Hot feet

I have this special spot in my heart for the skymall catalogue (magazine available in your seat pocket on American flights that is of random gadgets)…I seriously would like to meet one of the buyers one day and hear what kid of ideas they reject because so far it looks like anyone with an idea can get their item listed in this catalogue shop in the sky.

The most recent gadget was intrigued with….Solafeet foot tanner -  because nothing is more embarrassing than tan lines on your feet and ankles (right, that’s way more embarrassing than taking off your shoes and tanning your feet in your office while using the world’s oldest desktop computer).

It can be yours for only $220

Other skymall finds - bug vacuum, trailer hitch hanging chair, truck antlers

WTF? Friday

Love this, in fact I think candy should be integrated into more toys…check out the size of those gumball machines!!

I was never allowed to get candy from coin operated machines as my Mom told me that squirrels and mice crawled up into the machines at night and ate the candy so there were rodent germs on all them.  It’s only now that I realise that rodents probably can’t open the flaps on those machines let alone squeeze their bodies up and lick all my candy….oh well, probably saved me from a few cavities.

Foosball table is available for the low low price of $1,500  – that’s a helluva lot of gumballs

WTF? Friday

I am a big fan of keeping dry in the rain and making kids look idiotic so you can see why I found this gadget so ingenious! I introduce UFO Cap umbrella…

You can’t tell me that if a kid walked by you wearing this you wouldn’t think WTF?

Don’t worry they are easy to store as well…although I can’t help but think this Instruction ‘Menual’ resembles a giant prophylactic. I swear, I can’t make this stuff up

A simple concept made very un-simple

I think I should get a job at the UK Milk board (if one exists) because I have yet another post about milk…that’s okay it is one of the biggest search terms that brings traffic to my wee little blog so milk, milk, milk (yes, I am an SEO specialist, can’t you tell).

Anyhoo remember my story about the milk bags and how Canada has been selling their milk in bags for years and that we put it in a  simple container, cut off the tip then Bob’s your Uncle (I actually DO have an uncle Bob).

While perusing the aisles at our local Sainsbury’s (a grocery chain like Waitrose but not as swanky and slickly marketed)  I noticed they also started offering milk in bags and was promoting the ‘jug it’ contraption to store and pour the milk from.

From the picture,  you can see that the jug has a top and inside some plasticy bits that presumably stick on the outside and whatnot…I am wondering though why they have made such a simple concept of pouring milk from a bag so complicated….there is a 9 step process on the jugit website.

I am seriously thinking of starting my own milk jug company and steal the tried and tested (and glaringly simple) Canadian concept.  I think I will call it Adrienne’s Jugs…that should make for some good PR don’t you think?

May attract cats

Loved this novelty item. You would figure you would get a few strange looks due to the size of the bags and the appearance of giant goldfish…you might also attract a few of the stray cats in the neighbourhood.

They are a wee bit pricey ($15.99) for something you literally throw away but they are biodegradable so what damage they do to your wallet they wont do to the earth.

They might lift the spirits of the Torontonians whom are in the midst of a month long garbage strike and are having to use local parks as temporary dump sites…yum.

Canned air conditioning

So today is bloody hot, one of those days where you sweat when sitting and doing nothing.  I don’t have a thermometer but I have to guess its about 200 degrees out with no sign of a breeze.  In the past I really haven’t been that bothered by the lack of air conditioning but today I would give my (sweaty) left arm for a 5 minute stint in a very cold room.

I do however have some relief in the form of an instant cooling body spray called Magicool (yes, I know, brilliantly stupid name). I bought it last year for some unknown reason as it wasn’t that hot but I remember it was on sale and it is kind of like a gadget so I liked it.  I actually forgot I had it until I saw the hubby trying to cool off by spraying himself with the canned air you clean your computer keyboard with.

My favourite bit is their absolutely horrendous, low budget, badly dubbed commercial…I think though because it was so bad that is why I remembered it and eventually bought it….today, I am happy I did. It’s cheaper than air conditioning and seems to do the job….however I fear I might go through the entire can today, should be okay though as they are calling for rain tomorrow.

Click here to see the horrible amazing advert

D’oh you made a wrong turn

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Seriously, this is my favourite news story of the day…Homer Simpson narrating my GPS?  Amazing.  I hope he ad libs a bit throwing in some gems like these…

When you turn on the GPS - Alright Brain, you don’t like me, and I don’t like you. But lets just do this, and I can get back to killing you with beer.
After taking a wrong turn – If at first you don’t succeed, give up.
Following an accident - Operator! Give me the number for 911!
When heading home from the pub -  Well, it’s 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids
When the batteries die - Homer no function beer well without.

Love it!

See the light

I am not sure where my obsession with hand dryers has come from but I couldn’t resist snapping a picture of this one (in a McDonald’s…it was hot, we needed a Sundae).

It looks normal but once you stick your hands under it this blue glow appears on your hands while they dry. Apparently the UV light has been shown to kill any leftover bacteria from when you dried your hands…my hubby thought it just helped show where the air stream was – yeah, cause most people get confused with that.

I am unable to say whether it worked on the germs but it didn’t even start remove the caramel sauce all over my hands.

Baby gadgets

So since it seems like a fairly fertile year for many of my friends, I thought a baby related gadget blog might be in order.  I saw most of these on TV the other morning and drooled over the ingenuity of every single one!

Sock Ons -http://www.sockons.co.uk/

Wee little elasticy thingy that goes over a baby’s socks to keep them on…wonder if they can make a boot version of these as we were following a kid in a buggy the other day that lost his welly and we had to chase after then to give it back…if he had a boot on, that wouldn’t have happened.

Baby Dam - http://www.babydam.co.uk/

Check it out…its a dam….for the bath!  Now you don’t have to waste all that water filling up the huge bath for a wee little baby (or a  blonde blogger named Adrienne who finds her tub at home too big and would benefit from this as well)

Stay put cutlery -http://www.funkymoose.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=790

How much do I love this…the bowl is suction cupped to the tray and the cutlery is on springy coils so they don’t fall to the ground.  I am sooo getting this for the hubby, he has dropped his fork on the floor twice this week and the food remnants nicely landed on our white couch – um yeah I realise this wouldn’t be as much of an issue if we ate at the kitchen table versus the coffee table but you can’t see the TV as well from the kitchen.

WTF? Friday

I love this thing…it was developed for the game boy (yes that monumental hand held game that weighed 5 lbs and was the size of a brick) and I wish it was more readily available during my childhood as it would have made the lives better of  many doctors/dentists/nurses whom came in contact with me, better.  I have a bit of a fear of needles…or pain in general  so got Valium and nitrous oxide when I got my wisdom teeth out and request emla cream (a topical freezing cream) whenever I get blood drawn (yes, even at 30).

This spectacular gadget is called the Pedisedate and I dont’ think I can explain it better than their website does…

Once the child places it on his or her head and swings the snorkel down from its resting place atop the head, PediSedate transparently monitors respiratory function and distributes nitrous oxide, an anesthetic gas. The child comfortably becomes sedated while playing with a Nintendo Game Boy system or listening to music. This dramatically improves the hospital or dental experience for the child, parents and healthcare providers.

Can I get a ‘hell yeah’….well done inventor dudes, well done.

Source: Oh Gizmo