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Chinese lanterns go solar powered

June 13, 2008, 10:40 am by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: Eco, Firebox, home, lighting, Solar Lanterns

Ahhh, how traditional. Actually, these paper lanterns are fitted with solar panels and microchip-controlled LEDs instead of candles so they can charge in the day and twinkle at night.

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A Stellar TV stand from OmniMount

June 12, 2008, 3:15 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV Tags: furniture, home, OmniMount, Stellar G3FP-M, TV rack

Got a new flatscreen telly and can’t choose between a stand and wall bracket? Stellar is the latest piece of AV furniture from OmniMount that combines the best of both worlds.

F21 Flat Panel TV goes 1950’s retro in wood

June 12, 2008, 2:40 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Retro Tags: F21 Flat Panel TV, home, Joe Wilkerson, Retro, television

If you missed the days when electronics looked more like antique furniture then this vintage-style 42-inch plasma TV is a confusing history lesson for you.

Dicing with Dyson’s prototypes

June 12, 2008, 11:00 am by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: Cooking, Dyson, Eco, Hob, home, kitchen, prototype

The floorcare industry is not enough! It looks from this prototype, thrown up by this year’s Dyson Awards, like Mr Dyson is setting his sites on the kitchen next. Look out Hotpoint!

Be shaken and stirred by the Waring Pro Martini Maker

June 11, 2008, 5:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: drinking, home, kitchen, Martini Maker, Waring Professional

Forget invisible Aston Martins, this is the gadget James Bond was always hoping Q would invent. Just press ‘shake’ or ‘stir’ for the perfect Martini.

Torn Lights rip up the room

June 11, 2008, 1:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: Billy May, decorating, DIY, home, lighting, Torn Lights

Ever felt like tearing down the walls Pink Floyd-style to let some more light into your room? Well, Torn Lights uses LEDs to give you the illusion of a tear in the wall without actually smashing anything up.

Morphy’s Food Fusion unites your breakfast gadgets

June 11, 2008, 10:40 am by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: breakfast, coffee, Cooking, Fusion Collection, home, kitchen, Morphy Richards

Welcome gadgeteers, to the breakfast club! You can now Boil, Brew and Toast your way through Morphy Richard’s silvery Food Fusion Breakfast Collection in true tech style and without selling the kids to afford it.

Intensia: the B&O of home automation

June 10, 2008, 4:47 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Networking Tags: control panel, home, home automation, Intensia, USD

Controlling your lighting, air con, music, curtains etc from a single wall panel like some kind of James Bond villain is what home automation is all about and Intensia is doing it in style. You can even watch your CCTV on its own LCD screen.