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9 Standing Desks

Upright workstations have become a popular topic of late as the blogosphere discusses the ergonomic benefits of standing at your computer as opposed to sitting. We'll ignore that Donald Rumsfeld famo...

Sauna Wirelessly Tracks Heart Rate & Calories Burned

There's nothing better than relaxing in a warm sauna. Like a nice glass a wine, you can just feel stresses of the day fall away with each bead of sweat. For now we'll to have to make do with the saun...

Steward Oral Care System

Do we really need to say how important oral hygiene is? We're not going to sound like some PSA telling you that you need to go and brush your teeth. However, we did find a pretty cool gadget that w...

CFL Bulb that Doesn't Break

While we love compact fluorescent bulbs, it's absolutely tragic (and dangerous) when one breaks. Not only have you lost $3, but you're now inhaling toxic chemicals. Luckily, with a few extra bucks, w...

Monitor Humidity Levels to Save Archived Memories

When we moved into our previous apartment one of its biggest perks was a basement where we could shove our seasonal clothes, photos that still needed to be put into books, and unused electronics that...

The Best No-Pain Laptop Position

With a late night project to finish and roommates taking up the whole couch (my usual "desk" space), I was lying on the floor to get my work done. It was all fine and dandy until this morning, when I ...

Linea Rouge Thermometer: Replacing Mercury With Wine

We have blogged about wine thermometers before, but never a thermometer that contains wine. The Linea Rouge designed by Sono Mocci uses red wine instead of mercury to indicate the temperature. ...

A Rug Scale You Won't Mind Stepping On

We're not sure who decided that all scales have to be square and extremely cheesy and ugly &mdash but someone did and we're a little annoyed. If we were in the market for a scale (we're not) we'd h...

BaByliss Eco Hair Dryer Halves Power Consumption

The BaByliss Eco Hair Dryer was designed to meet the performance level of the average 2000Q hair dryer, but with just half the power consumption requirements. Supposedly the compact sized hair dryer i...

Greener Gadgets Competition Showcases Eco-Gizmos

It's that time of the year again. The annual Greener Gadgets conference has announced its nominees for their Greener Gadgets competition. There are 18 entries you can vote for, with the winners annou...

Convert Your Treadmill Into a Walk-While-You-Work Desk

Sure, you could spend nearly $5000 for a nicely constructed Steelcase Sit-to-Walkstation to keep in shape while putting in those butt-expanding hours behind the keyboard. But if you already have a t...

TechnoGym Kinesis Small Space Home Gyms

Our friends over at SocialWorkout.com highlighted the TechnoGym, a small space home gym system which uses cable resistance to improve endurance, balance, strength and flexibility (sort of a vertical...

Stress Relief Beating Heart Pillow

We've seen a few pillows with tech-based insides before. Though most of them look like some sort of space age, un-snuggly contraption, as opposed to this cuddly pillow meant to reduce stress. This ...

Video Game Controller Massages Your SO While You Play

Got that latest game that you've been itching to try, but feel a bit strange hogging the HDTV for hours upon hours? Well Massage Me will help you massage your significant other while you mush those bu...

Mandometer Helps You Slow Down Your Eating

The Mandometer Clinic has developed a tech tool to help fast eaters (a group which we admit we belong to) slow down to slim up. The Mandometer was developed to help those afflicted with eating disorde...

You Can Have All of Your Eggs Food In One Basket

Steaming food can be tricky sometimes &mdash there's usually a very fine line between perfectly cooked and over cooked. Steaming is a healthy alternative in the cooking realm and some people wish i...

DryGuy: Keep Your Guys Dry

By 'guys' we mean hands and feet. It's the middle of winter and there are plenty of us that live in parts of the world that get dangerously cold and we need a little extra protection. ...

Green with Envy: Alen Paralda HEPA Air Purifier

It may look like it's a container for Nickelodeon Slime, but it's actually a Hepa Air Purifier. We've seen plenty on Unplggd, but this one looks like it could really do some damage (against allerge...

Philips Activa MP3 Player Provides Workout Feedback

We're now several weeks into our half-marathon training, nearing the halfway point in distance. But besides a blinking LED light and a 1st generation iPod shuffle, we're pretty old school in our train...

Big in Japan -- Baby Simulator

Forget flower sacks and eggs, the new way to teach kids (and adults) about the responsibilities of parenthood is with a robotic baby simulator. Creeeeeepy!...

Watch Less TV, Weigh Less Without Doing Much Else

Here's an interesting study reported by the NY Times relevant to a time when plenty of us settle in front of the television with more regularity. Researchers at the University of Vermont wanted to see...

Laboratory 424 Wall Clip Helps Organize Your Gaming Setup

Here's a way to get all your gaming peripherals in order and off the floor, reducing clutter with a simple wall hook designed to work with a myriad of controls from just about every modern console. ...

Storing a Hair Dryer with Strip of Ribbon and a Hook

Hair dryers are one of those things that we just never know how to store. It always ends up being the cumbersome item under the sink that gets thrown on top of the rolls of toilet paper, box of tampo...

Dancepants Kinetic Music Player Powered By Movement

Technology, sport and fashion come altogether in this interesting concept which relies upon the user's own motion to keep the MP3 player powered and operating. Slow down too much and your techno upb...

Go-Mini My Little Steamer by Joy Mangano

If you plan on traveling this Christmas season and plan to wear some fancy pressed clothes, do it wrinkle-free and in style by packing one of these cute little portable steamers by Joy Mangano....

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