When I moved to Toronto 19 years ago, the first apartment I had was so small I could almost literally cook dinner, grab a shower and watch the game on TV, all without taking a step. You can imagine how this Doublespace Arm Chair from Vestal Design that converts into a Kitchenette, brings back memories […]

There’s not much else that can drive a man to drink more than a bartender who doesn’t notice when your beer is almost empty and neglects to ensure that a refill is ready before the dreadful moment arrives. Luckily, some brilliant German scientists (leave it to the Germans to come up with beer inventions) […]

Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab are working on the development of a robot dog that will watch what you eat and how much you exercise to supposedly help you with your diet. They’re using a modified Sony Aibo dog that will wirelessly monitor your pedometer and food diary to see if you’re walking enough […]

Refrigerators? We don’t need no stinking refrigerators. Not when we can build our very own Jet Powered Beer Cooler!
Simon Jansen, a bloke from Auckland, New Zealand was sitting in his shed one day when he realized that he had a problem. How can one cool one’s beer in an effective way? […]

Ok, you’ll see why I’ve added this one to the Artificial Intelligence category in a second. This ultra cool (hot) coffee travel mug keeps your coffee at the optimal drinking temperature by heating up and releasing a small amount of coffee every time the mug is tilted to take a sip. From the BruGo product […]

Out camping with a pack of ravenous children screaming for ’smores and need a way to keep up. Here you go, the Electric Marshmallow Toaster, this must-have gadget will let you toast a trio of marshmallows simultaneously and rotate them at a steady speed with the push of a button, also preventing the dreaded […]

Joe Bruno is at the LinuxWorld Conference on behalf of The Inquirer and reports on this hot new toaster case mod, that runs embedded Linux/NetBSD. From Joe’s Inquirer article:
The board on the left is the computer that is INSIDE this toaster. It’s running BSD, and the guys at the show are happy to be playing […]

From General Electric, the company that provides us with everything from light bulbs to jet engines, may we present the latest must-have gadget for the family rec-room. GE’s Monogram Walk-In Wine Vault, a breakthrough in wine storage that’s been designed to cater to the desires of the sophisticated collector. From the GE web […]

Now, since Kevin and I started digging around the gadgetsphere in search of cool stuff to post here, we’ve found some pretty unusual PC cases, but this one takes the cake. Philip over at Mini-Itx has built a Linux Powered Waffle Iron PC. He says:
Here is my Waffle Iron PC. I used an EPIA M10000 […]

Ok, so this is like… really lame, but if you want to expand your collection of Homer Simpson talking kitchen gadgets you’ll definitely be excited about this. Hmmmm. Pizza. From the product page:
Woo-Hoo! This officially licensed Homer Simpson Talking Pizza Cutter is sure to make your favorite food even more enjoyable. When you press down […]