News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
A floor cleaning robot is one gadget I’ve yet to try, but the ECOVACS Winbot window cleaning robot looks very interesting to me. I hate cleaning windows… a fact that would become immediately clear to you if you were at my house right now. Winbot attaches to the window with suction and cleans using special reusable pads. […]
Winbot – A Roomba style cleaning robot for your windows Read More
I’m a big fan of drinking… tea that is. 🙂 When I’m not sipping hot tea, I’m gulping iced tea. During daytime work hours, I take my 8 oz glass mug to the hot/cold water dispenser, fill it up and bring it back to the small microwave in my cubicle to get the already warm
bubba brands Envy Tumbler and HERO Bottle review Read More
Just as the title says, you can add a pendant lighting fixture wherever you need one without having to pay an electrician to run wiring to that location. Â The Battery Powered LED Pendant Light from Solutions installs with the included bolts. Â The shade cover and the ceiling cover are both stainless steel with your choice
Add light wherever you need it with this battery-powered LED ceiling fixture Read More
Ready for yet another piece of coffee paraphernalia? Â This is making my holiday wish list, and my father will probably be seeing it as well. Â Coffee from a French press is widely considered to be the smoothest, richest coffee you could brew. Â However, the typical French press brews anywhere from 6-8 cups of coffee and,
Minibru a Cup of Joe Read More
Doxie makes going paperless easy with their new Doxie One personal scanner.  It’s about the size of an empty paper towel roll, so it fits into a desk drawer or your gear bag.  You can scan anywhere, and the scans will be stored onto an SD card.  When you get back to your computer (Mac
Doxie One mobile scanner – paperless made personal Read More
You’ll be the hit of the campout with this one shot portable Mini Espresso Maker from Restoration Hardware. Made in Italy, it is made of aluminum with a brass spout and can make a 2.5 oz double shot. You even get an enamel cup with the kit. The Mini Espresso Maker makes a fun gift
Mini Espresso Maker allows you to remain civilized even while backpacking Read More
Here’s one more reason that proves the human race can’t do anything anymore unless it involves a gadget… Introducing the Nebula 12 concept indoor weather forecast station. Developed by the same Swiss team that will be bringing you the insanely expensive power generating iRock rocking chair, the Nebula 12 puts a self generating indoor cloud
Nebula 12 – Hey, you! Get off of my cloud Read More
This showerhead from Kohler is available in water-saving 2gpm or 2.5gpm models, but both feature a waterproof speaker that pumps out your music, the news and weather, or podcasts from your Bluetooth-enabled device. Â The Moxie Showerhead with waterproof Bluetooth speaker has a rechargeable battery that can give you up to seven hours between charges. Â You
Moxie Showerhead with waterproof Bluetooth speaker Read More
The Bar10der is a Swiss Army Knife for mixed drink aficionados. It includes 10 different tools for all your cocktail making needs, such as a Jigger, Zester, Stirrer, Strainer, Reamer, the all important Muddler and more. I actually have no idea what a Muddler really is, but it sounds like something every mixologist should have in
Bar10der is a multi-tool for mixologists Read More
Last year I reviewed the Logitech Alert 750i Master System and continue to use it to this day to monitor both the interior and exterior of our home. One of my main Cons of the system was that its main control software was Windows-only. With Boot Camp running Windows to set it up and the
Logitech Alert Commander now available for OSX Read More
A few weeks ago I snapped the picture you see above with my Canon G11 8MP digital camera. This is my driveway and I wanted to capture some of the autumn colors before they all fluttered to the ground. Instead of leaving this picture on my computer where I would just forget about it, I took
JunoPrints.com Canvas Prints review Read More
Have you ever had the joyful task of trying to figure out which of the smoke alarms in your home is chirping due to a low battery? The chirps happen infrequently, so unless you have a small house with only a couple detectors, it’s tough to figure out which one it’s coming from. My house
Kidde 10-yr Smoke Alarms won’t bug you with annoying low battery chirps Read More
Just scan the Scanmarker from Barnes and Noble across a line in your book, just as if you were using a highlighter pen, and the text will be automatically transferred into a Word or Excel document or into another application.  The scanner has several modes to transfer data to your computer:  “Data Entry (Scan &
Simplify notetaking and highlighting books with the Scanmarker Read More
The iRock is a Swiss designed wooden rocking chair. It looks like a class rocking chair until you take a closer look and start noticing some very un-traditional features. There are speakers built into the headrest area and an iPad / iPhone holder attached to one of the arm rests. But the really cool feature
iRock is not your Grandpa’s rocking chair Read More
I travel a great deal for my day job and all too often forget one or more of the needed accessories to charge my litany of tech equipment. Every time that happens, I think to myself (after several choice words) that I really need a dedicated set of charging gear staged in my bag. Well,
ZAGGsparq 6000 mAh Portable Battery/Charger review Read More
If you happen to have $299 just burning a hole in your wallet, the bitplay BANG! from Dynamism will really class up your home (or not). It’s a lamp that is controlled with a gun. Point the gun at the lamp, pull the trigger and bang, out goes the light and the shade cocks to
bitplay BANG! – Perfect solution for too much money and not enough light Read More
We all love power tools, but let’s be realistic:  Unless your tools are part of your job or you’re a serious handyperson, most power tools are overkill.  Yes, I’ve been guilty of using a $400 cordless uber-drill to tighten a cabinet hinge.  But what’s this odd-ball, palm-sized thing?  A Gyro?  Isn’t that meat eaten inside
Black and Decker 4v MAX Gyro Screwdriver review Read More
If you like to have your iPad in the kitchen while you cook, you know the hazards of protecting it.  Whether you’re using a recipe in an ebook, following directions on a cooking show, or just listening to music or watching a video, you need to protect the iPad from spills.  Chef Sleeve has two
Chef Sleeve products protects your iPad in the kitchen Read More
If you are a cook who likes to use a tablet to access recipes and food prep videos while whipping up your culinary delights, you should check into the Belkin Kitchen Cabinet Mount. Instead of taking up valuable work space on a kitchen counter like some tablet stands, this mount attaches to an existing overhead
Cook up something tasty with the help of the Belkin Universal Kitchen Cabinet Mount Read More
Hunter, a popular brand of ceiling fans is now offering an iPhone controllable thermostat for your home. This thermostat boasts a 5 minute installation and is universally compatible with most HVAC systems. It can be used with 4 AA batteries for up to one year or a common wire. A lack of a common wire is where
Hunter Universal Internet Thermostat – Another iPhone Controlled Thermostat for your Home Read More