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When it comes to the fanciest of fancy cocktails, everything is important, and not just the booze. Sure, you want top-shelf hooch in there, but what about the ice? You're not just going to dump any old crappy ice cubes...
POSTED Thursday, May 8, 2008
You may remember a bug-eyed little 'bot by the name of HOAP-3, a biped designed by Fujitsu that's taken on all manner of tasks, including playing soccer. Now researcher Sylvain Calinon and company at the Learning Algorithms and Systems...
POSTED Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Welcome to the final installment in DVICE’s off-the-grid experiment. Since Earth Week kicked off Monday, I’ve been blogging from my home office in San Francisco without plugging into the municipal power grid. Life has been anything but normal, and...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
Now that you can make your doorbell sound just like Captain Picard’s, you might as well kick back with a brewski, opened by his very own NCC-1701. We don’t remember any of the Starships Enterprise from Star Trek looking...
POSTED Friday, April 25, 2008
You'd like to take a step towards a "green" lifestyle by growing your own herbs and flowers. After all, indoor plants help clean your air, and any food you grow at home puts you one step closer to eating...
POSTED Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Welcome back to my eco-friendly adventure. It’s Earth Week here at DVICE and I’m kicking off my second day off the grid — my attempt to live and work from home without municipal electricity until Friday. Now look at...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Leave it to Kohler to call a faucet a “new. life. form.” But this fixture for your kitchen really is different. The Karbon Faucet articulates from a compact pole-looking thing into a long arm that reaches right where you...
POSTED Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sometimes, you need to carry a six pack somewhere, and you need it to be cold. Sure, you could use a cooler of some kind, but that's bulky and awkward. What you need is a Chill Stick. The Chill Stick...
POSTED Thursday, April 17, 2008
We the Brits were crazy about tea, but some French aficionados are giving them a run for their money. Two young French designers have created a self-stirring teacup. It's a glass, actually, and it has a ceramic ball at...
POSTED Thursday, April 17, 2008
Some people are just nuts about coffee. Personally, I don't really get it, but as long as their obsession with coffee doesn't infringe on whatever I'm doing, that's fine with me. For those people who live and die by the...
POSTED Wednesday, April 16, 2008
What do you do with the spoon when you’re in between bites? Set it on the table and you might mess up the table cloth, place it in the bowl and, well, technically that’s just not good manners, and...
POSTED Friday, April 11, 2008
You know those coffee sleeves used on paper coffee cups? Here's an interesting tidbit: Those sleeves go back to the invention of coffee, and their predecessors, called zarfs, were generally made out of metal. Anyway, the latest zarf innovation...
POSTED Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Oceania is a forward-thinking, eco-friendly fridge, eschewing ozone-damaging chemicals such as CFCs and HFCs that have been seen in fridges in the past. Instead, it uses clever new technologies such as magnetic refridgeration and passive water and ceramic cooling....
POSTED Thursday, April 10, 2008
Finally, somebody designs a coffee cup that takes into account that human beings will actually be drinking from it. Most mugs have a rim that’s so fat, even a horse’s lips couldn’t keep the coffee from spilling, but designer...
POSTED Thursday, April 3, 2008
I know the feeling — you're taking a shower and you feel the need to whip up some stir-fry. Or you're watering the plants outside and you suddenly get the craving for an omelet. How about when you're vacuuming...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Here's a clever idea: a plastic bottle with a special cap that holds 1.4 grams of a powder, such as powdered green tea, that's released into the water below when opened. It allows you to mix fresh powdered drinks...
POSTED Monday, March 31, 2008
When we hear the word "hardtack," we think of the Oregon Trail. Or 19th century sailing novels. Or maybe the Civil War. We also think, "ew." Hardtack was the food of poor, hungry travelers, long ago. It lasted forever,...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
If you're a big fan of the Egg McMuffin at McDonalds but are just too cheap to spend $0.99 on one every morning, say hello to your new best friend: the Egg & Muffin Toaster. This bad boy can both...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
Here’s the kind of crazy kitchen range that finds itself on the Short List of the Australian International Design Awards: The Fisher & Paykel Izona CookSurface lines up three spooky-looking burners in a row, eliminating that back burner that...
