All about gadgets for the home
One of the things that I love about airline travel is the ice cubes in the drinks they serve. I always liked the cylindrical shaped cubes that were somehow hollowed out in the middle. Somehow, they were always better than the cubes that you crack out of the ice trays at home.
It appears that a Japanese company has cornered the market on unusual ice cube shapes with the Ice Mold, a spherical ice cube maker.
Smoke alarms are such effective tools for keeping you and your family safe that they are actually mandated by law to be in every room of your home. Your most important priority (or at least it should be) is to keep your family safe, and because of the smoke alarm, many lives have been saved, spared from being engulfed in flames.
Smoke alarms have come a long way from their introduction into the household, but are still a decent ways away from being a foolproof safety plan. It is hardly completely reliable. And while style might not be the main concern for smoke alarms, they certainly are a damper on some home decor.
The slim-line Silhouette Smoke Alarms by Kiddie introduce a new sleek design of alarm to be integrated into your interior decor, which uses a low-profile form factor to better integrate into your home, yet incorporates the safety features of past smoke alarm designs and then some for a full-on smoke alarm revolution.
I’m fortunate to be a fairly healthy guy, and feel bad for those that have difficulty getting around. While I could imagine that someone that relies on a wheelchair or cane would have a hard time just about anywhere, I would bet that the stairs are the worst. Now if those stairs are in their home, that would be even worse. Thankfully this cool device can help out those that have difficulty getting up and down stairs.
This StairSteady Handrail was actually a GCSE coursework project that was later turned into a full-fledged product. Essentially what you have is a horizontal bar which runs along the handrail. This allows a person to evenly distribute their weight between both hands, rather than just relying on one. There’s no word on when the StairSteady will go on sale, but the installation kit will run you somewhere around $650 and should work with most stairs.
Source: Ubergizmo
AT&T recently announced the availability of its 2008 cordless phone range, with new Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) 6.0 phone systems with state-of-the-art antenna technology for maximum range and interference-free clarity hitting all official retail channels. According to Matt Ramage, vice president, product management, at Advanced American Telephones, “With this proprietary antenna technology added to our DECT lineup, consumers will enjoy an additional 45 percent of open field talk range and a 15 percent better in-home calling range for cordless phones today - an overall improvement over other DECT phones on the market. This innovative offering continues the tradition of highly reliable, best-in-class performance that consumers have come to expect from AT&T cordless phones.”
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.
No need to pack up and travel for miles just to get your surfing kicks in as long as you have the Skimboard Surfer. This nifty home-based device will bring all the fun of the beach to your backyard, as long as you own a decent-sized pool to go.
With a 26 foot (7.9m) water filled slide and a 30″ pro-quality plywood skim board, this kit will keep kids (and grown-ups who are young at heart) amused for hours. Skim-boarding, if you’re new to this great sport, is a hydroplaning technique whereby the boarder runs at speed towards a thin layer of water, he/she then drops the board onto the water and mounts it with one foot (usually left foot first), the other following in one smooth movement. The boarder will then skim along the surface of the water for as long as he/she can stay upright, and will manoeuvre the board in order to alter direction and perform tricks. The board itself is shaped like a mini surf board but is considerably thinner, as buoyancy is less critical.
The Skimboard Surfer will cost you £39.99, but that’s a small price to pay considering the amount of summer fun you’ll experience.
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.
I remember playing foosball in junior high school, and I always had a problem playing one side on my own. One minute you’re setting up for a score off the three-man, and then the other guy makes a goalie shot while you weren’t expecting it.
Can you imagine playing on a foosball table that would require 11 players on each side?
This is just what designer and Amsterdam brewer Amstel set out to do with the Table Football XXL. I’m not certain whether Amstel meant to do this, but its creation coincides with the European Champions League Finals.
As you may have guessed, this Table Football XXL is quite gigantic. As far as I now, it is not available for ordering. If it were, it would require six flight cases to ship to an American user.
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