It’s a formidable eco-weapon in the fight against household grime. Tooled up with one of these bad boys you can blast mildew, grease and scum into next week - or clean the car - without using any chemicals, just tap water.

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Instead of being rudely awakened by a blaring alarm, the Silence alarm clock gently rouses you from slumber with a wireless vibrating rubber ring. Just shake your ring finger to snooze.

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Batteries not included – or needed. Amazingly, this simple clock will run forever on salt water alone. It gets all the electrons it needs from the solution, so all you need to do is top it up once in a while.

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Each one of these mini hot plates has its own heating coil, so you can daisy-chain them together on the table and grill, boil or fry the food right in front of your dinner guests.

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Just like Apple, Miele has deemed buttons and switches yesterday’s technology and plumped for an iPhone 3G-style multi-touchscreen interface instead. Slide into the gesture-controlled kitchen of tomorrow…

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The flat-packed furniture business has been so good to Ikea that it’s pouring 50m Euros into GreenTech projects that will prioritise the stocking of solar panels and other eco products.

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Instead of being rudely awoken by the infernal bleeping of an alarm, how about being gently roused by the smell of fresh bread, or filtered coffee? The Osim Nioi makes no sound, emitting a choice of fragrances at the desired time instead.

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Even if you don’t have a real Lambo parked menacingly on your drive, you could still be tooling up with a complete 14-piece Tonino Lambourghini power tool range and steel cabinet for free, courtesy of Amazon.

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