POSTED Friday, March 21, 2008
Oh my god, it's an emergency! Somebody call the authorities, we have a horrible emergency on our hands! What is it, you ask? Why, we're out of ice cubes! Oh, why do bad things happen to good people? Oh, cruel...
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Bang and Olufsen make some pretty crazy remotes, but so far none of them creates the illusion of floating above the coffee table. And as far as we know, none controls the television without you having to touch it....
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Nutri-Weigh & Go Dietary Computer Scale has a database of 1400 foods that it knows, keeps a weekly record of what you eat and it's small enough that you can take it anywhere and always know exactly what you're...
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
"Could I have some artwork with that cappuccino?" Not exactly something you hear at Starbucks a lot, but if this coffee-printer technology goes mainstream, who knows? Wait, a coffee printer? Yep, Oleskiy Pikalo woke up one day with a...
POSTED Monday, March 17, 2008
Designer Alvin Aronson, a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, created a unique clock that we’d really like to see right here in our own abode. Made of wood and Dupont Corian (a material usually used for...
POSTED Thursday, March 13, 2008
As the first hints of spring creep up into our consciousness, grill designers are getting ready for the upcoming barbecuing season with some creative concepts. Here’s what the outdoor grill of the future might look like, a pendant hanging...
POSTED Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Single Person Cooker is is portable kitchen — everything about its design helps you cook on the go or in a tight space. It's lid is actually a cutting board, and the unit has a space for cooking...
POSTED Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The But-On Koncept is the microwave design of the future. It's an overly simple and colorful microwave. The entire design come from fancy artist talk about simplicity, but in all reality I just like how the microwave is top-loading....
POSTED Thursday, March 6, 2008
Normally I would be quick to jump all over a product like this. Putting a working LED lantern into salt and pepper shakers? Are you kidding me, but actually this odd tale of convergence is one that could be...
POSTED Tuesday, March 4, 2008
I don't know if I'm just not familiar enough with the chopstick culture, but since when have chopsticks been too bulky? Whether you are enjoying camping, a picnic or simply your daily lunch, the chopsticks are usually the smallest...
POSTED Monday, March 3, 2008
Furniture that maximizes the functionality of small spaces seems to have become a popular theme lately, so this stowaway kitchen concept from Fevzi Karaman caught my attention. When fully stowed it resembles a retro-hip bar in a trendy early...
POSTED Sunday, March 2, 2008
If the purpose of technology is to make advancements that allow us to get out of doing menial tasks that take up time and provide us with no joy, there are few tasks we can engineer our way out of...
POSTED Thursday, February 28, 2008
Brewmatic is taking one step forward in adding a little style, class and grace to your struggling kitchen with a line of built-in Brewmatic coffee makers. No longer will you need that ugly and gaudy coffee maker taking up...
POSTED Thursday, February 28, 2008
We've seen enough coneptual toasters around these parts to shake a stick at, but now Philips has come along and taken some of the high-tech toasting solutions and put it in a real toaster that can be purchased! On...
POSTED Wednesday, February 27, 2008
If you eat a lot of French bread — and I mean a lot of it — then this Robot Coupe Bread Slicer was designed with you in mind. Rather than forcing you to slice the bread into evenly-size pieces...
POSTED Wednesday, February 27, 2008
We love vases that look like tanks and lamps that looks like potted plants. Why live in a household filled with ordinary-looking objects? That seems to be the question posed by Pylones, a store that sells everyday objects that...
POSTED Tuesday, February 26, 2008
I've never had a problem with spoons, but apparently some designers out there are trying to make them obsolete. I don't really get why, but far be it from me to stand in the way of technological progress. This...
POSTED Monday, February 25, 2008
Why insult your guests when they want to know what time it is? Just nonchalantly show them a quarter of the clock face and they can certainly figure out the rest. Some clocks have no numerals at all, so...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
Kohler, the sink company that designs classy shower speakers, the perfect urinal, and incredible faucets, runs a program called Arts/Industry that lets artists tool around in its factory. The latest piece of art/innovation to come out of the program...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
Here we have an octopus-shaped juicer, an elephant doubling as a dustpan and a squidy scrub brush. Depending on who you are, you may look at these cute animal-themed household tools in different ways. Trendy youngsters may want to pick...
