Home and Kitchen

News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.

HP Printing Mailbox with Presto Service

HP printing

Recently, Julie posted that she still gets a lot of interest in the old MailStation email device more than ten years after it was reviewed.  People still want to provide some method for getting email to older relatives who have no interest in using a computer.  The HP Printing Mailbox uses the Presto service used […]

HP Printing Mailbox with Presto Service Read More

iMo Digital Photo Frame Printer

imo photo frame printer

Recently we had a post about a digital frame with a built-in scanner.  Now here’s the iMo Photo Frame with a built-in printer!  Pictures display on an 8″ 800 X 600 pixel LCD screen.  The frame has 1 GB internal memory, and it has slots for USB, SD, CF, and other memory cards.  The built-in printer

iMo Digital Photo Frame Printer Read More

Omron Full Body Sensor Scale Review

omron hbf516b 2

There are only 2 full days left before January 1st, 2010 and we all know what that means. It’s new year’s resolution time, the time of year when everyone makes promises to themselves to start working out, eating better and losing weight. For the past 5 years, I haven’t needed to make that resolution because

Omron Full Body Sensor Scale Review Read More

Cord Charmer Wall Outlet Replacement Cover

cord charmer

The Cord Charmer turns any 2 outlet power receptacle into a neat little device charging station. It replaces a 2 outlet cover plate for one that has a special covered section for excess cable. There’s even a small shelf that can be used to hold the currently charging gadget. You can buy one for $9.95

Cord Charmer Wall Outlet Replacement Cover Read More

Powermat Wireless Charging Review

Like many gadget lovers, I personally own many gadgets, mp3 players, cell phones, etc.  One thing that all gadget lovers can agree on is that it is a nuisance to constantly charge all of these gadgets.  What’s worse is that all of these gadgets use different cables to charge.  Don’t you just wish you had

Powermat Wireless Charging Review Read More

Violight Zapi UV Toothbrush Sanitizer Review

zapi uv sanitizer 1

Since I first heard about how germs spray all around your bathroom when you flush, I’ve been a little icked out by the thought that my toothbrush is stored in there.  A couple of years ago, I got a countertop UV sanitizer that stores and sanitizes my family’s toothbrushes. When Julie offered the Zapi UV

Violight Zapi UV Toothbrush Sanitizer Review Read More

Environmentally Friendly with a Sense of Humor

i am not a paper cup

These tabletop items from Vat19 can help you do your part to reduce waste and appeal to your sense of humor.  They offer a line of reusable melamine plates and cups that look like their wasteful cousins.  There are melamine “paper” plates that look like the thin, pleated edge paper products – set of four

Environmentally Friendly with a Sense of Humor Read More

Scanning Digital Picture Frame from Hammacher Schlemmer

scanning digital picture frame

The Scanning Digital Picture Frame from Hammacher Schlemmer offers a wealth of options for $199.95  It has an 8″ TFT LCD screen with 800 X 600 resolution, and it has 1 GB of internal storage to store up to 3000 images.  It has a 300 dpi scanner built-in to make adding pictures easy.  You can display pictures, play

Scanning Digital Picture Frame from Hammacher Schlemmer Read More

My Child ID – Child information storage device

The My Child ID is a small USB flash memory keychain device that securely stores, organizes and manages your child’s vital information, medical information (medications, allergies, physicians, etc.) and emergency contact information. It also stores images that can be shown in a slide show on its 1.4in LCD. It is a proactive tool for parents,

My Child ID – Child information storage device Read More

BottleMate – a new twist on bottle openers

Here’s another stocking stuffer idea for your favorite wino… I mean alcoholic beverage connoisseur. It’s the BottleMate bottle opener. It’s unlike any bottle opener I’ve seen before. You just push down on the cap and it removes it swiftly and easy. There’s a short video demonstration on their website that makes me want to try

BottleMate – a new twist on bottle openers Read More

Battle of the bulge – Don’t fear the scale

Do you hate stepping on the scale each morning to check your weight? Anticipating your current poundage level can be a scary thing this time of year, with all the turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, homemade yeast rolls and pumpkin pie. Anyone would be terrified. To help alleviate that fear, we have the Quantum Scale which

Battle of the bulge – Don’t fear the scale Read More

Dyson DC23 Turbinehead Canister Vacuum Cleaner Review

dyson dc23 1

Dyson is well known for their space age style upright bagless vacuum cleaners. I’ve wanted to try one from the first time I saw one of their commercials on TV. I wasn’t aware that they also sold canister style cleaners and happily accepted the opportunity to review the Dyson DC23 Turbinehead Canister Vacuum Cleaner when

Dyson DC23 Turbinehead Canister Vacuum Cleaner Review Read More

More wall outlet gadget fun – DLO iPhone WallDock

dlo walldock

I can’t let a week go by without finding a new wall outlet gadget to tell you all about. Today we have the DLO WallDock. As you can see from the image on the left, this is a clever wall-mounted battery charging dock for iPhones and iPods with docking connectors. It has a higher power

More wall outlet gadget fun – DLO iPhone WallDock Read More

Introducing The Litl WebBook

soft1

There’s a new ‘WebBook’ on the market called Litl, and it’s a top-to-bottom operation that’s designing the whole widget with the philosophy of “The computer works for you ( not the other way around )”. Litl has designed both the hardware and the software with the web experience as the priority, and they call the

Introducing The Litl WebBook Read More