Here in the United States, a lot of people don’t get the concept of a bidet and that’s a shame. To me, it’s a simple equation: when “cleaning up” with mere toilet paper and one suffers a little accident by way of “poo poo” on the finger does one just wipe that finger off? Of course not! You wash, with water and soap. Why must the buttocks suffer the slings and arrows of crass paper while the digits enjoy a nice soapy washing? 

Like many Americans I was blissfully unaware of the incredible array of toilet technology until that master thespian Paul Hogan showed me the light in his landmark epic “Crocodile Dundee.” When the lovable lout Dundee stumbled upon a bidet in the fancy hotel and quickly figured out its use, the bathroom scales fell from my eyes. 

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If you’re fed up with the pizza delivery guy not being able to find your house this is the gadget solution, the Solar-Powered Lighted House Number.

The gadget charges during the day and then at night your house number is illuminated giving the Pizza guy no excuse for why your pizza is cold, it could also be useful if you ever need a visit from the emergency services too.

Available from GizmoCity for $49.95.

Are you too lazy (like me) or too forgetful (like me) to maintain your own garden? Then the AeroGarden may be the perfect thing for you!

The AeroGarden is a completely self-sustaining garden that is 100% organic and requires little maintenance. You don’t need any gardening experience whatsoever, and you don’t need to ever worry about weeding it or cleaning it up. It’s also designed specifically for indoor use as it requires no natural sunlight with its built in plant-lighting system, which you don’t even need to turn on or off because of its computerized timing system.
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Ever feel that things are getting on top of you? Perhaps you need a bit of privacy or time to yourself?

Well for a cool $45,000 you can buy yourself an Oculas, created by the Maclaren Formula One designer Lee McCormack.

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Too lazy to take the time to vacuum your house, or just want to confuse your pet? Dyson’s robotic vacuum just might be the thing for you.

Featuring more than 70 sensory devices and three on board computers, this machine is only 5% vacuum, and 95% robotic intelligence. It requires no human input or training to completely clean an entire area. It learns the layout of a room and uses all of its sensors with incredible accuracy to cover every inch of a room without ever repeating a section to ensure that no power is wasted and it doesn’t annoy you, zipping around the house for too long. In fact, it makes 10 decisions per second!
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The shining promise of robotics is that it will eventually free us from all forms of drudgery. It only follows that as technology progresses our definition of what drudgery is will become a sliding scale, a moving target. Have we come so far already as to define the noble pursuit of tending bar “drudgery?” The RoboBar from the Motoman company answers this question with an emphatic “Yes!”
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If you’re a fan of barbeques, pyromania or both it’s a good idea to have a fire extinguisher at hand (especially if you make it yourself) and this is the smallest one we’ve seen the PinQY.

Despite it’s size it still manages to extinguish small fires and it only takes a tiny fire to start an inferno. So next time you’re having a romantic meal by candle light don’t forget to get your pinkie Pinqy out.

More info and ordering details on the PinQY site, found via Crib Candy.

I wouldn’t normally write the words sexy and furniture in the same sentence, but that’s exactly what this post is about Sexy Furniture.

Dutch designer Mario Philippona has a selection of wooden furniture that is carved to the shape of a naked woman’s legs. I’m not sure what sort of person would buy it but what ever floats your boat I suppose.
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