POSTED Friday, February 22, 2008
I may be old fashioned, but when I hear about technology making my life better, I want to be wowed. Take this robot by the DEXMART project, for instance. Known as Justine, the 'bot is agile enough and precise enough...
POSTED Thursday, February 21, 2008
If you ever buy all natural or store-ground peanut butter, you know that the fat likes to rise to the top so you have to stir the contents of the jar every time you open it. With that in...
POSTED Thursday, February 21, 2008
The summer is a fantastic time of the year. One of the very few downsides to the summer has to be the good old charcoal grill. Sure, meat cooked on a charcoal grill is much better than propane, but...
POSTED Friday, February 15, 2008
Designer Marta Antoszkiewicz unifies table and chairs with Kitchenette, a smoothly rounded set that hides away its four chairs when you're not using them. While it might look a bit like a painted cardboard box, its construction is sturdy...
POSTED Thursday, February 14, 2008
It's not clear what kind of voodoo is working here, but somehow this Dual Pizza Oven can take your dinner from a pile of dough, cheese and toppings to a steaming, crispy pizza in 90 seconds flat. Not only...
POSTED Thursday, February 14, 2008
Yeah, Valentine's Day is right around the corner, which means you (hopefully) have a lot of romantic things planned that'll make her "oooh" and "aaah" and pretty much make you feel like a wuss. If you're full of dread at...
POSTED Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Clearly, hot dogs are the perfect food. They're delicious, cheap, and easy to make. Why eat anything else? I mean, other than the obvious health reasons, but who cares about those? So if you want to keep well stocked on...
POSTED Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Today, making a cup of wakeup juice is so easy a zombie could do it. You could even forgo all the machinery and buy the instant stuff, or hit up Starbucks. Yet those who still practice the art of waking...
POSTED Monday, February 11, 2008
Decanting is such a pain. Do you really want to wait fifteen minutes to an hour for your tannin-filled red wine to aerate? It's one thing if you have a beautiful decanter, but most of us just want to...
POSTED Monday, February 11, 2008
With so many concept toasters out there, we're always happy to see a toast innovation that actually exists. This toaster has futuristic elevator-style doors that open to receive the slice of bread, then close while toasting is in progress....
POSTED Monday, February 11, 2008
So you’ve got a mouse gun and a hair-dryer gun, and you’re wondering what to add to your arsenal next. How about a spice gun? I doubt you’ll see these in action in Michelin restaurant kitchens, but for adventurous...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Life is full of so many difficult tasks, you don't need any extra hardships to deal with at the end of the day. After all, between working all day and being a responsible member of your community and family, what...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Toaster ovens are so multifunctional, but many argue that they just don't toast bread that well. Additionally, firing up that whole tiny oven for one piece of bread is pretty energy-inefficient— for the most part slot-loading toasters use less...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
R2-D2 is now starring in his most important role ever, a peppermill. The projector, soy sauce dispenser and mailboxes have nothing on R2's latest job, which is too keep your food nice and seasoned with pepper. This R2-D2 isn't...
POSTED Friday, February 1, 2008
Like toasters? We really do, but the despite how it looks, Bratespiel is definitely not a toaster. Rather, Bratespiel is a work of art by Katharina Holzer. Bratespiel is an electric campfire, more or less. You can skewer any...
POSTED Tuesday, January 29, 2008
We've seen a steampunk light saber, so who's to say that there shouldn't be a contemporary light saber—especially with how contemporary design is all the rage nowadays? Okay, in all reality, this isn't a contemporary light saber, but rather...
POSTED Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Have you ever been in a snobby restaurant where when it comes to dessert time, the offerings include some highly unlikely frozen concoction like camembert sorbet? If so, chances are the dessert chef got a Pacojet for Christmas. This...
