Kenmore Pizza Maker & Microwave Combo

I suppose that nowadays nobody can do without a microwave oven anymore – I certainly can't. On the other hand, when baking or warming a pizza, or food such as cookies, a microwave doesn't give you the crispy result you would like. Ideally, you need to own a microwave and a traditional oven. For those who are living in a small apartment or student accommodation, thus far the solution would be to buy a combo oven. But this lets you use either the oven or the microwave – not both at the same time. The Kenmore Combo is a new space-saving idea offering simultaneous use of microwave and oven in a compact design.

Bexy iMirror - Marantz IS301 - Philips SJM3151 iPod Dock - CD Carrousels Compared

Most iPod docking solutions connect your iPod to your stereo, but you still need to get up to view the little screen if you want to select another artist or album. We've reviewed various solutions that take the concept a step further and allow you to do this from the comfort of your couch.

We let the Bexy iMirror, the Philips SHM3151 and the Marantz IS301 contend and compare both to carrousel solutions.

            

Bexy iMirror iPod dock – See Your iPod Contents On Your Remote

Most iPod docking solutions offer the convenience of connecting your iPod to your hi-fi chain and accessing your whole CD library from the remote control without ever needing to change a CD. However, unless you're sitting next to them, they still require you to get up and walk over to select a new artist or album. Not so with the Bexy iMirror iPod Dock.

Caroma Water & Space-Saving Toilet with Integrated Hand Basin

When I first saw this toilet by Caroma, with its integrated hand basin, I was astonished by the simplicity of the idea. Why did it take more than a century to come up with something like this? I still can't decide if I find it brilliant or silly, but it's certainly original. What's also certain is that it saves you both water and space.

Skype Mouse Combines Mouse and Phone – Unclutter your Desk

Since the arrival of Skype and other internet telephony services, many of us are saving a great deal on our phone bills. Since the arrival of Skype, though, yet another device – a phone handset – has to be connected to the PC with yet another cable, anything but decreasing the clutter on our work desks. The USB Skype Mouse takes care of the second problem for you.

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VueZone Wireless Security Cameras – No Network Cable – No Power Supply

I've seen several security camera systems for domestic use that are marketed as being wireless. Which was true in a sense, since they have a wireless network connection to connect to your home router. What was not mentioned clearly in the descriptions, however, was that they still need a power source – a wire, in other words. At the other end of the spectrum, there are cameras that can get their power via the network cabling, eliminating the local power supply but requiring data cabling at the place of installation. Avaak has announced for this summer the Vue Personal Video Network that lives up to the promise of being truely wireless.

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.

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.

Matroshka – Extremely Compact Furniture for Compact Living

Living 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.

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.