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The Alternative Clothes Cleaner replaces washer and dryer

By Abby McVay on Monday, Jul 7th 2008 No Comments

Washing machine concepts are rarely anything to get excited over, on occasion there have been some cool designs that would be great for the environment. This new concept will make it possible to hide your laundry in plain site.

Harsha Vardhan R Alternative Clothes Cleaner

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Fisher & Paykel’s Intuitive Eco washer

By Abby McVay on Thursday, Jul 3rd 2008 No Comments

If you’re on the lookout for ways to make your home more eco-friendly, this washer is a nice convenient way to do it. It doesn’t cause you to do any extra work than you normally would, but still uses less water and energy.

eco friendly washer

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The Jot Dry-Erase Refrigerator

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, Jul 1st 2008 1 Comment

Jot dry-erase board If you have issues with your kids drawing on the walls, you might pick up on of these Jot Dry-Erase refrigerators. Which allows for them to draw to their heart’s content without doing any permanent damage.

About a year ago I wrote up a similar fridge, however, it was sadly only sold in Brazil. This one is actually available here in the US.

It is being sold for $549, just make sure the munchkins don’t wander off and make all of your other appliances pretty colors. The best part is that if you look closely at the photo, the little girl is writing on the fridge “I will not write on the wall.”

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Energy efficient washing machine uses only one cup of water

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, Jun 10th 2008 No Comments

Washing machines are typically anything but exciting or even all that interesting. However, this design conserves so much water and energy that it is definitely worth a look or two.

Washing Machine

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The Overall Health Balance Scale gives a more complex analysis of your weight

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, Apr 29th 2008 No Comments

At some point scales just become way too complicated and give entirely too much information. I mean really, I am well aware that I am scrawny yet out of shape. I don’t need a machine to tell me exactly how much fat I have down to the last millimeter (yes it actually does that).

complicated scale

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Coway Megasonic SWV-08AM dish cleaner looks fashionable

By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Apr 16th 2008 No Comments

I am not entirely sure how this thing works, but apparently the gist of it is soap-less dish washing. Somehow it uses sonic waves of water to remove even the deepest particles of dirt without the slightest amount of soap necessary.

cleaner

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The Crystal-Encrusted Toaster – expensive way to toast bread

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, Apr 8th 2008 No Comments

For those with expensive tastes when it comes to kitchen gadgets, you’ll love this Crystal-Encrusted Toaster from Neiman Marcus. I have on occasion looked at a $50 vintage style toaster and drooled a bit, knowing I have a perfectly good toaster at home.

crystal encrusted toaster with swarvoski crystals

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The Toast One Toaster Concept – Keeps your fingers safe from burn

By Abby McVay on Thursday, Apr 3rd 2008 No Comments

If you have a tendency to burn your fingers on the toaster you might need a slightly safer version to go with. You might even be worried about little fingers attempting to snag their poptart out. Well this toaster keeps that situation in mind and has added a small twist to their design.

toaster concept

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The Zuse Toaster – for pixelated toast

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, Apr 2nd 2008 No Comments

zuse toaster If you get tired of waking up every morning to dull blank toast this toaster might be just the way to spruce up your routine. It works much like a dot matrix printer and burns 12 x 12 pixel images onto your bread.

It can be programmed to use random patterns or even better, it can use a bit of your own designs. Which means you can get those creative juices going first thing in the morning.
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The tiny vacuum cleaner to save a bit of energy

By Abby McVay on Monday, Mar 31st 2008 No Comments

If you’re living in a smaller apartment or even a carpeted dorm room it’s not really necessary to own a full size vacuum. They both use a ton of energy and take up way too much storage room, Morphy Richards has created a smaller alternative for those small spaces.