POSTED Sunday, January 27, 2008
There's nothing worse than taking a sip of coffee and finding it ice cold, you having left it to sit for too long. Or is there nothing worse than taking a sip of coffee and having it burn your tongue...
POSTED Friday, January 25, 2008
The Museum of Wisconsin Art is currently displaying this set of motorcycle-inspired pizza cutters. Even though the pizza cutter names suggest otherwise (Mantis, Psycho Pizza Cadillac, Easy Rider, Pizza for Life, Phatboy), these works of art were indeed designed...
POSTED Friday, January 25, 2008
On the Left Coast, the coffee subculture spins on its own caffeine-fueled axis, and cafés are constantly trying to one-up each other with new ways of roasting and brewing the perfect cup of coffee. The Blue Bottle Café in...
POSTED Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tech mavens love toasters enough that the first screensaver ever made was full of them (flying, of course). And while we don't see a lot of crazy original concepts for new washing machines, refrigerators or air conditioners, designers are...
POSTED Thursday, January 24, 2008
We've heard lots of guff about the kitchen of the future, but French designer Antoine Lebrun takes the concept to the next level with Aion. His fanciful concept for the Fagor Brandt group works the way the earth does;...
POSTED Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Son Mocci designed this set of salt and pepper shakers. They look kind of like idea bubble clouds and kind of like bathroom doorknobs, but they're special because their Neodymium magnet bottoms let them hover above a matching base....
POSTED Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Once in a blue moon a company will step up its game and produce a product that is capable of knocking the socks off of anyone who sees it. Whether it be a keyboard, MP3 player or clock, the...
POSTED Saturday, January 19, 2008
Are you a water waster? It's certainly possible, but how are you to know exactly how much water you use when you do things like washing the dishes or brushing your teeth? All you can do is make a guesstimate,...
POSTED Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Handpresso probably won't win over any purists since it only works with premade espresso packets, but it'll let you have some fancy coffee wherever you are. Just crank it up with the hand pump, load it with a...
POSTED Thursday, January 17, 2008
You've tried hiring a hitman, slipping the divorce papers in the newspaper and hell, even turning the family Roomba into a dangerous weapon, but that loved one of yours still can't get the hint. All questions should be answered...
POSTED Monday, January 14, 2008
McDonald's decided that promoting its disgustingly large Big 'N' Juicy burger with equally giant napkin dispensers would be a good idea. After all, who wouldn't want to follow up eating a massive artery clogging hunk of meat by killing...
POSTED Saturday, January 12, 2008
The age-old problem of how to mix up a nice cocktail while on a construction site has finally been solved. Introducing the Portable Drill Blender, a blender for the construction guy on the go. It's a bottle and a drill...
POSTED Friday, January 11, 2008
Owning a Brisk Brew Travel Coffee Maker just means that I want coffee whenever and wherever a craving hits so that I c-can get my f-f-fix. (Twitch.) The Brisk Brew is compact enough to keep with you and prepares...
POSTED Friday, January 11, 2008
Fluidform's Earth bowl is like a little section of a topographic map carved out of laminated beachwood and designed to hold fruit. I'm guessing the fruit connection here is either a) fruit trees grow in the earth so it...
POSTED Friday, January 11, 2008
Well, it's actually a trick questions. Nothing can increase the flavor of something that is already perfect, like toast. Like most of the toasters we feature around these parts, this toaster does not have any kind of increased functionality,...
POSTED Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Krups BeerTender adds a touch of class to even the most basic brew, giving you the option of having a refrigerated beer tap in the comfort of your home. It looks like the kind of taps bars have,...
POSTED Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Natural Wave is a ceramic tray that works a lot like a hot plate when it's placed atop an active radiator — no need to plug it in. Just pile on any goodies you want warm — coffee,...
POSTED Tuesday, January 8, 2008
You know what sucks? Burning the hell out of your hand when you're trying to pick up a steaming cup of coffee. You know why that happens? Lousy mug design. Well, and you not paying attention to the very hot...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
Further proof that anything can carry a lowercase i in front of its name to distinguish hip and coolness is the iTouchless. The latter part of the name is correct, there is no touch required for this gadget, but...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
Beer pong may be the sport of champions, but it definitely has its downsides. Anyone who has progressed through a good (or bad) game knows that the beer can get mighty warm by the end of the game, specially...
