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Egg McMuffin machine: your new breakfast buddy

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 24th, 2008

Egg McMuffin machine: your new breakfast buddy
If you’re one of those people who absolutely have to make a trip to McDonalds every morning to get a Egg McMuffin, then this is for you. This gadget will toast your muffins and poach two eggs in just minutes, whipping up your favorite breakfast sandwich without requiring you to make the drive.

With four slots for muffins and two for eggs, you can make yourself two sandwiches at a time. You’ll pack on the pounds in no time. It only costs $60, so after roughly 60 sandwiches, it has paid for itself. Hell, put on a uniform and hit the sidewalk selling your own version. Just don’t come crying to me when a red haired and demented clown tries to put the screws to you for turning tricks in his territory. Cause he’ll cut ya! He’s as mean as they come.

Bat Signal will only attract fellow nerds

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 24th, 2008

Bat Signal will only attract fellow nerds
Here’s a perfect addition to your already batman heavy themed home or cubicle. When Commissioner Gordon tries to call you with the red phone and you aren’t home or in your Bat cave, this ought to get your attention.

All anyone needing the services of their friendly neighborhood bat need do is flip the switch, and this desktop device will project a Bat-Signal an impressive 16 feet! Batman will likely not show up. But prepare to lure nerds in from everywhere heeding the call and thinking there’s a Comic Con nearby.

Breeza 4-stage deodorizing toilet seat

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 23rd, 2008

Breeza 4-stage deodorizing toilet seat
At long last a new development in toilet seat technology. Sure, there are a number of products that fight odors in the modern outhouse that we call the bathroom, but most of those are sprays that smell almost as offensive as the bomb you just inflicted on the citizens of toilet-town. This solution is built right into seat.

Once you plump your butt cheeks down onto the toilet seat and get ready to play bombs away, it knows what you’re about to do and it will begin the decontamination deodorization process that captures odors, purifies and freshens the air. The mysterious process includes fans, filters and fragranced vents. If your bomb bay doors don’t like the cold, there’s a heated version available. No need to wear a Haz-Mat suit ever again when entering your throne-room/library.

WashUP: A washing machine on your toilet

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 20th, 2008

WashUP: A washing machine on your toilet
I bet you never pictured this in your bathroom. The WashUP concept puts a washing machine directly on top of your toilet. The idea here is recycling. No one really cares where the water that you use for flushing comes from, after all. When the washing cycle is complete, the water that just cleaned your clothes is stored in a reservoir where it will be used again to flush the toilet. It’s a pretty ingenious way to conserve water and get twice the use out of a given amount.

One selling point is that the washing machine is higher off the ground, so it’s easier on your back as you load and unload clothing. Plus, this is good for apartment dwellers who don’t have room for a typical washing machine. I assume it can’t back up and filth up your clothes.

Shake-A-Brush upgrades your toothbrush

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 17th, 2008

Shake-A-Brush
Are you bored with your plain old toothbrush? If so, this should spice up your bathroom time. The Shake-A-Brush electric toothbrush power adapter will turn any regular toothbrush into a motorized one. All you have to do is insert the toothbrush into the adapter and it will vibrate.

Great idea. Now, it probably won’t compare to those Sonic Care Toothbrushes as the bristles still won’t move, but this would be great for those of you still attaching your toothbrush to a cell phone set on vibrate with duct tape. Stop being a cheapskate already and just buy the real deal.

Tattoos for your toilet seat

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 17th, 2008

Tattoos for your toilet seat
For some reason, humans like to put their own unique stamp on everything so they can stand out. Just look at all the tech add-ons that personalize their gadgets. And after centuries of tattooing their bodies, it’s time to tattoo the ole crapper.

Toilet tattoos are printed on a plastic film that sticks electrostatically to your plastic seat lid. They can be easily removed and changed or cleaned. They offer a variety of patterns and images, including holiday themes, so you can change the look of your can to match the season. Personally, I would want the frogs one, but I would want the image to change automatically. They would start off as happy frogs, but after somebody does their business and adds a few logs to the pond, the frogs would keel over and fall off their branch. Then when the smell dissipates, they would be happy again. See, it’s not only pretty, but kinda like a refuse radiation detector as well.

DIY vinyl video game cabinet

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 13th, 2008

DIY vinyl video game cabinet
Here’s an interesting way to spice up your cubicle or workspace. It’s a miniature blank slate of an arcade gaming cabinet that you can decorate any damn way you please, using markers or pens or probably even paint.

You could have office contests to see who can make the coolest game machine. Of course you won’t actually be able to play it, but you can display it anywhere. You have to love the names of these products. Soopa Coin Op. Bros.? You can get the Soopa for $30.

The Tech Shuffler card shuffler

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 13th, 2008

The Tech Shuffler card shuffler
Card shufflers have been around for awhile, but they haven’t really gone high tech until now. Which is good news, because if your buddies have had a few too many drinks, you are bound to get a crap hand. And that just won’t do when you are down to your last chip and have bet your wedding ring on the outcome of this hand.

