Garden Gadgets

Do you get unwanted strangers on your lawn or garden whenever you’re not around at home? The Bell & Howell Animal Repeller will definitely help you out better than those no-good neighbors of yours, helping rid animals within a 30 foot radius.

Mount this electronic motion-activated sensor on your house, shed, or tree. When it detects movement it emits a high-pitched sound, inaudible to humans, that animals can’t stand. Senses motion up to 30 ft. away, within a 70 degree arc.

This nifty garden gadget is powered by a single 9V battery and is made up of weatherproof plastic. If only Bell & Howell came up with a version for kids as well, as that allows parents to get some much needed quality time alone together. The Bell & Howell Animal Repeller will retail for $29.99.

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Say you have a pool in your backyard, and with summer coming round pretty soon it is time to jump in for a dip with that hottie you’ve picked up the night before. Why not make the entire experience more fun with the Two Person Water Lounger?

This is the inflatable 7 1/2′ diam. water lounger that allows two people to relax comfortably head-to-toe, facilitating conversation. It is made of durable 0.3 mm thick PVC that will withstand exuberant play, and has a removable, inflatable cooler located in the center of the craft that holds up to six 12 oz. cans of your preferred beverage and ice. A cup holder built into either side of the hull provides a convenient place for a drink, swim goggles, or sunglasses. Two inflatable, removable pillows snap onto the hull and remove easily. The lounger inflates in minutes using the included manual air pump; deflates quickly and stows unobtrusively for off-season storage.

Just watch your weight though, as this can support a maximum of 350 lbs. The Two Person Water Lounger will retail for $129.95.

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The Barbegrill will definitely confound the older generation, being a mini barbecue grill where one is able to control its heat level so that stuff like incinerated sausages will be a thing of the past.

Thanks to a variable infra-red heat control system, this neat stainless steel grill is capable of cooking food to perfection without cremating it. It can even toast bread and simmer soup (assuming the soup is in a saucepan, of course). Amazing! Fueled by mini A4 Butane Battery gas cartridges (available from all good camping/outdoor stores, and quite a few mediocre ones) the Barbegrill is ideal for campers, festival fans and barbecue buffs. You can even use it indoors, as long as you’re in a well-ventilated space. Built to last and easy to clean, this brilliant cooking companion is also incredibly safe as it features a pressure-activated gas cut-off device.

The Barbegrill is truly one innovative device that brings together the best of both worlds of barbecuing as well as grilling. Firebox is carrying it for £29.95, making it an ideal purchase before the summer arrives.

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Everyone wants to go green these days, and while this Neuton push mower doesn’t come with its own array of solar panels in order to stay juiced while you’re sweating it out under the sun in your lawn, at the very least it has 24-volt batteries which are able to run up to an hour on a full charge. The main selling point of Neuton’s push mower is the fact that they’re uncharacteristically silent, so don’t think the device is spoilt once you fire it up in order to give those pesky weeds a lesson. I wonder which emits more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere - the power plant generating power for you to charge up Neuton’s offering, or the fact that this can be modified to be powered by some gas instead.

Source: Crave

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Fancy getting an adrenaline rush? Why not check out the RolerBall - do make sure you take the necessary precautions beforehand though.

Once inflated this behemoth stands about three metres high, and is rather like a spherical cushioned igloo. The idea, which sounds insane, is to put it at the top of a slope (we suggest a very gentle one with a long unobstructed run-off), strap yourself in, and then roll down the hill trying not to lose your lunch. Inside the centre shell are two harnesses, so you could have two people feeling the adrenalin rush, and probably the queasiness, together. There is a version of this mad sport that requires you to remove the harnesses, add a bucket or two of water, tie in the seal (which comes with the ball and straps into the opening), and launch yourself off. Not in a month of Sundays would we do that, but there you go. The ball is made from a very tough material, and comes with a puncture repair kit, but nevertheless you want to be sure you’re using it in a clear area - and ONLY EVER on private land, and with supervision.

You can pick up the RolerBall for a massive £999 from IWantOneOfThose.com.

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Rain gauges tend not to be the most technical of devices. However, this latest one ads a bit more geeky-ness to your garden. The Digital Rain Gauge has been created and it’s wireless too (but not in a wi-fi type of way). What it allows you to do is track the rain which is then displayed on a small LCD screen which can be read up to 10 feet away. The only reason it gets the “wireless” added to it’s name is due to it being powered by an AA battery. Surely it should have been named a “Battery Powered Digital Rain Gauge”. Not to worry!

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I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand it when cats, dogs, squirrels, or other critters come into my yard. It doesn’t help to knock on the window and yell, because they don’t seem to be scared by that. The only way to get them to leave is to shoo them away, which means you have to run outside and look like an idiot.

Fortunately, there is another solution: use the Mega-Sonic Scatter-Cat Repeller. This device may look like a megaphone, but it is not designed to amplify your voice. Instead, it sends out an ultrasonic signal that human ears cannot hear, but will hit an animal’s ear like a high-pitched scream. Think of it as a dog whistle on steroids.

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What better way to lower your monthly electricity bill than rely on good ol’ solar power that never runs out (at least until our sun decides to explode)? The Torpedo Solar Spotlight makes a good candidate to spruce up your garden long after sundown at an affordable price.

Make a walkway safer, uplight a tree or highlight garden art without the hassle of running extension cords or digging trenches for wiring. These garden spotlights are solar powered! Each 2¼” reflective lens has three bright LEDs that never need replacing, and an integrated solar panel that pivots and swivels to catch the best rays. Lights come on at dusk and shine for up to eight hours.

Each purchase retails for $24.95 and it comes in a set of 2.

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