POSTED Saturday, January 5, 2008
Oh science! Every day you surprise me with some new wonder! Today it is with strawberries that taste like chocolate. Yes, you heard me correctly. Using Infusion Technology, a Japanese company called FCOM has figured out how to change the...
POSTED Friday, January 4, 2008
Every week it seems like the office has a new assistant that can ruin your coffee in one way or another. There is finally an option than trying to rely on his or her very sketchy, still college-brain-dead memory...
POSTED Friday, January 4, 2008
What makes a coffee maker worth $11,000? Nothing, if you ask me. But Clover, the machine that bears that weighty pricetag, justifies it to themselves somehow. The hulking machine pumps out a single cup at a time, focusing all of...
POSTED Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Oh, toast, how I love you so. You're slightly brown on the outside, and nothing but delicious on the inside. Luckily for us, simple and beautiful designers like Amandana like to give attention to every nook and cranny of...
POSTED Monday, December 31, 2007
So what do you look for in a coffee maker? I prefer one that keeps me on edge in fear of detonation, like this Saeco Etienne Louis espresso coffee machine — it looks a lot like an underwater mine....
POSTED Friday, December 21, 2007
The day and age of the traditional, four-burner symmetrical stove top is dwindling away thanks to the latest and greatest designs that maximize space efficiency and integrate next generation technology. This Kuppersbusch Profi-Cook Center has five efficiently placed burners...
POSTED Thursday, December 20, 2007
We always write about things like computers and cellphones that are constantly being given updates, but what about more lowly, traditional gadgets? You know, like the toaster? When does it get its day in the sun? Well, how's about today?...
POSTED Wednesday, December 19, 2007
This little Dual-Fuel Cocktail Shaker airplane only offers bumpy flights — to better mix your drinks, that is.The fuselage of the craft is the cocktail shaker with a detachable prop-cap, and the wings are actually flasks so you can...
POSTED Monday, December 17, 2007
We could scarcely believe it ourselves, but Batter Blaster is a real product, and the company that makes it was kind enough to send us a sample can for testing. The good news is that it works. If you spray Batter Blaster batter onto a hot greased pan, you will get pancakes. The first bite of pancake was surprisingly delicious.
POSTED Friday, December 14, 2007
I know this isn't good for the hypochondriacs out there, but it only takes a warm dish a hour sitting on a dining table to reach room temperature and begin spawning bacteria all over the place. Those were the...
POSTED Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Being a clumsy drunk isn't too farfetched of a concept and with the annual holiday parties creeping up, it is time to take precaution in boozing with people who determine your salary. This wine-holding lanyard won't help your looks...
POSTED Monday, December 10, 2007
If anyone is bundling up for the blistering cold winter season it is this tea maker. It includes a nice neoprene cover that zips up and keeps the little guy nice and toasty and helps it not catch a...
POSTED Saturday, December 8, 2007
The folks at Sentilla are quite the lazy alcoholics (even though they claim to really just want to teach people how to make any object smarter). After all they did invent a computerized drink coaster than can sense when...
POSTED Friday, December 7, 2007
No longer will your house guests raise their nose and you trying to carry five drinks from the kitchen to the living room with all parts of your body. This self-balancing serving tray not only will hold many frosty...
POSTED Tuesday, December 4, 2007
This is further proof that not just high-tech consumer electronics can have a unique and unusual designs. This kettle &8212; yes, is is just a water kettle &8212; is cordless, electric and looks like something found in a Picasso...
POSTED Sunday, December 2, 2007
Here's one to help get you going in the morning. The On Off Mug is coated with a heat sensitive pigment that turns the mug from black to white as it gets hot. Without any liquid in it, the...
POSTED Friday, November 30, 2007
Drinking wine can be like Russian roulette. Too hot or too cold can ruin a fine bottle of the red or white and there isn't much you can do to avoid that, unless you want to get technical with...
