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Ah, you got to love concept technology at its finest. I mean, look at this thing. Someone actually made it so the time appears on my bed sheet for crying out loud.

And those numbers don’t just appear in that corner, they are very touchable, just like Braille. So when I get up in the middle of the night, and want to know what time it is, I don’t have to look at my cellular phone or the bright numbers on a clock radio. All I need to do is feel the sheets for the proper time.

Yes, besides the blind, I don’t really see a good use for this product. I mean, if I am too lazy to open my eyes and check the time, I doubt I’ll want to feel the corner of my bed for the time.

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When you’re slightly forgetful by nature or have a family that never listens, you have to find ways to get creative.  Be it an overabundance of well placed notes or buying yourself a gadget to make life a bit easier.  If you’d like to give the gadget route a whirl, this one is definitely creative and still affordable as well.  It’ll leave a reminder straight from your mouth that activates every single time they flip the switch.

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After a long, hard day at the office, it makes sense if you just want to kick off your shoes and de-stress right away. If you can’t really afford expensive spa treatments, the next best thing would be remedies that can be done at home – and this is where the Personal Relaxation Coach from Hammacher attempts to help.

This is the device used by the Mayo Clinic and Duke Medical Center to help patients reduce their stress and anxiety without medication. Synchronizing your breathing with the rise and fall of the device’s illuminated LEDs and audible cues has been shown to slow heart rate, improve relaxation, and reduce stress in as soon as five minutes. Relying on the same breathing techniques taught in yoga for relaxation and stress reduction, the relaxation coach takes a pulse reading from your thumb or earlobe and instantly develops a rhythmic breathing sequence for you to follow. About the size of an MP3 player, the device stores unobtrusively in a pocket, allowing convenient use before any potentially stressful event, such as a business meeting or prior to boarding a plane. Rechargeable battery lasts up to six hours after a three-hour charge.

A non-medication route, using lights to control your breathing? Would be nice to see the $199.95 you parted with for this include some sort of built-in aromatherapy segment for added effect.

It almost seems like manufacturers are getting desperate to sell their kitchen scales.  Lately there have been many kitchen scales that try to have a twist to make them more appealing to the general public.  Well if you use yours a lot, this one will let you listen to you music.  At least with this you can combine your iPod dock with a kitchen scale instead of having two different gadgets cluttering up your countertop.

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Beaba Babycook is a baby sized food processor for making your own babyfood.

I remember when our boy was first born, I reeled over the cost of baby food. But what can you do, they have you over a barrel as a concerned parent isn’t about to strike out on their own to make pureed food for their child’s sensitive stomachs. Or are they? I have to admit, I would’ve tried the Beaba BabyCook.

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The wonders of magnets – that’s what the Levitron Revolution World Stage attempts to convey to its purchasers where it is full well capable of levitating a globe by itself. While this is definitely not something new, read on in the product description to find out what is so different about it.

You see, the globe included with the Levitron Revolution World Stage opens up, and you can remove the magnetic platform inside. This platform can then be levitated by itself. But that’s not all! It can support up to 3 oz of additional weight, which means you can put whatever you want on top to float too! Your favorite action figure or toy car, maybe. Or a spaceship or a little TARDIS. And to really show it off, there are 8 blue LED lights in the mirrored base, and the floating magnet slowly rotates. In the end, you get one beautiful presentation piece for whatever you wish to present.

The Levitron Revolution World Stage is definitely one for those who love showcasing their latest rare figures from the Warhammer series or other tabletop games, or perhaps using it as a unique way to propose to your girlfriend with a ring floating on it? Expect to fork out $99.99 to bring this piece of scientific magic home.

The Inflatable Chimney Pillow blocks cold drafts from coming down the chimney

I really love it when people use out of the box thinking to save the planet. You don’t really need to create draconian laws or appeal to people’s fears by creating crisis after crisis. All one needs to do is appeal to everyone’s number one barometer … their pocketbook. And when it comes to conserving energy in the home, The Inflatable Chimney Pillow may do just that.

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Forget about games that rely on reflexes as you always lose out to your siblings – how about the Wobbler instead? This game focuses on other parts (which is hopefully your strength), where it boosts balance and coordination while playing.

This game is so challenging and entertaining, everyone will want to play! It’s modeled after the wobble board used by physical therapists to help develop balance, increase lower limb strength and overcome leg injuries. Use the blue base as one game—see if you can guide one ball from the outer ring through the gates into the central cup, then back to the outer ring. In another game, place the yellow three-hole tray atop the base and just try to place (and keep) one ball in each of the three holes.

The Wobbler is definitely a classic case of easier said than done, retailing for $39.95 each.