Miele Presents the World’s Quietest Dishwasher
The new G 2002 La Perla is not only the quietest dishwasher ever but also represents a giant leap forward in dishwashing innovation. These dishwashers also speed up wash programs by 10-15%, thanks to Turbo feature. Sensor Dry, the most advanced drying system on the market, analyzes room temperature to calculate the optimal water heat, rinse aid distribution and drying time, and saving energy. The Drying Plus feature of this quietest dishwasher automatically opens the door to aid in drying. The Auto Close function softly shuts the door to start the process all over again.
Drinking from this glass turns you into a vampire
Now this definitely makes drinking a lot more fun! These $9-per-unit Lava Lamp Shot Glasses which use multiple LED flashes to illuminate your favorite spirit until you empty them promise never-ending enjoyment, quick drunkenness, and, according to the product brief, will turn you into a vampire. If you have a friend named Mary, she better make sure that she’s not around one of these drinking sessions lest you take the vampire bit too seriously and decide to pun with her name and the cocktail…err…for those of you wondering what in the world Im talking about – Bloody Mary people!
Kitchen Toys get Popular
There’s been a boom in the toy kitchen line ever since the Chuboo line of fun kitchen tools caught our eye. Major toy companies like Bandai and Takara Tomy have put out their share of toy like kitchen appliances last year and have plans in the works to release more this year. Bandai scored big with its Cook Joy series, featuring the Norimaki Mak-ki that costs ¥2,940 ($28 USD). This is a device that helps small, uncoordinated fingers roll out near-perfect sushi rolls, and the Ichi Ni Sando that costs ¥3,150 ($ 30 USD) sandwich press, which makes fun shaped “sandwiches” out of bread or rice. Meanwhile Takara Tomy had a hit with its Sugar Bunnies-themed Ice Cooking ¥4,200 ($ 40 USD) ice cream maker last summer and now has plans to release an Onigiri (rice ball) Party ¥3,675 ($35 USD) making kit with the same character images soon.
Get all your health issues checked out with the Overall Health Balance Scale
Want to hear of the scariest device ever? The Overall Health Balance Scale from National Electric is possibly the most high tech weapon we’ve seen yet to fight the much-discussed “metabo” (metabolic syndrome). Not only does the device measure your weight, BMI, subcutaneous fat ratio, organ fat level, muscle level, and basal metabolic rate, it also ranks you in each category on a five point scale and gives you an overall health rating based on your age. The easy to read screen, attached to the scale by a pull string, can be brought all the way up to eye level, eliminating the problem of not being able to see the scale beyond one’s belly.
Jump and see how many calories you lose!
Do you jump the rope as a part of your exercise regimen? Well here’s something that should help you keep count of the number of times you jump the rope for each workout session you do. Designer Jacky Wu has used a spectacular idea and used LED lights in the jump rope and the end result is a product named Jumplay. As you jump, the device records each revolution then displays that figure (along with time and calories burned) using LEDs embedded on the rope. Now this is the perfect way to keep a count on the number of calories you have burnt if you like jumping the rope as an exercise. And it has been known that jumping the rope can be extremely good for the body and keeps you in great shape. Some women swear by it and with this new jump rope, I am sure even more will join in! What happened to simple runs on the neighborhood park?
Casio Baby-G colorful watches with auto zoom function
Casio announced today the release of three new models in the tough but cute line of Baby-G watches. The colorful BG-2000/2001 series gives today’s young women a fun new fashion statement to make. For a look with some contrast, the white model has a green LCD, and the yellow one has a white LCD. For a more unified design look, the orange model’s LCD is the same color as the case. The new watches also offer extra fun features such as an auto zoom function that automatically enlarges the figures on the display when the watch is angled toward the face for viewing, and the ability to customize the display style, for instance, reversing the background and foreground colors.