Shuffle Tech says that this state-of-the-art version will speed up the whole card shuffling process. It has two options, one with three riffles that takes 45 seconds and the other with seven that takes 90 seconds. I’m not sure that’s a whole faster, but again, if your buddies are half drunk, it may be. It also has a translucent lid in case you are fascinated by the goings on inside.

Hold the Milky Way in the palm of your hand

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on March 9th, 2008

Milky Way in the palm of your hand
No, not the candy bar… If you’re one of those people who like to have totally unique and cool objects decorating your home, then why not display the Milky Way galaxy for all to see and be impressed with? This device is also great for those bent on Galaxy wide domination. Imagine being able to hold the galaxy in the palm of your hand while you laugh maniacally at your enemy’s staship movements.

Living World’s Milky Way galaxy 3D model was created using real space data from Eiichiro Kokubo, Assistant Professor at Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory and Osaka University’s Kato Tsunehiko. Holding the galaxy in your hand isn’t cheap though, it will cost you about $770.

Custom installed home bowling alleys

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 27th, 2008

Custom installed home bowling alleys
If you’re sick of playing bowling on the Wii and heading to the nearest bowling alley seems like too much work, why not enjoy a bowling alley in your home? You’ve seen it in movies and on TV. The show Las Vegas comes to mind. YOU can now have a custom bowling alley in your home too.

United Bowling is a Florida based company that will install a 2 lane, regulation length bowling alley in your home. It will have genuine AMF and Brunswick equipment. Of course, you’ll need an area that’s 88 feet long, 12 feet wide with a 10 foot ceiling. If that’s a problem just knock down a wall. There’s got to be something you don’t need. At $88,000 it’s not a cheap, but you could always charge your friends to play.

Ceiling track broom is useless but cool

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 25th, 2008

Ceiling track broom is useless but cool
This is one of the coolest ways to get out of housework that I’ve seen yet. Who cares that it does a crappy job. Fact is, you are getting out of doing housework. It was designed by Servet Kocyigit as an art piece in 2005. It’s named Blue Side Up and if you only have a small strip of floor that gets dirty, or if that is all you care to clean, this is the perfect solution.

Of course, one big drawback to this is that you would never be able to close the doors in the rooms where the broom sweeps. Pretty neat. But a dangling monkey with some scrubbing tools would be far more entertaining, zooming around your home. Of course, then you would have to clean up after it. So, I guess this idea is as good as it’s likely to get.

NatureMill PRO indoor composter

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 22nd, 2008

NatureMill PRO indoor composter
Composting is great for the environment, but it’s often a problem of having somewhere to set up a compost pile. If you live in an apartment, you can’t just leave a pile rotting just anywhere. The NatureMill PRO is perfect for this situation. It can deal with up to 120 lbs of food waste per month, and in about every 2 weeks you have a fresh supply of compost you can use for your window garden, etc.

What about the smell? Well, they apparently have that covered too. The cultures used in the NatureMill PRO will produce a mild aroma similar to mushrooms. You likely won’t even notice until you open the lid. The NatureMill PRO costs $399 but there is a cheaper option at $299. If you are a pet owner, there’s even a Pet-friendly version for $399. That one’s specially tuned to deal with pet waste. There’s always another cheaper option, which is to throw it all out the door, but a steaming pile of rotting garbage never endears you to your neighbors.

Japanese Teahouse or glowing peanut?

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 21st, 2008

Behold the glowing peanut
This Japanese teahouse resembles a futuristic glowing peanut SPACESHIP with a huge docking bay in front. This inflatable Japanese teahouse is designed by Kengo Kuma, and was created for an exhibit at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt. Inside you’ll find a bunch of LED lights that not only light the place up, but they also serve as an interior heat source.

Normally this type of structure does not make it past the drawing board, but the Japanese have more guts then we do when it comes to architecture. It almost looks like a real living organism. Put a few futuristic fighting samurai outside guarding the door and you have yourself the opening to a cool Sci-Fi flick.

The automatic paper towel dispenser

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 19th, 2008

Automatic paper towel dispenser
Some people waste half of the roll when getting a paper towel. You would think that it would be a fairly easy thing to take just what you need. Anyone who has ever had wasteful roommates knows what I’m talking about.

This automatic dispenser promises to make it easy to grab just what you need. It will also help keep the spread of germs in your kitchen down to a minimum. With a touch-free sensor it can give you one, two sheets or even one of those tiny half sheets, just by waving your hand. You can get one for $53.99 and start saving money by not wasting paper towels. It helps the environment too.

Tag & release your toddler with a tracking system

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on February 19th, 2008

Tag & release your toddler with tracking system
The In-Reach Child Tracking System will let you tag and release your rugrat into the yard. One part of the device is attached to your kid and tracks his or her proximity to a 10- to 300-foot boundary that the parent has determined. The other part of the device is carried by the parent. This shows where the child is at all times. The child unit has a panic button (Prepare to be summoned for every little thing thanks to this aspect.). It will cost you $44.95.

Despite the fact that it seems like the Panic button could be abused by the child, this gadget should give you some peace of mind. I imagine this would also be good for caretakers who care for mentally handicapped people or the elderly.