News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
I have some OCD tendencies that are under control now for the most part, but I still freak out about leaving the house unattended for any length of time. I don’t mean I have agoraphobia, but I’m afraid someone will break into the house while I’m out, even for a few hours. We don’t have […]
Belkin WeMo Smart Home Automation Switch review Read More
What if the “chores” of maintaining a fishtank and herb garden suddenly took care of themselves, allowing you more time to, well, do just about anything else? The AquaFarm from Back to the Roots is a closed loop eco-system that does just that! Your fish does his little fish thing on the bottom and the filter
AquaFarm for the lazy green-thumb pet owner Read More
If you’ve decided to stop buying bottled water in favor of refilling an existing water bottle, Dopper bottles could be your next purchase. Designed by a Dutch designer Rinke van Remortel, Dopper bottles are available in an original plastic version and a steel version. Both are BPA free, easy to clean and dishwasher safe. Water bottles aren’t
Dopper Original and Steel water bottles review Read More
3D Lake Maps from Lakehouse Lifestyle are a very cool way to add unique artwork to the walls of your cabin or lakehouse. The maps use nautical charts along with laser cut wood slices to create a 3D “sculpture” that replicates shorelines, depths, bottom contours, streets and landmarks. The 3D Lake Maps are not limited
3D Lake Maps show the topography of your favorite US or Canadian lake Read More
If open fires aren’t allowed where you camp, you’ll need some sort of stove to prepare your food. The Ultralight Backpacking Canister Camp Stove with Piezo Ignition, plus a canister of gas, is all you’ll need for cooking. The stove itself folds up into a small package, as seen in the upper left and right images.
Carry an ultralight camping stove in your backpack Read More
Grower’s Cup is a French press in a bag that you can use at home, camping, or anywhere you have access to hot water. Each pouch holds about 1 ounce of coffee inside a special filter. You open the zipper closure on the bag, add enough hot water for three cups of coffee, and wait
A cup of coffee is in the bag Read More
When I find a useful gadget or product that fits in with my life, workflow, etc. I then spend a lot of time trying to find the very best version of that gadget or product. Whether it’s messenger bags, smartphones, styluses, ink pens or something else, I can become a little obsessed. Ok, a lot obsessed.
Belkin NetCam HD Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision review Read More
A few years ago, I wrote a news item about the FakeTV, which was a little box with LEDs that flicker, flash, and wane to simulate the look of a TV playing to make it look like someone is home. That little box simulated the light output of a 27″ TV, and that was just
FakeTV FTV-11 Extra Bright Burglar Deterrent review Read More
These beautiful Starry Light lamps from Anagraphic look like a traditional half-sphere pendant lamp at first blush. Closer inspection reveals tiny holes drilled in the powder-coated aluminum shade; when the LED light source is on, pinpoints of light are projected onto your walls. (The lamp is designed so that light is directed downwards as well.)
Have a starry, starry night indoors with the Starry Light Read More
I don’t use an alarm clock with a constantly lighted digital display, but the clock I used to have tended to keep me awake because it was too bright. I also have a variety of chargers that tend to have LEDs on them that can feel like a laser burning through your eyelids in a
Don’t let those bright LEDs or digital displays keep you awake Read More
How do you like to relax? In a chair? Bed? Hammock? On the floor? How about in a bean bag chair? No I’m not talking about the bean bag chairs of our youth, or even a modern one like the Sumo bean bag chairs that we have covered here on The Gadgeteer. I have found
Yogibo Yogi Max Bean Bag Chair review Read More
We all know that to stay hydrated, we should be drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. The only thing is though, that water is… well… boring. My beverage of choice used to be Diet Coke, but I was able to wean myself off of it by switching over to ice tea. I
Zing Anything Aqua Zinger, Citrus Zinger and Salad Zinger review Read More
Although I haven’t used it in years, I have a degree in chemistry. I’ve always loved laboratory glassware, but I’ve never found practical applications for a lot of the flasks and beakers I’d love to own. ThinkGeek has a set of four shot-sized glasses that appeals to my love of the lab. Their Laboratory Shot
Barware for the chemistry majors Read More
Nothing is more important to me than my first cup of coffee in the morning! The Clever Touch Temperature Sensing Coffee Mug with Digit LED Indicator will ensure you know the temperature of your coffee or tea before you take a sip. You can see if it’s “cool”, “warm” or “hot”, with a little heart LED in
You won’t burn your tongue with the Clever Touch Temperature Sensing Coffee Mug! Read More
If you like cooking outdoors on a grill but don’t like the chemical aftertaste in your food, you’ll be interested in the Afire Koko Coconut Charcoal from Williams-Sonoma. Afire makes this charcoal from renewable coconut shells (left overs from other coconut uses) with no added propellants or other chemicals, fillers, glues, or nitrates. The hole in
Propellant-free briquettes burn hotter and cleaner than normal charcoal Read More
How do you improve upon the basic knife, fork, and spoon concept, something that has been around for years? How do you make that item into a tool for your on-the-go-everyday lifestyle? I recently came across an interesting take on this dilemma in a current project on Kickstarter. The Knife Fork & Spoon by John-Paul
The Knife Fork & Spoon – a new take on an old problem Read More
Chances are high that you drink water more than any other beverage. Considering that water is the number one consumed beverage in the world, it was an easy guess. A tougher question to answer is how do you carry / store your drinking water? Do you use a thermos, plastic bottles, paper cups or something
EQUA CMYK Drop bottle review Read More
This wall clock acts as a wall safe for your small valuables. It doesn’t have sophisticated locks or alarms, but it camouflages your items behind an actual working wall clock that could be found in any room. The Embassy JB4985 Wall Clock With Hidden Safe is 10″ in diameter and 3″ deep, so it won’t hide
Hide your valuables in plain sight Read More
If you live in an apartment where you can’t make permanent changes or in a 60-year-old house with 4″-thick plaster-and-lathe walls that make finding the wall studs impossible like I do, you may have thought a wall organizer unit and desk like the one in the photo was impossible for you. Usually this type of
Build an organized home office without permanently modifying the room Read More
You’ve no doubt heard of a spork which looks like a spoon with short fork-like tines on the edge. Campers and EDC fans like them because they combine two tools into one. Enter the Knork which looks like an ordinary stainless steel fork till you take a closer look. The outside tines have been beveled without being
Knork – A friend for your spork Read More