News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
If you have hearing loss, doing things that many take for granted – talking on the phone, hearing the alarm clock – can be difficult. Amplicom makes products that can help make your daily life a little easier. They have a line of PowerTel phones – with cordless or corded handsets, single or multiple stations […]
Products to Help the Hearing Impaired from Amplicom Read More
You love your iPad so much, that you want to keep it nearby even while you’re sleeping. It’s ok, you’re not crazy… Really. And to prove it, there’s a bed designed just for you. It’s the iCon bed from Hollandia International. This bed pairs a Hollandia adjustable 3D mattress with a custom headboard that includes
A sleep system for your iPad? There’s a bed for that. Read More
Who can forget Han Solo’s famous line, delivered with such matter-of-fact serenity in the face of imminent doom? With this official Space Slug Oven Mitt from Star Wars Shop, you can re-enact that famous scene every time you grab your cookie sheet from the oven or kabob from the grill. About 12 in long and
This is no cave. It’s a Space Slug Oven Mitt. Read More
Apparently, they also make really cool tea infusers. The Tea Duckie from Fredflare.com swims around in your cup of English Breakfast (or in my case Stash Tea Organic Premium White) while it allows your fave tea to impart its caffenated goodness to a cup of hot water. The $12 3-piece tea set includes a base
In case you were wondering, rubber duckies aren’t just for the bathtub Read More
Tech Lighting Railtones Wireless Sound System: I love this product. Now for a little more clarification. Ok. I REALLY love this product. To start with, I was never a big fan of amped up sound systems. I don’t get it even though my husband claims it would make our HDtv system sound better. I own
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Just when you thought you’d seen everything, comes a wireless cooking thermometer for your iPhone. Wazzat? The iGrill is Bluetooth temperature module that can pair with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Using the free grilling application, you can check on the temperature of the meat grilling out on your patio, while you’re indoors but
Cook a Perfect Burger with an iPhone Read More
The iPad makes a perfect kitchen assistant. You can use it to view recipe info or watch the latest episode of Rachel Ray. Peanut butter sammies anyone? The Original Kitchen iPad Rack is an under cabinet rack that stores away when it’s not being used. It’s made of heavy duty acrylic and comes with special
iPad + Kitchen = Original Kitchen iPad Rack Read More
Socket sets: good. Hauling around a bunch of parts: bad. The Racheting ReadyWrench from Black & Decker combined 16 of the most popular standard (SAE) and metric (MM) socket sizes into a single wrench. Just spin the rotating head to the socket size you want and ratchet away! $35.
Racheting ReadyWrench Combines 16 Socket Sizes Read More
Remember “crispy Anakin” after his foolhardy attempt to best Obi-Wan and subsequent lava bath on the planet Mustafar? Ah, good times. Now you can burn the iconic visage of the galaxy’s most infamous Sith Lord right into your breakfast with this Darth Vader Toaster from ThinkGeek. It’s got two pop-up slots and an adjustable temperature
The Dark Side Burns Hot in this Toaster Read More
The Teafu looks a little like something you’d see on the latest sci-fi alien abduction flick. In reality, it’s not so scary. It’s a loose leaf tea infuser from Dreamfarm. Available in a variety of colors, this infuser has a premium grade dishwasher safe silicone pod that holds the tea leaves. By squeezing the pod,
Alien Torture Instrument or Home Beverage Gadget? Read More
Instead of choosing pre-framed artwork for the walls in your home or office, how about using some of your own pictures for a custom touch. Canvas on Demand gives you a wide variety of choices as far as frame styles and photo effects. They offered me a coupon to try their service. Let’s see the
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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
Spink – A solution for the chronic klutz Read More
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
Make Christmas Treats with the Automatic Nut Roaster Read More
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
Cutting Boards with Ultraviolet Sanitizer System Read More
Quite simply, the Keurig Platinum Single Cup brewer is the last coffee brewer you’re ever going to need. In my household, we’re coffee and tea drinkers…iced tea, hot tea, hot chocolate, lattes, hot apple cider….we drink it all. We just don’t drink the same thing at the same time.
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I found out that I was a diabetic back in December of 2004. As soon as I received that diagnosis, I immediately began working out regularly and stopped drinking regular sodas and eating candy bars for lunch. Within a year, blood tests no longer indicated that I was diabetic. But I grew up watching my
me & goji Custom Artisanal Cereal Review Read More
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
Ellery Homestyles Sound Asleep Comfort Pillow with Built In Speakers Review Read More
I’m sure there are a lot of you out there who are like my family – we have more far devices than we have electrical outlets. Although I have a Charge4All charging tube that can charge my phone, my Sony readers, and my iPod touch, I still have to use the standard iPad charger. I
iHome iB969 Charging Station Review Read More
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
First Alert DW-700 Indoor/Outdoor Digital Wireless Camera with 7″ LCD Monitor Review Read More
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
Your iPad Can Help You Make Cookies This Holiday Season Read More