October 28, 2007
Neat way to hide your cables
If you want to hide your wires and cables, but at the same the same to you may wish it a small bit of New England charm to your place. If that is so then look no further than this picket fence idea that skirts around the bottom of the wall and at the same time hides all of those nasty looking cables. This may not work in a really modern apartment ... More
A single cup of coffee
If you live the bachelor life or are just too mean to even make anyone else a nice cup of coffee, then this device is right up your street. It makes a single cup, just the one cup for you and nobody else, and its ideal for taking to work or maybe to have at home when making a single cup of coffee id all that you need. The machine will make a pipi ... More
Solar Powered Xmas Lights
This is a great idea, and will definitely save on the electric bill and will help the high usage of the power that builds up over the festive season. There are some other great reasons for using these lights, no need to turn them on and off everyday, and there is no need to have wires hanging out of your windows or doors. Priced at a very seasona ... More
October 26, 2007
Neat ping pong table
This is a great item that would give hours of indoor entertainment for kids of all ages, as you can see this one is for playing table tennis on. It fits inside the door frame, which is a great space saving idea, when the game is over it can then be put back to its normal use, the door! Clearly there is going to be an issue for some people, like ... More
Giant Paperclip Lamp
Now this is the sort of paperclip that you need when you have got a lot of paper work to be getting with. The lamp is quite neat really it folds flat when not in use, which is great for storage etc, but when you need to put a bit of light on the subject. Unfortunately this is a prototype model, but it may not be too long before we see these in t ... More
You can go anywhere in this!
Hitting the open road in an RV has taken on a new meaning with this saying with this vehicle. At 42.5 feet long it would take some serious driving too, yet as you can see from the images this is no ordinary vehicle. Features include a 42″ plasma TV, an In Motion satellite with Direct TV, a trash compactor and a combination washer/dryer. As ... More
October 24, 2007
No more tears
For anyone who suffers from tears when pealing onions then you will know how painful it can be, as well as embarrassing if there are other people around at the time, but what can you? Everyone always says that there is no way of stopping this. Ah but they did not count on getting a pair of these glasses, did they? Put them on when you are just ab ... More
October 20, 2007
The ultimate gamers gear
Some people just their obsessions get too far, and maybe this guy is one those because at first you think that he wants to fly and so therefore is taking lessons. Well that may be so; however the flight simulator that you see in the picture is in his home, in Coventry, UK. What’s even more spectacular is the fact that this 747-400 flight simula ... More
October 18, 2007
Wallpaper cracks you up
Some wall coverings can literally drive you mad. This light emitting wall covering gives a new style to lighting and design by creating a pattern of light across the wall, changing the look of the wall and the entire room in the process. I doubt very much if this will be seen in the stores yet, but I can imagine there being some sort of similar ... More
October 17, 2007
The light up roof tiles
Imagine a world where the all of the buildings have roof tiles that could be programmed with a message! Wouldn’t it be great? All those messages ranging from love right through to hate and virtually every advertising message that you could think of, now that would not only be great, it would be really interesting to see what people would be wri ... More
The lamp makes you laugh
At first this lamp may seem pretty normal, but it is only when you see where the light switch is, that it brings a smile to your face (and his!) The cog shaped thing by his feet is in fact a removable lampshade, to cover his embarrassment I suppose. Lamp measures approximately 6″W x 14″H x 5″D, and comes packaged in a Kraft gift ... More
October 14, 2007
Don’t turn off the taps
There is one thing that is stupid about washing your hands, that is the fact that you have to turn the tap off after, which makes your hands dirty all over again. These newly designed tap do not need to be touched to control the temperature, flow and even disinfect your hands. Now this would really impress your friends, but only after they have m ... More
October 11, 2007
Chair made from CD’s
Chairs come in all shapes and sizes these days, and this one is no exception at all. This is the chair that has been made from CD’s If you had the frame I suppose that if would be possible to make this one yourself, however having looked at it, this chair must be extremely heavy, it you put a few CD’s together and try to them up, the ... More
October 10, 2007
DIY Garden Sprinkler
Why go out and but an expensive garden sprinkler, when you can quite simply make your own, instructions below: The DIY Sprinkler: Take a 20oz plastic bottle with a cap Measure the thickest width of male hose attachment. Drill a slightly smaller hole in the cap, than the hose attachment width. Drill three rows of five holes each, vertically on th ... More
October 8, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a Arduino Beer Thermostat
This project deserves an A++ for making something related with beer! As I am gulping a Budweiser 40 down my throat, I find this email in my inbox about HOWTO make a Arduino Beer Thermostat! Cool… Keep up the great work David and thanks for the tip! I belong to a diverse group of amateurs who have a fascination for brewing our own beer. I ... More
Wiper for the bathroom mirror
Now just why hasn’t anyone ever thought of this before, those of us who are drivers have used them for years and yet these have never appeared in the place that we really could use them as well, in the bathroom. Unfortunately it is not electric that would be just too risky, so you may have to a bit of manual wiping. The mirror measures 500 cm x ... More
October 5, 2007
The Fabric Oven
Those smart guys over Taiwan have come with this ingenious idea that makes the idea of cooking outside or just about anywhere a reality. They have tested it and found that it can cook a chicken and other stuff. But using this outside may not be a brilliant idea, but this is great for going on holiday and for emergency situations etc. It is suppos ... More
September 30, 2007
My kind of fridge
Now this is the sort of fridge that every gut would need to have in his house. You can party on into the night with cool beer right on tap, until the barrel the runs out that is. HomePub™ Fridge/freezer Colour: Stainless steel CAPACITY: - 301 litres net volume (218 litre fridge, 83 litre freezer) - Freezing capacity 5 kg/24 hours ENVIRONMENT: - ... More
Fancy coloured lighting
If you fancy a change from your average household or office lighting, then maybe the Lite Source is what you are looking for. The light effects will be different depending on the style of lamp chosen. Size is 3.5 inches wide by 9.5 inches tall. Prices start at around $70 and rise to $85. Source [New Gadgets] Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, G ... More
June 3, 2007
Make tea without lifting the pot
The busy person dream come true, a tea pot that comes with a base, that is rounded so that the pot fits nicely into it, that way the teapot when full can just easily and effortlessly swing back and forth pouring the tea into the cup, and when finished the teapot ids gently released back into the upright position and there you have it, a perfect cu ... More
February 19, 2007
Zaragoza Solar Hot Water System
Check out this Zaragoza Solar hot water system used in a desert oasis town. They also have lots of other cool stuff like the solar heating system for pools. The complete solar hot water system involves heat exchange between three liquids: Solar collector fluid. The fluid which is heated in the solar collector (above, fig. 2) and which flows int ... More
August 30, 2006
DIY - Make a computer controlled party light in 90 seconds!
View This Video on You Tube Today, I was thinking about how I can turn a household bulb into a party light by connecting an embedded computer for my next party in my garage. We will use a SSR (solid state relay) relays to enable common AC household light… via Link via Link [html in English] Consumer, Consumer, control_device, DIY Zedo ... More