POSTED Thursday, November 29, 2007
Don't tase me, chef ! Designed by a British barrister who had a soft spot for lobsters is the CrustaStun. This lobster electrocution device humanely kills lobsters so their delicious remains can be consumed night after night. Normally, lobsters...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
I may have squeaked by chemistry class in college, but something about using electrons to infuse tap water with "super-oxygen" to provide a cleaning solution 50-percent stronger than bleach just doesn't seem right. But like my mother always told...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Still to this day, my biggest regret in life is never learning how to compost anything. If only my parents would have done that, I would be a better man today. Instead I get to watch as awesome products...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Is alcohol consumption good or bad for your heart? Scientists will probably argue this issue for decades to come. In the meantime, to remind you that wine probably affects your arteries in one way or another, you can ponder...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
The geniuses that make up the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are busy not using their brain-power to solve some of the world's biggest problems, like the need to have a voice-controlled blender. This blender includes a voice sensor that...
POSTED Tuesday, November 20, 2007
This little teapot may be short, but it's anything but stout — modern and sexy would be more apt descriptors of the Sorapot. Designed by Joey Roth, Mr. Tea here isn't just a pretty pot; the large metal handle...
POSTED Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Some people enjoy the effort it takes to make a shaken martini. You know, filling up the tumbler with ice and spirits and shaking your money maker for the crowd, but me, nope. I'm all about being as lazy as...
POSTED Friday, November 16, 2007
I like my spice nice and stupid, but then again when I think of spices salt and pepper are the first to come to mind. The Kamenstein SmartSpice Rack holds 16 spices — eight on each level — a...
POSTED Thursday, November 15, 2007
Looking to simplify your life? Dacor comes to the rescue with its CM24P high-end built-in coffeemaker. No more of that pesky filling up the coffee pot every morning, because this one hooks up to your house plumbing, putting just...
POSTED Thursday, November 15, 2007
It's always a bummer to run out of Cold Ones and have to switch over to the Lukewarm Ones or even Rather Disgustingly Hot Ones that have been sitting in the garage for a while. New Zealander and 22...
POSTED Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Whirlpool may have come up with the espresso making fridge, but the company seems to believe that the true future fridge accessories lie in the entertainment department. Enter the Central Park refrigerator, a $2,000 appliance that provides space and...
POSTED Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Here's the weirdest drinking set we've seen yet, and it will probably seem even stranger the tipsier you get. This Roly Poly Shot Glasses Cordial Set aims to please, with a raised area on the bottom of the decanter...
POSTED Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Let's say you are busy raiding away in some World of Warcraft and you just took the last sip of your 12-ounce brew. You could abandon your team to go grab another and not be a team player, or...
POSTED Saturday, November 10, 2007
Until now America has relied on three forms of food from a spray can: easy cheese (gross), whipped cream (delicious), and Pam (no flavor). We're not sure how history will judge the country's latest spray food product: Pancake batter...
POSTED Friday, November 9, 2007
In the supermarkets of tomorrow (or The Future), you may be able to find out everything you want to about a food by placing it on a platform like the one pictured above. The hiREC Product Recorder will display...
POSTED Thursday, November 8, 2007
While disposable batteries certainly aren't your greenest option these days, if you have a lot of them you may as well keep them organized. A molded plastic Battery Caddy should do just fine. Tools Aviation designed the Caddy for...
POSTED Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Wowing guests with your expensive taste in wine and whiskey and other corked bottled beverages is nice and all, by why open that bottle with any ol' opener? This stylish corkscrew by Sveid is made out of aviation-grade titanium...
POSTED Thursday, November 1, 2007
Who doesn't love donuts? They might just be the perfect food, what with their buttery, sugary, doughy goodness. Mmm, I could go for some donuts right now. If only I had a way to make them myself, my life...
POSTED Thursday, November 1, 2007
It's time to finally fire that no-good assistant of yours. The Penguin Teaboy is the only one you'll ever need because he will never ruin a cup of tea. This cute penguin includes a timer on the side that...
