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Guess What This Product Is?
This sleek-looking product is designed to combat an organizational issue that has become more problematic as we introduce tech gadgets into our homes. It really looks nothing like its predecessor. Can you guess what it is?
Do You Hide Your Television?
While some people display their flatscreens proudly, others opt to hide the television behind a cabinet or panel. How's the television situation in your home?
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Garden Therapy: EasyBloom
Gardening and technology aren't mutually exclusive; in fact, tech tools can often help a garden to reach its full potential. One tool that I recently had the opportunity to try is the EasyBloom ($59.95). This wand-like tool is simply inserted into the soil where you want plants to grow.
Roundup: Retro Tech Accents
Before the general populace relied on key cards, laptops, iPhones, and cars to get through their busy days, such technological advancements as the typewriter, the skeleton key, and the bicycle were the height of fashion. Not only are these classic shapes superbly functional, they're also quite beautiful, which makes them the perfect inspiration for home accessories.
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You Make the Call: Is This a Green Home?
Whether or not it's really green, it certainly is beautiful. WIRED magazine has teamed up with LivingHomes, a company that builds green, prefabricated homes, to create WIRED Home, a house in LA that showcases green, sustainable technology.
The home was manufactured in the factory, reducing cost and construction waste.
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Cool Idea: Garage Door Façade
When architect Bill Peterson decided to renovate his 16-foot-wide brownstone in Manhattan's East Village, he was determined not to be drastically modern. He wanted to maintain some of the circa-1869 building's history, but at the same time, wanted to use new technologies. The result?
Nice and New: Dyson Air Multiplier Fan
For Dyson, innovation is a breeze. My favorite vacuum brand has just released a new fan, the Dyson Air Multiplier ($299.99-329.99), which is very unconventional. The fan uses a trademarked technology to draw in air and amplify it 15 times, producing an uninterrupted stream of air, instead of using the blades or grills we're accustomed to.
In the News: Grad Student Bakes Green Power in Pizza Oven
One of the main reasons that green power hasn't taken off is its high price tag, but Australian PhD candidate Nicole Kuepper may be changing that. This green-thinking student has discovered a way to produce solar cells using a pizza oven, nail polish, and ink jet printers.
According to the The Sydney Morning Herald:
Ms Kuepper realised a new approach would be needed if affordable cells were to be made on site in poorer countries: "What started off as a brainstorming session has resulted in the iJET cell concept that uses low-cost and low-temperature processes, such as ink-jet printing and pizza ovens, to manufacture solar cells."
Casa Verde: Pope Benedict Goes Solar
Still thinking about adding some renewable power to your home? Well, maybe this story will inspire you. Pope Benedict XVI recently installed photovoltaic solar panels in his home outside of Regensburg, Germany.
Cool Idea: An Easel as TV Stand
Since I don't watch much TV, updating my hefty idiot box to an ultra slim HD flatscreen is not very high on my list of priorities. But if I did own the latest and greatest in television technology, I would love to use an artist's easel as a stand, like this one featured in House Beautiful. Tech gadgets are always difficult to coordinate with décor, but that's especially true when your design scheme is earthy and traditional.
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