Giant HD telly? Check. Top movie ready to slot into the entertainment device of your choosing? Check. Popcorn? Eh, no. What is an evening watching a Hollywood blockbuster without popcorn? Why, it is akin to a game of footer without the ruddy ball old chap. Better get yourself a Premier Popcorn Maker then. Design This is actually rather stylish. It is made of stainless steel and the dimensions measure in at 201 x 142 x 272mm. It weighs 1.2kg and might look quite good in your kitchen, as well as feeding your insane popcorn habit. What does...
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Some gadgets are for the masses and some are for a group of people. Peanut butter could be described in this way too which is why this peanut butter maker is probably best suited to those of you who actually like peanut butter (sounds obvious I know). Design The peanut butter maker comprises of a red base unit with a transparent peanut holder. It is not a design classic but it is a fairly compact size at 86 x 157 x 254m. It weighs just over a kilo when not laden with nuts, so it is light enough to tuck out of site when needed. The Peanut...
Sometimes a few guests come round unexpectedly and you have to give them either a cold red wine or a warm white one because there is no time to either warm or cool the bottle. Now that can oftern ruin the evening before it has even began, thankfully we have found a gadget that may help solve this problem. The NSessity wine bottle warmer and cooler. Design As wine bottle cooler/warmers go the NScessity Single Wine Bottle Cooler/Warmer is quite robust; a sturdy black base type of thing which looks as though it could take a few knocks and...
Anybody that truly loves their morning cup of coffee has probably endured the varied ways in which travel mugs just don’t work. Whether it’s a second rate non-spill lid that spews coffee forth at every given opportunity or the insulated layer that ensures your coffee remains too hot to drink until several days later, the average travel mug is usually consigned to being denizens of the back of the cupboard or the storage box in the shed. The Brugo travel coffee mug aims to redress the balance and provide coffee lovers (or tea...
That first cup of morning coffee is critical to the performance of many of us. Drink it late and it can ruin your day, miss it out completely and you might as well have stayed in bed until tomorrow. The problem is, until you’ve had the first mugfull you’ve probably not got the energy levels that you might need – fortunately, the Plain Lazy Mug will take a lot of the effort out of your morning coffee by stirring it for you; no need to lift a teaspoon. Unfortunately you do still have to add the coffee, milk, and sugar yourself...
I remember passing many happy lunchtimes kicking a can around the streets of my home town, playing hopscotch and being careful not to let the ice cold Slush Puppie dribble from its cardboard cup onto my short-trousered legs. The boss always gave me into trouble when I arrived back at the office with scuffed shoes but it was worth it. Now you too can relieve those lazy, hazy days when the highlight of the day was a slushy drunk. Design The word is retro. If you love 1950s style gadgets then you will adore this little beauty. To my eye...
Coffee making machines have been with for a long time but few have been as attractive or as quick and simple to use as the KRUPs KP210640 Red Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine. You can make a variety of coffee related drinks such as latte macchiato, cappuccino and espresso, as well our old winter time friend hot chocolate. Design The little red machine looks so achingly trendy that even if you don’t like coffee you might find yourself tempted to buy one. It is 330mm high, 315mm long and 214mm wide, weighs just over 3 kilos and is very use...
With the summer fast approaching and strawberry season tied into the Wimbledon competition, the arrival of the Stem Gem strawberry-beheading gadget will be music to the ears of many fruit fans and caterers alike. Developed by Fire Box, the Stem Gem is a minor marvel that quickly snips off the annoying green bit from the top of your favourite strawberries without coming away with much of the succulent fruit itself. The Stem Gem has a stainless steel three-pronged pincer at one end and a rubbery button at the other. Pressing the button causes...
A brand new cooker designed by manufacturer Electrolux has been showcased in a concept video, with the device having the ability to make frying pans and woks a thing of the past. Electrolux says that it will not be turning its Heart of the Home gadget into a reality quite yet. In fact it believes that most consumers will have to wait about 40 years to see one in their own homes. The device itself is an all-in-one cooking solution, consisting of a single malleable surface that responds to the user’s touch commands. You should be able...
You’ve got to either really love your wine, or simply have to have every conceivable digital gadget on the market, to want a device that will precisely cool any bottle to the perfect temperature dependent on the type of wine. Well, if you fall into either of the above categories, then you’ll be pleased to hear that IWOOT has just that very product at a not entirely unreasonable £69.95(!). The Intelligent Wine Cooler negates the need to alter the fridge settings just to get one bottle of wine to the right temperature. It also...