POSTED Thursday, October 18, 2007
Most of us who have taken cooking beyond Stouffer's frozen entrées have learned how marinating the basic ingredients can add flavor to our creations. The trouble is that most foods soak up the marinade about as well as Lindsay...
POSTED Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The forks and knives above may look like plastic silverware, but they're made out of potato starch and soy oil. We know you're thinking, "can I eat them?" and the answer is yes and no. If you did eat...
POSTED Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Good news for all of you who live in your cars: a foldable cloth oven has just been developed that'll finally allow you to eat a hot meal that hasn't been heated with your cigarette lighter. Yes, researchers at...
POSTED Friday, October 5, 2007
Whirlpool has announced a refrigerator with an in-door espresso maker. We've seen ovens that refrigerate, refrigerators with CD players, and fridges that throw beer at you, but none seemed likely to catch on. This coffee/chilled food idea strikes us...
POSTED Tuesday, October 2, 2007
In the world of heavyweight boxing, rivalries run deep. They don't end in the ring, my friends. No, they last a lifetime. That's the only explanation behind Evander Holyfield's bombshell that he's releasing a new grill to rival George...
POSTED Monday, October 1, 2007
We're no stranger to toasters around these parts, so this executive-edition toaster from Siemens immediately caught our eye. On the outside, it has a smooth black finish and knobs that are only fit for an executive. Inside the toaster...
POSTED Friday, September 28, 2007
If there is one thing every kitchen needs, it is a good knife, but what if that single knife could do more? BasicKnives is a conceptual design by Caroline Noordijk. It takes the average kitchen knife and integrates another...
POSTED Thursday, September 27, 2007
Who says innovative design has to be complicated? The Rocking Kitchen Scale is so simple, we're wondering why no one has thought of it before. It works like a rocking chair, using gravitational pull and a sliding weight to...
POSTED Thursday, September 27, 2007
Stop hiding that fire extinguisher in the broom closet where you won't even be able to find it when havoc strikes. Winner of a 2007 International Design Excellence Award, this FireHero extinguisher is pretty enough to keep on your...
POSTED Friday, September 21, 2007
Getting rolls of sushi to come out right can be a pretty tricky process. Chances are your guests are already vastly impressed that you're even going to try to serve it to them, so once you mess it up...
POSTED Friday, September 14, 2007
Who hasn't lusted over a Bugatti sports car, hoping someday to win the lottery so you had enough money to buy one? Owning something Bugatti isn't totally out of the question now that the Bugatti Volo Toaster is available....
POSTED Friday, September 14, 2007
Remember how amused you were when Rosie the Robot pushed a button and all the Jetsons' dirty dishes would disappear into a slot in the wall and appear a moment later completely clean and new? Those scenes and concepts...
POSTED Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Just because something has the word "cool" in its title, doesn't mean that it's neat, awesome, or even a good idea. That's how we feel about the CoolTone mini-fridge, which comes tricked out with a CD player and clock...
POSTED Wednesday, September 12, 2007
If you haven't noticed, we love toasters that bring a little entertainment to the table when browning our bread. The latest is a concept by Sasha Tseng that allows users to scribble a message on the top of the...
POSTED Friday, September 7, 2007
This set of three kitchen gadgets (pics of the other two after the jump) is meant to remind us of something: a river stone? A hockey puck? How about the shadow of an egg? That's the ticket. This egg-shadow-shaped...
POSTED Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Stoves take up a lot of space, and if you're like me, and you don't cook all too often and live in a relatively small apartment, you probably wonder if you could do without. But what about those times...
POSTED Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Are you into beer? I mean are you really, really into beer? If so, you might get a little excited looking at this homemade all-in-one brewery. Created by Popular Science photographer John Carnett, this stainless-steel masterpiece has everything you...
POSTED Tuesday, August 28, 2007
RUB is a trendy Manhattan-based barbecue joint. But its owner had a more ambitious vision — he wanted to combine BBQ and biking. So the restaurant commissioned this "mobile barbecue pit." It's an Easy Rider-style motorcycle with a smoker...
