Aug 15, 2010

Here at the Gadget Grill we have our very own studio Slinky. It’s house trained and well behaved, and very affectionate. We all love it. But we often find that we’re just too busy to give it the regular exercise that a good Slinky needs, and that’s where the Slink-O-Matic comes into play. This nifty device can sit in the corner somewhere, and...

Aug 15, 2010

This is a neat concept: a disposable, cardboard trolley. Comprised of cardboard wheels and a handle, you attach the various pieces of this trolley to the box of great stuff you’ve just bought at Ikea, and you can now just wheel your booty back to your car, or maybe all the way home.

Aug 8, 2010

From the Kickbee website: “The Kickbee is a device that updates Twitter when a baby kicks its mother from the womb.” Yes, that’s right, let the world know when your unborn baby kicks you. Why would you bother> Who would follow these tweets? Like, “kick”. “Kick”. “Kick” …. I really cannot see the tweets...

Jul 18, 2010

Under the heading of “Cute, but essentially without merit”, comes the USB Mail Box Friends Alert, from Brando. Compatible with most common social networking sites, this is a usb stick that also monitors your email, and it tells you when new email (or contact) arrives, with a soft light, and a sound. My guess is that the sound will be totally...

Jul 4, 2010

The heading says it all. Hiromi Ozaki has put together a device that, apparently, dispenses blood and simulates abdominal cramping, so that men can feel what menstruation feels like. There’s no word on whether women have confirmed how accurate this machine is in its simulation, but in all honesty, I’m having a lot of trouble trying to think of any...