Elecom Egg mouse
The Elecom Egg mouse is 20 years old being a Japan only product surely we would be unaware of it. To commemorate its 20th birthday the company has launched the M-EGUR series of Egg mice which will come in six colors white, grey, blue, orange, black and of course pink. The design is such that the mouse easily fits in the palm of the hand especially women. It comes in a glossy finish and has three buttons with a scroll wheel. It is Windows compatible only and will be available in Japan from mid May for 2940 Yen ($ 29).
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Ticketime- E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches to make things more organised
Ticketime is a boarding pass as well as a wristwatch given out by the airline for use during the journey. Ticketime designed by Jacky Wu, Neo Chen & Eric Liu is very helpful when the flight has many stopovers. The airline presets the watch to the destination timezone and you get to continue to wear it until you board your return flight.
Hijos de Villa Tequila gun –the shooter
This would be a lovely and exciting toy for all the tequila drinkers. Every time one would shoot from this gun, they would get 200 ml of tequila rather than bullets. So whenever you feel like having some tequila just shoot but don't get too drunk and try your stunts on the streets pointing the gun at people, otherwise you know where you will land.
Reef Dram Sandal to quench your thirst
Do you get a little thirsty walking around the beach? Just unscrew your sandal with Reef's exclusive opener. Swell introduces Reef Dram Sandal features a flask in the footbed with a screw cap. Seems the design is made more for the men and is available for $24.99.
A helping hand in your kitchen
Now here’s something that most homes could use given that the space in the kitchen rarely matches up to the number of gadgets one has. Versatile is a system products. Some call is a new kind of kitchen appliance. Versatile solves many common problems that you experience with your other kitchen appliances such as space problems (already mentioned) and the fact that there are to many electric wires around which are hard to clean, hard to use and some products having more features that one can bother understanding.
Helping you squeeze that toothpaste tube!
Don’t you feel you’re wasting at least a week’s supply of toothpaste every time you throw away a tube? Especially considering how expensive toothpaste is today! If you look at it in the light, toothpaste tubes are so inefficient. Wouldn’t you agree? And so buying this little gadget – the Squeezit Squeezer might help your conscience ease out quite a bit! And while buying more plastic for squeeezing a plastic tube might seem a little wasteful here are a few more benefits/
Turn your bath into a disco pad
Bored of the same routine bath in the bathtub? Want to make the time in your bathtub more exciting? Well, for one you could try and get a life and not focus on how you should have fun in your bathtub. OR. Your could purchase the Underwater Disco Lightshow! This ingenious floating gizmo projects several cool psychedelic multicoloured light sequences onto the bottom and sides of the bath. It's truly hypnotic, especially as the pulsating effects are distorted by the water in the tub. Put on some suitably upbeat music, dim the main light and strike a dance pose!
Funky light holder
And just when you thought lamps could not get exciting. Presenting these platicy muscled Statue of Liberty-esque lamp. And the figure not only lights up your room but also holds your iPod or iPhone while it charges. What more could you ask for? Yes well, for starters I know I could do with a lot more…wait a minute, that’s the purpose of this article! So where was I? Yes... this industrial design shop Sumajin’s 12-inch tall FLEX Light Bearer has a pair of adjustable hands which can hang on to an included lighting fixture, or can be swapped out for grippy hands which hold your media player while it’s charging or syncing. If you’re looking for a bit more of a mood light, he’ll hold a tea light candle instead of an electric lamp.
Spoon Scales to help you cook that perfect dish
So, if you are that obsessive cooks who wants to measure everything to the T when it comes to cooking a dish from your recipe book, then the Spoon Scales are going to be your best friend. This is the perfect tool especially if your favorite recipe requires extremely precise measurements or as I mentioned earlier, if you are the obsessive “go by the book” cook. The spoon can weigh amounts ranging from 0.1 to 300g, and is accurate to 1/10th of a gram. It uses a built-in LCD to display the current weight which can be switched to show ounces instead of grams at the push of a button.
