doughnuts

Open and shut case for doughnuts

Doughnuts aren't typically the type of things one thinks too often about creating at home. Most every community has a doughnut shop nearby, and if it doesn't, then the next one over certainly will have one. Aside from the ubiquity of doughnut purveyors, the simple fact is one (or a dozen...) will usually suffice. But don't let all that stop you from whipping up a batch of five at home.

The Sunbeam FPSBDML920 Donut Maker is a bright-yellow countertop appliance that screams for attention. If the color doesn't grab you, the doughnut-shaped design will. The clamshell-type … Read more

Homer's dream machine

When I lived in Southern California, several of the Krispy Kremes in our area were kosher. This meant that my family was not denied the sticky sweet deliciousness that is the doughnut.

Here in Houston, we are not nearly so lucky.

Even if you have easy access to your local doughnut shop, doesn't that sometimes seem like an awful lot of effort to make to eat your favorite snack? Wouldn't it be better if you could just get the doughnuts to magically transport themselves to your kitchen?

Well, get yourself a Dough-Nu-Matic, and it's almost like magic. … Read more

Gadgettes 92: The Summer Weekend Entertainment Extravaganza Episode

Summer happens but once a year. Enjoy it. Here...we'll get you started on your path to summer fulfillment. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 92

A TV phone that Spongebob would appreciate http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9954140-1.html

Take to the seas, it’s barbecue time! http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9954596-1.html

Baja BBQ http://www.core77.com/blog/events/baja_bbq_9953.asp

Always be ready for battle with a squirt-gun coffee table http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/always_be_ready.php

Dutch claim world’s first solar speedboat http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9951260-1.html

The Dough-nu-matic: Homer Simpson … Read more

Buzz Out Loud 703: No doughnuts, no peace

If Flickr's not buying doughnuts for the world, then Tom's not buying. But he's in San Francisco, so he won't have to buy his own doughnut anyway. It's a doughnut paradox. Also, Psystar lays down the smack on Apple's Mac OS X EULA and really, we only care about one thing today: rocket racing. For real. Rockets. Racing. Awesome. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 703

Psystar: Apple's terms violate U.S. monopoly laws http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1685

Elusive 'Twitter ads' spotted in the wild http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9919041-36.html… Read more

'GPSMouse' tries to find itself

The mouse seems to be undergoing something of a midlife crisis, no longer satisfied with its traditional role on the desktop. While struggling to find its way, it's been experimenting with everything from phones and numeric pads to massages.

But Deluo's "GPSMouse" has at least integrated its expanded function without completely losing its original identity. In addition to working as a standard optical travel mouse, according to Slippery Brick, it converts into a GPS receiver with a switch underneath, using the same USB line for its connection to the computer. It's not the first GPS … Read more

iPod fitness machines: one less excuse

We almost couldn't bear to write this item because we're so sick of the image in the photo. We've spent more time staring down at the control panel of cardio machines like this than we can remember.

But Life Fitness, whose products we've become intimately familiar with, is taking a step that might lessen the agony at least slightly: It's adding touch screens that let you control your iPod without handling the device itself, according to I4U News. This may not sound like much but, if you're a regular at the gym, it could … Read more