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Sleep smart in the Hi-Can media bed

September 12, 2008, 2:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Home Entertainment Tags: bedroom, Hi-Can, home, Home Entertainment, prototype, smart bed

Have trouble getting up in the morning? No need to with a smart bed. Built into the Hi-Can (high canopy) is a drop down screen showing a projected image that allows you to surf the web, or just watch a film in surround sound.

Electrolux Flatshare fridge designed for squabbling students

September 11, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Prototypes Tags: Design Lab 08, Electrolux, Flatshare Fridge, home, kitchen

The annual Electrolux Design Lab never fails to amaze us with either staggeringly useful or very silly concepts for the home. This modular fridge, designed to keep each student’s baked beans completely separate falls into the former category.

Build your TV table from giant Lego Lunablocks

September 10, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under HDTV Tags: furniture, home, lego, Lunablocks, TV stand

Lunablocks are exactly like giant Perspex Lego bricks, so you could build anything you like, but a TV stand for your designer telly is a good place to start. You’ll need quite a few more Lunablocks for a castle!

LG’s Steam Direct washing machine does disco

September 9, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill 2 comments

Filed under Eco Tags: Eco, eco-chic, home, laundry, LG, Steam Direct, Washing Machine

To showcase its new ‘eco-chic’ line, LG commissioned designer NellyRodi to bling up its latest planet-friendly 9kg Steam Direct washing machine at the Maison et Object show in Paris. It looks like a giant disco ball!

Playful Pea speakers for you iPod

September 8, 2008, 2:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Wireless Tags: home, iPod hi-fi, Pea Speakers, Wi-Fi

Play the seven pea speakers in their pod, or roll them around your room for instant surround sound. Each contains its own drivers and Bluetooth connectivity, so they all sing from the same iPod.

Gorenje and Apple introduce the iPod-controlled kitchen

September 8, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill 4 comments

Filed under Networking Tags: dridge, Gorenje, home, iGorenje, kitchen, Networking, Washing Machine, Wi-Fi

If you thought the Made For iPod fridge was a novel idea, how about the iGorenje washing machine and oven that can be controlled remotely from your iPod? Thanks to a piece of free software, your iPod Touch or iPhone could be a remote control for your kitchen.

Jura Signature serves coffee in skintight leather

September 5, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: coffee maker, home, Jura, kitchen, Sugnature

The Signature coffee maker has donned tight fitting leathers for its latest limited edition outing and it’s joined on stage by four other special editions. One encrusted in Swarovski crystals and another clad in real wood.

iRobot Roomba Pet Series: A fur fighter’s best friend

September 4, 2008, 2:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Gadgets Tags: 562 Pet Series, cleaning, floorcare, home, irobot, roomba

The latest robot vacuum cleaner from iRobot could soon become man’s best friend. Roomba is obedient, cleaning up whenever programmed to, has a glossy black coat, always finds his way back to his charging bay and in his 562 Pet Series edition, Roomba can clean up the hair shed by your other pets.