Miscellaneous Gadgets

I remember hearing this advice that said if you’re going to leave your dog at home, put a ticking clock in his or her bed. Apparently, the ticking reminds your pooch of his or her mother’s heart, and he or she will be comforted.

I saw a similar situation on MacGyver where he was taking care of a baby (yeah, he took on all kinds of missions). Mac ended up putting a small clock into a Teddy Bear, and Mac claimed that the ticking would help the baby feel less lonely for his mother.

Obviously, there is some sort of science in listening to a heartbeat for comfort. This is the theory behind My Beating Heart, a huggable heart pillow designed to simulate the sound of a human heartbeat.

Listen to what Perpetual kid, a site designed to entertain your inner child had to say about My Beating Heart: “Hold the Heart a moment and you’ll begin to sense your own heartbeat slowly syncing with My Beating Heart’s carefully designed rhythm. Our hearts naturally begin to dance and sync with the hearts of other we hold or hug. This is a phenomenon we have observed for ages. Hugging the Beating Heart a few minutes allows the calm and dreamy beat to relax the body, ease the mind, and cajoles the spirit.”

I don’t know about you, but I would have to see this heartbeat phenomenon work in order to believe it. If you’d like to give it a shot, feel free to pay $50.00 at the aforementioned Perpetual Kid website.

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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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So you’ve got a host of gadgets to carry around, but lack the perfect bag to tote those around? Perhaps the LytePac Mini Pack & LED would be able to help.

A perfect way to carry your camera, MP3 player or cell phone! Keep your stuff handy in this sturdy little case! The LytePac is an ideal way to carry your wallet, cell phone, MP3 player or camera while you’re hiking, enjoying rides at a theme park or sightseeing downtown. A convenient clip keeps your car keys securely inside, and an attached LED light makes it easy to find door locks after dark.

At $12.95 a pop, this investment shouldn’t be too heavy on your finances, and it looks good enough to get the job done.

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I own an Asus Eee PC 701 - one of the “original” models of the hyper-popular Eee PC released by Asustek this past fall and I absolutely love it. Sure, the screen could’ve been bigger - but I’ve been more than satisfied by this little dynamo. And, as we reported on Coolest Gadgets yesterday, the new Eee PC 900 is coming out soon with an 8.9-inch screen, more memory and a heck of a lot more storage than my 4G model. That’s great, right?

But today, a top executive of Asustek announced plans of a model of the Eee PC with a 10 inch screen! Here’s part of the story from PC World who broke the story:

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I’ve been on a hiatus from writing on Coolest Gadgets due to some offline, brick and mortar life issues. But I’m back in a big way, and there’s no other gadget that would do for my return than one of the more wackier gadgets I’ve seen in a very, very long time.

Using depths of imagination and innovation we haven’t seen since WWII, some insane but brilliant genius has envisioned a world where they asked “dammit, why can’t you sleep on toast?” Well, today, this insane but brilliant plan has reached fruition with the Inflatable Toast Mattress. I wish I could be funnier than the people who wrote the copy on the website selling the product, but I can’t. Here’s what they said:

Breakfast in bed? No, breakfast IS the bed! Sleeping on this giant 6′ by 7′ Inflatable Toast Mattress is likely to make you dream that you are a pad of butter and that you are floating down a river of freshly brewed coffee. In reality, you should not use the Inflatable Toast Mattress as a flotation device nor should you expose it to excessive heat. This piece of toast is made of plastic, not bread, so if you wake up and smell burning toast, you are probably just having a stroke.

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Every once in a while, someone invents something that he or she can only hope will catch on. This is the case of the Chill Stick, a cooler that thinks it’s a pool-cue holder.

The Chill Stick allows the user to store an entire six-pack of beer in its roll-shaped package. I’m sure the Chill Stick can store 12 ounce cans of other liquids, but I’m guessing beer will be the transported beverage of choice amongst Chill Stick owners. I mean, this product just screams: “if you could put all the beer that I’m going to drink tonight into one glass, it would be this tall”.

I’m also guessing that the primary use of the Chill Stick will be a method to smuggle booze into certain places, even though it is against the rules. Security officials will probably get wise to this form of beer transport.

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You know those large dog food bags that you can buy in bulk? Well, that’s all good but unfortunately, there isn’t much room at home for some of us living in cramped apartments to keep them. This is where the Wall-tainer Pet Food Bin comes in handy.

Optimize your storage space with the Wall-tainer Pet Food Bin! Just mount it on the wall and spin the lids to lock freshness and flavor in and pests out. The airtight seal keeps your pet’s kibble crunchy and tasty, while its space-saving design takes up less room than a bulky, awkward bag.

The Wall-tainer Pet Food Bin retails for $49.95 and can hold up to 40 pounds of kibble, keeping it in a hygienic place that ensures your pet gets the best, freshest food always.

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I’m one of those people that loves to keep their bedroom cold at night. I suppose this has something to do with growing up in an old drafty farm house. Aside from those warm winter nights, my room was almost always chilly when I was in bed, thus I would have half a dozen blankets to curl up with. Nowadays I usually keep my window cracked and a fan on, however, that’s not always enough to keep me cool. However, one of these BedFans might do the trick.

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