Marantz IS301 iPod dock & Wireless Hi-fi Interface
Connecting your iPod to your hi-fi installation is tempting of course. You get your whole CD library at the tip of your fingers, with enough hi-fi power to make your windows vibrate. But so far most solutions haven't been as convenient as this wireless IS301 iPod docking station from Marantz. Read on to see why.
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Saturday, 07 March 2009 03:58
The 0.01 $ Drill Dust Collector – Wall Model
Drilling a hole in the wall is a man's job (sorry, ladies) – the times of hunting large animals and fighting neighboring tribes being long gone, attaching a coat rack to the wall or checking the car's oil level are some of the few things left for us. Do-it-yourself is fine, but who doesn't hate moving half of the furniture out of harm's way before you can start to drill, and cleaning up the dust afterwards? We can of course ask our wives to hold the vacuum cleaner when we're drilling, but hey, then we'd have to admit that we can't even manage that without help.
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Matroshka – Extremely Compact Furniture for Compact LivingLiving in a tight single, student or commuter apartment? Always confronted with furniture dilemmas such as: "I can place this or that here…but not both"? Want to invite some people over instead of spending money in a restaurant or pub (it is a recession, you know), but don't have room for all the chairs you'll need? Well, it's not only IKEA that has creative solutions – here's a preview of the ingenious, space-saving Matroshka furniture concept.
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The Five-Device Recharging Station from Mundi We've already covered the ChargePod, which charges six electronic devices simultaneously. Although we found this to be compact and useful, the devices, with their short charging cables, are still lying around on the table while charging. In contrast, the five-device recharging station adds the convenience of a holder for each device.
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Radiator Booster Increases Heating Efficiency and SpeedCompared with “traditional” radiators, convector heaters warm up a room very quickly and don’t send half of the energy into the wall to which they are attached, but often they are built into the floor or they are mobile and work on electricity. The Radiator Booster turns your existing radiator into a convector, thereby increasing both speed and efficiency.
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The 150-Country Travel AdapterWe've already covered various types of multi-charging stations, helping you to reduce the number of outlets occupied by your cell phone, iPod, PDA or other multimedia gadgets, at the same time decreasing the number of cables cluttering your desk. This travel adapter is different in the sense that it has additional benefits for travel, while retaining some of the advantages of the other solutions as well.
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Orbita Launches a Radically New Mouse Concept for Heavy Scrollers
I was the owner of a wheel mouse for quite some time before I realized just how many unnecessary mouse movements I could save while scrolling through documents. Today, I can't do without it. Some manufacturers, such as Logitech, later introduced an additional improvement to the wheel mouse in the form of a right-left movement function, allowing you to shift the info on your screen left or right without having to click on any scroll bars. And for the average user, this might be enough. But for those who need to do a lot of scrolling through video footage, 3D graphical design packages, very large spreadsheets, or just have fun with Google Earth or games, Orbita has really been thinking out of the box to come up with a radical new mouse design.
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ChargePod - Charge Six Electronic Devices With One Charger
Electronic devices are proliferating in every household. On the upside, most have now started using rechargeable batteries instead of disposables. On the downside, now you have a charger for each device, requiring a mains plug per device and causing a lot of cable clutter. And when you go on travel, you have to drag the whole set with you. This ChargePod multi-charger promises at least some improvement.

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Flipfold Clothes Folding AssistantAfter many years of practice, I do manage to fold my shirts, polos, pants, and other garments into more or less acceptable packages. But I suspect that some of you still don't get that far – well, prove it to me! Anyway, the Flipfold seems to be a nice aid to folding your clothes into standard-sized neat packages.
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Monday, 16 February 2009 15:04
Tip – Store Your Car Rooftop Box Ijust love car rooftop boxes. They are light, relatively affordable, dry, and aerodynamic, and when you open them they offer a surprising amount of storage space that you would never suspect looking at them from the outside. The drawback, as with many other storage and transport solutions, is that they take up a lot of space in your home when you're not using them. Here's a solution.
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Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector TLD100 – Insulate Your Home
Energy-saving has not exactly been a top priority in the past. But now that global warming and rising energy costs are making our priorities change, it's ti
me to see where there is room for improvement. Most houses, except maybe the most recent ones, have thermal leaks, wasting our precious energy. But how to know where they are and how bad they are? Black & Decker has announced the TLD100, a tool that can help you find out.
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Racor Heavy-Lift Storage System – Garage Ceiling Becomes Storage SpaceFinally, a way to put your garage ceiling to use! Have you ever thought about the use of space in your garage? You park one or two cars in there on a spot where, usually, you never walk because when you're at home, the car is too. How about making some use of the space above your car, then?
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Carrousel Style CD/DVD Changers With 300+ Capacity
When it comes to hi-fi, there are three types of people. The ones who buy an inexpensive hi-fi system and connect their MP3 player to it – that's a choice for comfort. Then you have the ones who buy expensive speakers and amplifiers and who use a regular CD player – that's a choice for quality. And then you have the people who use an MP3 player together with an expensive amplifier and speakers – that's money down the drain, at least in my opinion. But there are high-quality space-saving alternatives in the form of carrousel-style CD changers, from Pioneer or Sony for example. And some play DVDs too.
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Make Your Worn Cell Phone or MP3 Player Shine Again (Displex and others)
When did you last buy a new mobile phone, MP3 player, or other multimedia gadget? Can you remember the feeling when you took it out of the box? Wasn't it shiny, new, sexy, something to cherish, the most beautiful you've ever had? Unfortunately, after extensive use and mishandling of your object of beauty, the screen might begin to look rather shabby instead of shiny. Here's a solution to get rid of those scratches and lengthen its life a bit.
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Lili Lite – Bedroom Bookshelf and Reading Light in One
In my bedroom there's always a pile of books and magazines waiting patiently to be read, collecting dust under the bed, or falling from the night table while sleeping. Sound familiar? Well, now there's a solution. The Lili Lite is a simply cleverly designed bookshelf plus reading light to mount on your wall. Besides the fact that it looks really attractive, it also saves you space next to your bed.
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