Home and Kitchen

News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.

Spink – A solution for the chronic klutz

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Know someone who knocks over their cup of tea or coffee on a regular basis? Maybe it’s you and you just don’t want to admit that you have a ‘problem’ when it comes to beverage manipulation. No worries, we have the perfect gadget for you – it’s the Spink from Dreamfarm. The Spink is a

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Make Christmas Treats with the Automatic Nut Roaster

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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire just too low-tech for you?  This little beauty from Hammacher Schlemmer can roast your nuts or pop your corn – automatically.  The Automatic Nut Roaster has a 1,000W  heating element that spreads heat evenly across the non-stick interior and can roast a cup of nuts in seven minutes.  A

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Cutting Boards with Ultraviolet Sanitizer System

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Here’s a great gift for the cooking enthusiast on your gift list.  The Sharper Image is offering a set of four polypropylene boards – for fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables – that are stored in a stand that disinfects the boards with UV light.  Since UV light is said to kill 99.9% of microbiological creatures, this

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Ellery Homestyles Sound Asleep Comfort Pillow with Built In Speakers Review

Ellery Homestyles Sound Asleep Comfort Pillow

I’m not a big fan of falling asleep with the television on.  I do it a lot, but sometime around…say 2 am, I am awakened by loud screaming from whatever cheesy slasher movie is on or the rattling sounds of war from whatever action film is on or worse yet…the sound of some loud-mouth pitchman

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First Alert DW-700 Indoor/Outdoor Digital Wireless Camera with 7″ LCD Monitor Review

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There’s a busy cross-town street that passes close behind our house.  It doesn’t happen so much any more since cell phones are so common, but we used to often get people knocking on our door at all hours asking to use our phone because they were having car trouble.  We have a tiny peephole in

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Your iPad Can Help You Make Cookies This Holiday Season

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About this time every year, I start buying cookie cookbooks.  I always have the fantasy that this will be the year that I’ll actually make some holiday cookies.  I never do, but I do like thinking about this.  This year, Martha Stewart has an iPad app that lets me combine my cookie plans with my

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Plaster Networks Powerline AV Network Review

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I’ve been using Powerline networking for several years and this is the 4th product I’ve  used and reviewed.  All the vendors provided ethernet over the AC lines in my house, but I could never quite get the throughput I expected, until now.  The Plaster Networks solution has similar hardware, however, they have intelligence built into their boxes

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NewKinetix Rē iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Universal Remote Control Review

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The NewKinetix Rē universal remote control is a combination of hardware and software that aims to turn your iOS device into a high end universal remote control. If you’ve ever been tempted by one of those $200 plus touch screen programmable remotes, you’ll find the Rē to be a capable substitute. In many ways, it

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Video Game Storage – LevelUp Ottomans

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I wouldn’t say that I’m a neat freak, but I like an uncluttered house. That’s not saying that my house isn’t cluttered, because it is… except for my basement. It’s been newly remodeled and is the role model for the rest of the house. If you need a kick start to cleaning up some the

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Hammacher Schlemmer Weather Station With Shaving Mirror

This fog-free shaving mirror from Hammacher Schlemmer is more than just a mirror.  There’s a backlit LCD panel that shows current indoor/outdoor temperatures, humidity, and a weather forecast based on barometric pressure.  The mirror mounts to the wall with suction cups and an adhesive wall bracket; there’s a wireless remote sensor that can be mounted

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Store your Stuff in LEGO Brick Storage Boxes

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Ok, this is too cool… Giant LEGO bricks that double as storage boxes. Officially licensed by LEGO, these bricks come in three different sizes (they also sell a LEGO head storage container) and several colors. You can even stack them just like the real bricks. I would love a set of these, but unfortunately, they

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Cable Collar – Power Outlet Cable Organizer

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The Cable Collar is quirky’s latest community-developed cord wrap product. If you’re not familiar with quirky, it’s a site where people can submit their product ideas and actually have them built and sold. The Cable Collar fits between a power adapter and a standard wall socket, providing a channel to wrap excess cord. As of

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Rotaliana Diva Combines a iPod Dock, Speakers, and Lamp Into a Stylish Package

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You’ve probably seen something similar to this – a desk lamp with a charging dock for iPod/iPhone in the base.  Rotaliana, an Italian company that seems to specialize in lighting, has turned a simple product into art.  The Diva is made from polycarbonate and aluminum.  There’s an aluminum arm, hinged at the top, that opens

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