved into our condo, the first thing we did was replace the deadbolt – and that’s despite living in a building with security locks on all exterior doors and the elevators, plus a doorman stationed at the door 24/7. But what if you live in a rental where you can’t change the locks
Stop people from opening your door – even if they have the keys to your deadbolt Read More
I hate when we have taco night. I like tacos, but I hate assembling the thing only to have it tip over and spill everything out onto my plate the minute I set it down. I don’t like those flat bottomed shells that stand on their own, because they are too wide and require too
Assembling a taco is a snap with these plates Read More
Do you still take a lot of photos with a film camera? Or perhaps you use digital, but you still like to print out your images? In either case, you probably like to display them, and you probably want something that looks more polished than thumbtacks or double-sided tape to attach them to the wall.
Have a changeable art gallery with these decals Read More
My husband isn’t quite as hot natured now as he was several years ago, but he still always complains that his feet are hot. He used to say that he wanted to invent a fan that would spritz cold water on his feet as he slept. It seems that someone has created the fan of his
Keep your cool this summer with this evaporative-mist fan Read More
We returned home from a one week epic road trip vacation at 1am Saturday morning. After some much needed sleep, Jeanne decided she wanted to unwind from the 1000+ mile trip with an afternoon of working in the garden. Yeah, I know, she’s weird. 😉 While she was out sweating in the sun and dirt,
Julie’s gadget diary – The great sneaker mystery Read More
Keeping an eye on your property and loved ones when you’re not physically there is important for your peace of mind and for security purposes. The Butterfleye is a new camera that features completely wireless operation, two way audio and Active Eye Intelligence which automatically captures 1920 x 1080 pictures and videos using motion detection
Butterfleye is a new smart social camera for the connected home Read More
I’m sure Langly (from The X-Files) would love these Critical Hit +5 Stones of Frost drink cooling stones. Although they don’t seem to be numbered, they are a pair of icosahedron-shaped pieces of soapstone that will cool your beverage without watering it down. Store them in the freezer when you aren’t using them, or chill them for
Come on Natural 20. Daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding. Read More
I wonder if there is a Plant Killers Anonymous organization out there. If so, I would definitely be a member. “Hello, My name is Kathleen, I’m a biologist and I kill plants.” As a college student I studied mostly animal biology and didn’t focus on plant studies. At the time I thought, “Seriously, what does
House flies are nasty insects that spread disease by vomiting on your food, laying their eggs and defecating more than 10 times an hour. Yuck! I might feel a tiny bit guilty when I squish a spider or an ant, but I don’t feel bad when I kill a fly. When I saw the Bug-A-Salt
Who needs a fly swatter when you have the Bug-A-Salt shotgun? Read More
When you’re hot and thirsty, the first thing you think of that will fix the situation is a cold drink. Maybe an ice cold soda or a beer… But what if the only beverages available are at room temperature. Sure, you can pour them over ice, but that usually results in a watered down flavorless drink
Spin Chill turns a warm beverage into a cold beverage in only 60 seconds Read More
As a power electronics user, I have lots of gadgets, but never enough power plugs for them. At home I usually have cables that run from my power strip to my desk. But when I’m traveling, I’m always scurrying around to find a spare plug and find that I never have enough outlets. I recently had the chance to
Allocacoc PowerCube review Read More
Belkin has announced some connected light bulbs in their WeMo home automation line, but they have been “coming soon” for a long time now. I discovered some other internet-connect LED bulbs while checking on the status of the Belkins recently. The Connected by TCP smart lighting system consists of 11W LED bulbs, a gateway to
Manage your lights from your living room or from anywhere in the world Read More
I am not a cook, chef, or even a glorified food preparer. In fact, I view cooking as nothing more than a DIY project with heat and chemistry. I’d like to also point out that I failed chemistry numerous times in school. Along comes the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven. Pressure oven? OK, you have my
Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven review Read More
Earlier this year, I told you about the uber cool and equally uber expensive folding tables and chairs from Folditure. This is furniture that can fold up for easy storage – even by hanging in a closet. Folditure’s first tables and chairs were made of metal and looked very futuristic, meaning that they might not
Folditure introduces the Maya folding chair Read More
If you were interested in the Dyson AM06 Cool Desk Fan that Julie reviewed recently, you need to also check out the big, floor-standing model. The Dyson AM08 Air Multiplier Bladeless Oscillating Pedestal Fan is 17.75″ in diameter; it adjusts from 43-1/2″ to 55-1/2″ in height. It has a 20-ft air projection and 70-degree oscillation range.
I know bakeware isn’t a gadget, but even gadget lovers have to eat. I found these great glass baking cups on Amazon, and I’ve used them a few times now since I got them. The Libbey Just Baking Glass Cupcake Set has twelve glass baking cups. They are ridged inside, so they’ll easily release the
Now we’re cooking with glass! Read More