News, reviews and articles about home and kitchen products.
Fixing the perfect cup of tea requires not only the right tea leaves, but also the correct water temperature to steep them in. Sure, you can boil water and pour it over a tea bag and make a cup of tea that tastes ok. But to bring out the real flavor, the water has to […]
Fix the perfect cup of tea with a Chef’sChoice SmartKettle Read More
The TrickleStar TrickleSaver is a device that can cut down on the “vampire” or stand-by power used by secondary devices in your video (or other electronic) system. It uses a “master/slave” mechanism, where the “master” (normally your TV set) controls when the “slave” (or “slaves” such as VCR, game console, cable box or other devices
TrickleStar TV TrickleSaver Power-Strip Review Read More
With the government looking to take over your health care, you may want to take matters into your own hands. While I haven’t come across the Acme Home Brain Surgery Kit yet, there are certainly things you can do at home to assess and monitor your health. One of the easiest is blood pressure monitoring,
Omron HEM-711AC Blood Pressure Monitor Review Read More
I admit it– I have a recipe problem. There are rows and rows of cookbooks lining my bookshelves, binders filled with recipe print outs, and piles of Gourmet and Martha Stewart back issues splattered with ingredients from the meals I have concocted. The Demy purports to change the lives of the unorganized like myself. Demy
Kindle of the Kitchen? The Demy Read More
I picked up two of these Dirt Devil Kurv designer hand vacuums on sale for $19.99 (regular list price $49.99). I had seen them advertised and was enthralled with the concept –a stylish contemporary capsule disguising a vacuum cleaner. But I thought $50 was kind of pricey even though it was a really good idea.
No Wonder it was On Sale – Dirt Devil Kurv Vacuum Review Read More
The Zeo personal sleep coach is a device that can analyze your sleep patterns to help you determine habits and behaviors that may be helping or hindering your sleep cycle. It can also teach new ways that may help you get a better night’s rest. It consists of a bedside display module and a wireless
Get more rest with a personal sleep coach – Zeo Read More
Do the words Going Green, cause you to roll your eyes or open them? I fall into the eye opening group as I’m a self-proclaimed tree hugger that hates to hear about the the polar ice caps melting and oceans warming. We are big on recycling at my house and we’ve switched 90% of the
EternaLEDs HydraLux-4 LED Light Bulb Review Read More
DYMO has updated their LabelWriter line (The Gadgeteer reviewed the LabelWriter Twin Turbo back in 2006) with the release of their 450 series. The line includes: LabelWriter 450 LabelWriter 450 Turbo LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo LabelWriter 450 Duo (not available until Nov. 2009) All four are dedicated thermal label printers that connect via USB. The
DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo Review Read More
How many of you can correctly fold a fitted sheet? And by ‘fold’, I don’t mean roll into a ball and stuff in a closet. Apparently there’s a LOT of us because I just discovered a product that is supposed to help solve our problem. Fit & Fold is a set of four snaps (available
Finally fold your fitted sheets – Fit & Fold Read More
The Klick-Fix is addictive. If you can find them, buy as many as you can, you’ll soon be wishing you had as you put them on your refrigerator, computer monitor, car dashboard, tool chest, night stand, Kindle cover, laptop lid, medicine cabinet, workbench … etc. etc. etc. Just push your pen into the grippers (which
Gotta Have It – Klick Fix Read More
About a month ago my husband and I decided to cut the cord…the television cable cord, that is. I was more than happy to get rid of the monthly bill. I watch mostly network television anyway, and with the HD conversion I get excellent picture quality over the air. But then reality set in. I
Kworld USB ATSC TV Stick Review Read More
Brighten your kitchen counter with one of these 900 watt Bodum Bistro toasters. I think it’s kinda funny to call them retro / modern. But I guess toasters will be considered retro appliances until someone invents a laser toaster or something. 😉 The Bistro does all the obvious toaster tasks such as um… toasting. But
Retro modern bread browning gadget – Bodum Bistro Toaster Read More
The Zona Plus is a blood pressure reducing isometric exerciser that was developed from technology used by the U.S. Air Force to improve F-16 pilots’ blood circulation. This exercise device claims to reduce your blood pressure without medication and clinical research by cardiovascular specialists shows the device lowers blood pressure in 90% of users who
Squeeze your way to lowered blood pressure – Zona Plus Read More
You really gotta love our redneck brothers and sisters and all their wacky gadgets. Case in point: 14.5 inch long butane backyard BBQ lighters shaped to look like a rifle or a fishing pole. I guess you have to love Nascar racin and possum huntin to figure this un out. Get one now for $9.99
Set your grill on fire with a rifle or a fishing pole – No lie Read More
There are always products that appear on the market which have an ingenious purpose and altruistically purport to resolve problems suffered by all. And we, the public (or at least me) brighten at the prospect of finally being able to fix this or that nagging issue from the good designers and engineers at company X,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Puck, the Auto-Sensing LED Light Review Read More
The alarm is going off again—it’s 6:30am and you’ve already hit the snooze button twice. As you begrudgingly exit the bed and stumble around your bedroom you realize that, once again, you forgot to program the coffee maker the night before—and you need to be dressed and out the door in the next thirty minutes.
Bialetti Mukka Express Review Read More
I love receiving gadgets in the mail or buying them at the store. But I hate wrestling hard plastic clamshell packages to get to the yummy gadget goodness inside. Last year I reviewed the Zibra Open It! and it was love at first snip. Now the same people (I think) have a new product on
ZIPit Clamshell Package Opener Review Read More
Let it not be said that I’m a tea snob… Here’s an interesting gadget for my coffee loving gadget buddies. It’s the Hourglass Coffee Maker, a cold brewing coffee system. You fill one section with fresh coffee grounds, pour in cold water, leave on the counter over night and wake up in the morning with
Hourglass coffee maker – Cold brewer Read More
This is a great and simple idea- a small pair of thermostatically-controlled low-voltage fans that go into a duct and help cool or heat a room. We have the perfect room to test this- a living room with only one dedicated vent, right near an outlet. Even though the thermostat is set to about 82F,
AirFlow Technology ‘Breeze’ Register Booster Review Read More
The new VTech LS6245 is the first expandable cordless phone system that combines touch-sensitive technology and Bluetooth capabilities. This phone allows you to connect landline and cell phone calls simultaneously and syncs with up to four different Bluetooth devices. It has DECT 6.0 technology, advanced Bluetooth features and touch-sensitive interfaces on both the handset and
Answer your cell calls on your landline Read More