Still intimidated by the maniacal and condescending Roomba that struts its stuff all around the house? You should be. It continues to shuffle around your home and none of your other cleaning tools want to compete, right? Eye-Vac has stepped up as a cleaning gadget ready to tackle the Roomba. The Eye-Vac is a stationary semi-automatic vacuuming device. Think of it like a Roomba that got its knees busted by the Mr. Clean mob.

The Eye-Vac requires a bit of legwork. It will automatically suck up everything, but because it's stationary, manual sweeping is still required. Still, once the sweeping is complete there's no more unnecessary bending over and trying to awkwardly sweep up every bit of dust and grime with a dustpan. The Eye-Vac is available for $80 and, unfortunately, loses to the Roomba on the carpet. Hey, we're taking baby steps here.

Eye-Vac, via The Red Ferret Journal