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Teach Your Old House Some New Tricks : The Nest Learning Thermostat

The Nest Thermostat can be a hot (or cool) new member of your family as it adapts to your schedule, saves you money, and looks good doing it.

Animal Obsession: The Diva Ostrich Table By IBride Design

Not everyone is in love with IBride's quirky furniture and portrait designs, but they should be.  IBride (translate - 'hybrid') designs add humor, self-awareness, and function to any decor, and the Diva Wall Table, is no exception - the subject of this animal obsession being the ostrich. 

PVC Wentworth Miracle Vases Make Vase Storage A Snap

Vases are pretty, but they take up a lot of room and if you don’t have fresh flowers around very often it can be annoying to have to store vases for a few random occasions. Wentworth Miracle Vases are made from durable PVC and are completely flat when unfilled.

The Architec Recipe Rock Keeps Loose Recipes Out Of The Way Of Spills

The Architec Recipe Rock is a sleek and clever kitchen gadget that keeps your loose recipes off the counter and upright so they can be easily read and are out of the way of most spills.

iPhone Ashtray Is One Smoking Hot Smartphone!

The so-called i-Ashtray from Japan's Village Vanguard isn't all that smart as smartphones go but at least it never needs recharging. As for its owners, mistaking your i-Ashtray for your iPhone or vice versa will just make you look dumb.

The Baby Mop Lets Your Baby Do The Mopping

Is your baby getting lazy - just lying around eating and sleeping all day? Sure, he’s only a few months old, but the constant freeloading can get on your nerves after a while. The baby mop transforms your adorable (but rather inefficient) little bundle into a valuable cleaning tool.

Warm The Floor With A RugBuddy, Under Rug Space Heater

Since heat rises one of the coldest parts of your home each winter can be the floor. Now it doesn't have to be with a space heater the lays out on the floor under an area rug. It will keep you and the family toasty warms from the feet up. It's a great addition to a chilly room where the children or grandchildren play.

Cute “Cooffee” Cup & Saucer Combo Cheers Up Your Morning

The “Cooffee” cup & saucer combo by Tokyo-based and Finnish-inspired design house Minä Perhonen evokes the perky personality of a bobbing bird while cleverly containing your morning cuppa java.

Bullet Train Digital Thermometers Track Your Child's Fever

Bullet Train digital thermometers evoke the look of Japan's iconic Shinkansen high-speed trains at the front while their opposite ends are soft and flexible to keep sick children safe.

Smokeless Ashtrays: Do They Work And Which Is Best - Product Review

The concept of the smokeless ashtray has been around for at least 30 years.  Have the past three decades shown any design improvements?  And more importantly--do they work?