POSTED Thursday, August 23, 2007
The milk bottle in your refrigerator has a clear expiration date, but it's a couple of weeks from now. The important question is, when did you first open it? And what about that half-eaten bowl of tuna fish —...
POSTED Monday, August 20, 2007
Stupid potato chips! They're so very delicious, yet also so very unhealthy. The problem lies in how they're deep fried in oil, giving them a delicious flavor while also covering them in unhealthy grease. If only there was a...
POSTED Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Most salad spinners' only function is to spin-dry lettuce. But making salad involves so much more work than that — you have to wash the lettuce, dress it, and toss it as well. Why don't we have one machine...
POSTED Friday, August 10, 2007
Once you've found the platonic toaster, is it worth writing about any other? Though we don't think we'll ever love a breakfast appliance more than the toaster printer, Matt Gossington's Six Part Toaster design has its own special charm....
POSTED Tuesday, August 7, 2007
While a refrigerator and an oven might not seem like two appliances that would work very well as one, Whirlpool's Polara manages to make a good argument for kitchen convergence — although you still won't be giving up your...
POSTED Friday, August 3, 2007
OXO is a company loved by chefs for designing better versions of old kitchen staples like the carrot peeler. The company's stable of inventors may have outdone themselves with their latest kitchen innovation: the ergonomic corn stripper. Get your...
POSTED Tuesday, July 31, 2007
If you're looking for the ultra-swank kitchen, you'll be interested in this Siemens built-in coffeemaker, crafted of stainless steel and recessed right into your wall. Part of Siemens' high-end avantGarde collection, it takes up nary an inch of counter...
POSTED Monday, July 30, 2007
While my method of determining if meat has gone bad — the ol' snifferoo — is usually pretty reliable, it might be prudent to back it up with something for when I have a cold. Time to say hello to...
POSTED Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Why did it take do long for someone to come up with this idea? Peter D'Alessandro's "Waste and Want" cutting board aims to make food prep a neater experience with a practical upgrade: removable metal scoops on either end....
POSTED Thursday, July 19, 2007
Oven doors… who needs 'em? Not you, bub. Not that the Gaggenau BL 253 Lift Oven is here, at least. It's an oven that lowers your food down from underneath, making reaching into a 400-degree oven a thing of...
POSTED Monday, July 16, 2007
Just in time for that zinfandel for your barbecue: The Wine Enhancer by Catania creates a smoother and brighter flavor with a longer finish. It promises to make young wines taste like older ones, while also rejuvenating already opened...
POSTED Wednesday, July 4, 2007
This Krups stainless steel toaster looks like a cross between a flying saucer and a robot's head, and we're getting stoked about that LCD screen up front, counting down to that glorious moment when your toast is ready to...
POSTED Friday, June 29, 2007
Magnets are the new wave for surgery and shark deflection, but what's happening in the everyday world of refrigerator magnets? Well, you could light up your kitchen with Vegas-style refrigerator lights, or you could do something far more practical, like...
POSTED Thursday, May 17, 2007
Having just gone through a kitchen remodel, I can say that one of the biggest challenges is picking a design that will last a while and not seem dated. A couple of designers from Front Design have answered the...
POSTED Tuesday, May 1, 2007
We're not sure what's behind the recent surge in toast technology, but we're also not opposed to anything that can upgrade the most important meal of the day. The Mool Toaster from designer Atil Kizilbayir is the latest high-tech...
POSTED Monday, April 2, 2007
If you're really, really serious about keeping your kids out of the lower cabinets in your kitchens, you've got a couple of options. One, you can electrify the handles of the cabinets, making sneaking a cookie a mistake the kids...
POSTED Friday, March 2, 2007
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed this kitchen robot, giving it the ability to pour you tea and then wash the tea set when you're done. I mean, doing those things yourself is nearly unbearable, so I...
POSTED Thursday, March 1, 2007
Yummy Kitchen Connect is a concept gadget that aims to make your cooking easier by providing you with a vague set of features. What is Yummy? Well, it's sort of like a computer, I guess. It goes on the...
POSTED Monday, February 26, 2007
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