Apartment Therapy Tagged: UV

HoMedics Restore Water Purification

Many of our friends have ditched bottled water and have moved over to pitcher filtration or reverse osmosis systems to get their fix of agua, filling up their oh-so-stylish SIGG or Kleen Kanteen bottl...

Solar Powered UV Onion Lamp

This new design by Shanghai design student Yun Li is a unique take on a solar powered lamp. The layered device absorbs solar power during the day, then gives it off when the device is separated in ...

KGB Lamp Reveals Secret Messages

Designed for the IDII exhibition in Salone del Mobile, the KGB Lamp would make one really great solution for parents who want their kids to have the freedom to "express themselves", but without the me...

Garbage Bin From the Future: Keeps Smells Away

We don't really like garbage bins. They end up being smelly and leaky most of the time. You have to clean the garbage can out so many times that it gets annoying in the end. Plus, the smells can be gh...

10 Preventive Tech Solutions for the Swine Flu Germaphobe

click for more picsYou can reasonably lay out the facts about the Swine Flu, point out 76% of swine flu contractors tested had antibody evidence of swine flu infection without serious illness. Rationa...

No Need For a Tanning Bed Anymore...

This might be more applicable to the summer months when everyone's not buried under mountains of snow, but here it goes: Everyday, you make the unconscious (or maybe conscious) choice to sit inside an...

Re(al)view: iZap Toothbrush, Clean UV Revolution

Most sheeple don't realize that their toothbrushes are not immune to germs and filth. They wax on to waiters and waitresses about the little spots on their flatware and never think twice about sticki...

Five Germ Busting Home Gadgets

A few years back, Japanese peripheral maker came out with these M-ABUR series USB mice, specially resin coated to inhibit cooties growth from all the nasty germs on your fingers and hands. You can get...

Anti-allergy Bed Vacuum

Considering we spend a considerable percentage of our lives lying down in bed, one could assume making your bed as clean and allergen free would help overall health. One of the worst culprits for aggr...