Household Tech Category - Page 45

Whilst invariably not especially something to get particularly excited about, universal remotes are nether the less becoming increasingly invaluable in an age where our coffee tables are littered with numerous devices and, when it comes to universal remotes, few – with the complete exception of the utterly glorious Bang & [...]

Following on from the frankly ludicrous R2D2 Soy Sauce Bottle, the not so quite as ludicrous (and actually quite cool) animated R2D2 USB Hub and the not at all ludicrous (and absolutely stunning) R2D2 Radio Controlled iPod Docking Projection Unit we simply couldn’t pass up on adding to our R2D2 [...]

As far as aesthetics go, Cygnett’s new GrooveNeo iPhone/iPod Speaker & Digital Alarm Clock Dock all too evidently takes a minimalist approach and, certainly as far as we are concerned, this is no bad thing as the Cygnett GrooveNeo iPod/iPhone docking station cuts a decidedly fine figure with its striking [...]

Digital Foci have released their new, 640×480 resolution 5.7” Image Moments 6 IMT-063 ‘Executive’ Digital Photo Frame which, in sporting an impressive 140 pixels per inch, is billed as being ‘the highest pixel density digital photo frame on the market’.

As of this Friday, if you happen to live in Japan you’ll be able to rent robotic Hybrid Assistive Limbs (HALs) – in particular, robotic assistive legs – from a Tokyo based company called Cyberdyne which have been designed to help partially paralysed people, the elderly or those with energy [...]

Developed by Ivonne Dippmann, the i-Sleep pillow works in unison with your laptop and could transpire to be an indispensable travel gadget for those needing a little shut-eye whilst jet-setting to their next business appointment, allowing them to arrive at their destination suitably refreshed and ready to cut a deal.

Following on from the news of Astak’s new Mentor EZ Reader, Sony have taken the wraps off their latest Reader, the ‘next-generation’ Sony PRS-700, which is one of the first (e-Book) Readers to bring together e-Ink technology with a touchscreen display interface allowing for fingertip based gesture control – facilitating [...]

It doesn’t matter how I look at Adam Scott’s rather sci-fi styled X Sting Wish Commercial Fire Extinguisher concept, there’s just something about it that puts me in mind of Doom weaponry and, let’s be honest here, when you consider the somewhat humdrum nature of fire extinguisher design in general, [...]

We tend to spend hours picking the most chic technological items for our home but hardly stir up a fuss for our garden equipment – preferring to simply get something that “works”. Well, now you can get something gorgeous that works for you (in theory of course seeing as it [...]

MotoArt, who are, it has to be said, no strangers to TFTS, having already appeared on the site on a number of occasions (namely, the B-52 Stratofortress Ejector Seat Office Chair, the rather kniky Mile High Bed, the Boeing 747 Engine Cowling Reception Desk and the Mach 1 Coffee Table) [...]