News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
If you use your tablet in your kitchen while making recipes, watching cooking lessons, or just listening to music, you are aware of the challenges of using it while keeping it protected. Williams-Sonoma offers three items in their Smart Tools line which they have designed to make it easy to use your tablet in a […]
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Any cook worth his/her sea salt knows that weighing ingredients results in better, more consistent food. It’s a pain, though, to have to drag out your digital kitchen scale, tare the cup, measure the ingredients, then start again for the next ingredient. With the Taylor Digital Scale & Measuring Cup from Williams-Sonoma, you won’t need
Taylor Digital Scale & Measuring Cup simplifies cooking Read More
“If a picture speaks a thousand words… Aluminyze leaves you speechless!” announced the Aluminyze website. It is precisely what you think: your photos are printed on a sheet of aluminum. Huh? Why? Aluminyze says that their aluminum prints are durable, beautiful, and make great gifts. I had a corner of my office that needed some
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I saw the HoodiePillow Pillowcase pitched on ABC’s Shark Tank last Friday and thought the idea of a hood built into a pillow was a pretty silly idea. I still do. But the same company has another product that isn’t so silly and one that I would even use. It’s their Travel HoodiePillow. It’s a
HoodiePillows = Hoodie – Jacket + Pillow Read More
Gadget loving gardeners now have another way to keep their thumbs a nice shade of Green. Remember the Koubachi WiFi Plant Sensor that I reviewed a few months ago (see link below in Related Posts section)? That device sent notifications to your email and smartphone alerting you when your plant required watering. The Click & Grow Smartpot
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If you can’t drag yourself away from LEGO sets, even to eat, then you need this Build-On Brick Mug from ThinkGeek. It’s a mug that is compatible with LEGO™, PixelBlocks, Mega Bloks, KRE-O, and K’NEX Bricks™. $19.99 will buy you the mug, but be aware that bricks aren’t included. The mug can hold 12 ounces
Build-On Brick Mug is the perfect coffee cup for your favorite LEGO brickmaster Read More
When I purchased my current house, it came with a professionally-installed security system. I never used it because there is a monthly fee to monitor the premises, which I’m not willing to pay. Recently I heard about Oplink Security and their Triple Shield Home system which can be self installed and has an option that doesn’t
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I usually try my best not to make fun of products that I think are stupid because it’s almost like telling someone their baby is ugly. That sentiment flew out that window this morning when I received an email from the graphic designer who has created a new Kickstarter project for a product she calls
Belly Jewel – Adds bling to… wait for it… pillows Read More
Face it. The force of magnetism is simply amazing, and magnets are useful and fun. We use them to hold up everything from grocery lists to our kids’ artwork. But many magnets are just plain wimpy—either they are poorly constructed and fall apart or the force of their magnetic field is too weak to be
Tired of wimpy magnets? Try Strong Like Bull Magnets Read More
The Smart LED Desk Lamp from Satechi is the ultimate in energy-efficient desk lighting. It uses a bank of LEDs that use only 1/8th the energy used by an incandescent bulb and less than half that of a fluorescent bulb. A touch panel toggles the lamp through four brightness levels: study mode (brightest, bluest light),
Energy-efficient LED desk lamp from Satechi brightens your space and charges your devices Read More
We live in a world now where the advancements in tablet devices allows them to replace the home PC. The problem with this new trend is that home wireless networking has not kept up with the influx of these tablet devices, and most routers still require a wired PC for setup and administration. The Almond+,
I will admit, when I saw Janet’s news item a few weeks ago for Balls of Steel, I probably giggled. Then when I visited the official website, ripe with double entendres, it was clear that that was the point. Balls of Steel‘s main objective is to create a community providing support, hope, and maybe even
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Julie has reviewed the Tervis water bottle (see related links), and I have a lot of Tervis tumblers in various shapes and sizes. They work great to keep your beverage hot or cold and prevent rings on your furniture from condensation. Tervis has just announced a line of Star Wars designs that should please the
May the beverage be with you Read More
Are you a big fan of Michonne and her Katana sword on The Walking Dead? Would you like to have a Katana without having to worry about the risk of accidentally losing a limb? Mustard has just the sword for you. Their Katana Bookends with the “grip” and “point” of a sword looks as if
Really stick your books on the bookshelf with a Katana Read More
Another day, another awesome Star Wars item. Today’s offering is a hooded, 100% polyester robe that suspiciously resembles everyone’s favorite Wookie. Although I’m fairly sure it’s not a licensed LucasFilms (Disney?) product, it looks pretty accurate, complete with Chewie’s bandolier stitched across the chest (front AND back) and large pocket to mimic Chewie’s pouch. A
Be a big walking carpet Read More
These lamps aren’t going to appeal to everyone and won’t fit into every decor, but I’d love to have one of these functional lamps. The BOSS Lamps Vintage and Industrial Custom Lighting shop on Etsy creates these one-of-a-kind lamps with a built-in charging station. Each lamp has a power outlet in it with two USB
Charge your phone like a BOSS Read More
If your night table is cluttered with your alarm clock and some device as it charges, the Time & Wireless Charging Stations from Oregon Scientific could clear things up for you. The standard model (right) also displays the indoor temperature and outdoor temp from one outdoor sensor (included). It’s also equipped with a non-magnetic charging
You’ll be able to remove bottle caps with ease when you own the Sears Craftsman Bottle Cap Wrench Bottle Opener. This specialized wrench has the same look, quality and durability as your favorite Craftsman tools with the Craftsman name. It’s made in the USA and is priced at $14.99.
Your tool collection isn’t complete without the Craftsman Bottle Cap Wrench Bottle Opener Read More
We’ve been seeing quite a few WiFi controlled thermostats this year. I’m still using the Venstar ColorTouch thermostat which I installed this past summer. It does everything I need a thermostat to do including remote control via a smartphone or tablet. But the Eversense thermostat from Allure Energy takes things to another level. It uses
Eversense smartphone controlled thermostat uses GPS to know when to change temps Read More
Inspired by a cancer scare experienced by one of the founders, three men decided to do something to help men who are fighting testicular cancer. By purchasing a set of their Balls of Steel drink coolers, you’ll primarily be supporting the “Balls of Steel community. In the BOS community, men and their families struggling with
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