Ladies, let’s just say with Super Bowl right around the corner, your man isn’t likely to help you out with bulb replacements anytime soon. Thankfully, we have the Ultimate Bulb Changer from FirstStreetOnline.

This motorized light bulb changing system helps to replace hard to reach light bulbs both indoors and outdoors. It features a telescoping handle and articulating head, as well as a powered vacuum that holds bulbs securely. It is 7 ft. long fully extended and comes with a detachable remote control.

$79.95 or some endless nagging to get the job done? You decide.

Today, I found out that someone took something from my dreams and made it into reality. You see, I always hoped to have a bathtub that is completely automated. I suppose it is kind of a pathetic dream that I have, but Bath-O-Matic has made it a reality.

If I want the temperature of the water to be a certain amount of degrees, I can have it without having to fiddle around with Hot and Cold knobs. Also, I can start the water and leave the room without ever worrying about overflow.

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Just because pet lovers travel a lot, doesn’t mean they have to inconvience neighbors or put their pets in a kennel so they don’t die of starvation. With iSeePet360, travelers who have pets can now feed and water their canine or feline loved ones with the power of the internet through remote desktop or some other remote internet application.

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I had a chance to meet with the nice people from Actiontec, who showed me their latest device, the zControl.

The zControl is a “home management system” that allows you to control devices in your home such as the lights, powered shades, garage doors, even your thermostat!

Actiontec showed me the menu, and it is a control panel that allows you click your devices on and off. Not only that, there were settings that can do an all-off, all-on, or whatever you wish. For example, if you want the lights dimmed for a more romantic or relaxed setting, just set it up and click it into being.

Not only can you control your home devices from your computer, but you can control them from any computer. All you need is an Internet connection, and you can even monitor your home via (non-included) IP cameras. In fact, I am told that you can even use your cell phone as a controller. That will come in handy when you get home, and turn your lights on with your cell.

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SE2 labs think that high-end custom installs are getting too complicated. If you go it alone you’ve got a bewildering array of choices when it comes to amplifiers, video processors, projectors, sound sources etc and that’s before you’ve tried to make them all talk to each other.

So they’ve done the hard work for you. Take a large box that wouldn’t be out of place in a high-tech computer room. Fill it full of best-of-breed technology (Bryston amplifiers, high def TiVo etc). Make a customised interface to control it all and Voila, you get "The One".

The full list of toys is too long to repeat and includes mechanical as well as electronic devices. Think power conditioners, cable management, anti-vibration systems, your choice of game console, media center PC… the list is endless.

It looks great, it costs $24K and it has a space for you to plug in your iPod. What are you waiting for?

bioMETRX has just dropped an announcement, saying that it will be launching the development of several new smartTOUCH products that will target consumer travel and residential markets later this year. According to Mark Basile, CEO of bioMETRX, “As consumer interest for fingerprint technology in everyday products increases, our product offerings will increase as well. Our primary goal is to take everyday consumer products and transform them for today’s lifestyle by incorporating the security and ease of use of our proprietary smartTOUCH finger activation technology. For example, identity theft through mailboxes has been a growing problem in the United States. Our smartBOX concept mailbox is being designed to solve this type of identify theft.”

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New parents often find that their once peaceful sleeping patterns have been thrown out of whack, so here’s the Lullabub to help them out. This automated solution is actually a remote controlled rocking system for a baby’s cot (or “crib”, depending on which part of the world you are from) that will help rock your baby to sleep gently without having you to expend whatever little energy you think you have left. Invented by Christopher Mitchell from Australia, this device consists of four pieces that are placed under each leg of most cots, rocking them automatically. You can choose from four movement choices – mother’s womb, mother’s heartbeat (didn’t know any rocking was involved there), a boat on the water, or Led Zeppelin. Nah, I’m kidding – the last would be simulating a ride in the car. The Lullabub has a 30-minute timer which ought to be more than enough to get your little one snoozing not a moment too soon. The Lullabub retails for $199 and fits most new/used cots.

Source: Gizmag

I must say that I miss having my own garage. In these winter months it gets quite cold, and I really hate running out to my car to get it warmed up. One of my favorite things about my old garage was the garage door openers. There was one for each car with a single button for opening and closing the door. There was also one mounted on the outside of the garage with a number pad. This one was especially handy, as when I would be working out in the lawn I could easily open the giant door without going all the way into the garage. Unfortunately, my wife never bothered to memorize the password, so she would simply ignore it and open the door from the inside. That’s why my next garage will have a smartTOUCH Garage Door Opener.

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