Let’s be honest here - if you actually need the Gear Shift Bottle Stopper, chances are you don’t drink much. After all, who in their right mind would want to plug a good bottle of wine after a couple of glasses, especially when you’re in good company? We’re not here to be the moral police today though, but will espouse the virtues and benefits of the humble bottle stopper coming in the form of a polished Gear Shift knob.

It certainly lends an air of dignity to your wine rack, telling all and sundry that you’re a motorhead at heart as well and don’t drink and drive since you know where your limits are. The Gear Shift Bottle Stopper can be picked up for £9.99.

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Looking like a mix between good ol’ R2D2, a lamp and a golf ball, here comes the Robocco from Asahi.
As you might have guessed from the title, this robot’s only task is related to beer: it should take one out of its belly, open it, and pour it in a mug. And this is what it does.

Initially only available as a prize for a contest, it is now on sale at CScout Japan.

It can hold a sixpack (of standard cans) in its refrigerating belly.
At the press of a button, a can will be lifted, opened and poured into the mug.
The whole operation will be accompanied by incessant nagging and lots of text on its display.

Click on for some more data and for a video of it in action.

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At first glance, this looks like a regular mug with a map of our planet drawn on it. Blue water, green land… and some chemical formulas.

You might wonder what they stand for, and what they have to do with our planet.
It’s very easy to find out once you pour your hot morning coffee or black tea or whatever you drink to get that boost.

Curious? Read on then…

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Wine gadgets seem to be all the rage lately, with this one combining the simple corkscrew withe an infrared thermometer so you can see the temperature of the wine before opening the bottle.

This is the only corkscrew that, at the touch of a button, measures the infrared heat signature of wine and champagne from the outside of the bottle before you pull the cork, allowing you to serve vintages at their optimal temperature.

The talking butler is still my favourite wine gadget and as I only buy cheap bottles of plonk this would probably be wasted on me (I keep bottles of red in the fridge ). However if you like your wine at the optimal temperature you can get the infrared thermometer and corkscrew from Hammacher for $129.95.

Well, here’s the wine gadget to satisfy the all knowing Al (there’s always gotta be a tie in kiddies).

The Presorvac Wine Saver Plug-in it’s like 50 bones.  Keeps wine fresh, get it at WineLibrary.com.

This is all just an excuse to introduce you to Gary. He’s the man over at Tv.winelibrary.com go and watch,, and learn!

Gary Vey-Ner-Chuk. If you like wine, people with enthusiasm, and knowledge you will love Gary! Thanks to a tip from Kevin and Alex at Digg (if you’re not watching Diggnation before or after WinelibraryTV.com, then I do believe you’re wasting about half you online experiences right there). Both can be subscribed to online (& iTunes podcasts), and, seriously, Gary will rock your socks off. Read the rest of this entry »

Ah - the great outdoors. With summer just around the corner, it makes perfect sense to plan for that perfect summer vacation already, from the routes you and your family would take down to the most minute details including the amount of water to carry. What happens when you are stuck in the middle of nowhere with nary a single convenience store in sight? All the Benjamins in the world wouldn’t be able to snag you a bottle of ice cool water then, which is why it is essential to have the necessary jungle survival skills in addition to the Personal Water Purifier device that gives you clean, drinkable water from a natural water source within minutes.

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We reported on the very amusing talking wine butler earlier in the year. As my girlfriend loves the odd bottle glass of Merlot or 3 I was going to get her one for her birthday. That was until I priced up the cost of getting it delivered from the States to the UK. The cost of the butler was $66 but when postage and taxes were added on it came to something like $130 which was a bit for what was essentially a joke present.

I was happy to see today that Firebox are selling the same cool talking, hiccuping butler for £14.99, so present sorted .

The Coolest Star Wars Stuff series continues: this time you get to sip on the pure dark side (or is it stout?) directly from Darth Vader’s head.

Actually, it seems that Anakin is slowly coming back and doing good things. After serving as a phone, nutcracker and even as a means of transportation, this time he’ll help you drink your beer in style and will it from spilling too.
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