Tag Archives: household

Matsushita Vacuum Cleaner MC-P7000JX eats your dust

Matsushita really pumps up the vacuum with its new P7000. With the addition of a new brush to its suction opening, instead of the typical solo brush, the P7000 offers a solution for high powered vacuum needs. Each of the two brushes move in opposite directions, picking up any fleeing dust particles that cross its path. The P7000 also packs ...

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12 Can Home Vending Machine: No change required

Having a vending machine in your home might not be the most practical of solutions for serving yourself and friends some cold beverages, but it’s a nice alternative to your typical white and bare refrigerator. All you have to do is fill up the machine with 12 cans of your favorite icy brew (soda, of course). Just press a button ...

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Power off, lights still on

Not sure if you have ever noticed that some fluorescent lights do glow in the dark for a while after you’ve turned off the power, that’s because the excited particles (ions) take time to give out the light (photon) after being excited by electrical energy. NEC has extended this behavior of fluorescence material and apply it to their new Hotalook-alpha ...

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Laugh of the Day: Toilet Monster

This little guy sticks to your toilet lid, waiting for an unsuspecting victim. When they open the lid, BAM! There he is, waiting to scare the piss out of them (quite literally). Take that, kids! You should have gone before we left the house! — Andrew Dobrow [ev type=”wmv”” width=”320″ height=”240″ data=”http://www.prankplace.com/images/toiletmonster/toiletmonster1.wmv”][/ev] Product Page [PrankPlace, via Funniest Gadgets]

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Hideaway Desk takes up little room

Why should our electronics be the only thing that comes in compact sizes? This Hideaway Desk from Orange22 Design Lab is the compact answer to the office. The entire desk, including chair, fits into a blue acrylic rectangular cube. The company describes the desk as “revolutionary”. While we don’t see a revolution being caused from the Hideaway, it is still ...

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DIY ear-endoscopy for everyone!

  We don’t know how many of you guys habitually  clean your own ears, some use cotton bud, some use fancy spectulas. The problem of doing that is that you can never see what’s inside… unless you’re performing on somebody else, which is pretty gross. In 2 days, Coden Japan  will start selling this easy-to-use ear endoscope-alike ear cleaning device ...

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Grobag Egg changes color with temperature and incites Easter cheer

Easter is just around the corner and what better way is there to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead after his gruesome death than with eggs and bunny rabbits? Ok, well the Grobag Egg might not have any Jesus candy inside of its shell, but what it does do is a little cooler for us adults (and safer for the ...

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Helium Lamp floats like a balloon: “Please, oh, please don’t pop!”

Here’s a really cool design concept from designer Jo £o Sabino. The Helium Lamp is made out from a latex balloon material, which then has conventional lighting installed inside. The 1.8m balloon creates the illusion of beautiful floating light that dazzles spectators and house mates alike. We can imagine in sucking horribly if it were to float away or pop. ...

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Luxury Eco-Friendly House prototype

The Stewart Milne Group has revealed their design prototype for a luxury house which is environmentally healthy as well. The house is equipped with wind mill turbines, a chimney solar panel, and devices for water conservation. The Milne built house will be a totally carbon free powered dwelling. The house has upper floor terrace balconies to enhance the amount of ...

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Sun Tracker makes sure your whole plant gets some love

It’s no surprise that most household plants end up being crooked because of their affinity for growing towards the sun. This is a sign of novice design. People forget to rotate their potted plants to ensure a steady growth on all sides. The Sun Tracker takes some of the burden off of the plant owner. The lopsided potted plant gets ...

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