We can always count on the CES show to throw up some fascinating new gadgets and this year´s event has proved no exception. Among the array of exciting new devices on show in Las Vegas this time around is the Smart Lamp and Sleep Companion from a company called Holi. This is basically a coloured light that you can control using your smartphone. So why would you want something...
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Let’s face it; going to the bathroom can be pretty dull, can’t it? Unless you have got a TV, jukebox or PC in there or some other sort of entertainment you probably need to rely on the age old custom of taking a newspaper in with you. Ah, that is about to change if you decide to install a fish tank aquarium. There are a few different models around but if you want to...
If you are a big fan of gadgets and an equally big fan of your bed then you might be wondering why beds have traditionally been less than well represented in the world of gadgets. Well, that could about to change by the look of this amazing aquarium headboard. It was custom built be the people at Acrylic Tank Manufacturers and costs over £7,000. But what’s a few thousand...
Some things in life just go well together, don’t they? Where would bread be without butter or hot dogs without mustard? However, every now and then we see a combination which makes us stop and think, and a tea making machine with a USB recharger is one of those. How Does It Work? Well, it makes tea and recharges USB devices obviously. As well as that there is an alarm...
British lighting company Mathmos recently announced the latest in its line of lava lamps, the Mathmos Smart Astro Color Changing LED Lava Lamp. As the inventor of the lava lamp, Mathmos has reinvented the Astro lamp, the first lava lamp introduced in 1963, with the new lighting device infused with technology we enjoy today. We’ve gotten hold of one for review and...
The humble smoke alarm is perhaps the most important gadget of any home or workplace; it is after all the first line of defence for one of the most destructive forces known to man – fire. The standard smoke alarm omits an audible sound to warn occupants, some even use visual warnings but there is only one on the market that sends text messages, aptly named fire text. The...
Corbielle in French means basket which is what this beautiful arrangement of wood creates, it’s quite possibly the most minimalistic, whacky and downright gorgeous waste-paper bin we have ever seen. Amaury Poudray was commissioned by design house Fabrica to create the bin which was showcased at the Garden at Home Exhibition last month in Milan. The whole system slots...