April 24, 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Gadgettes 134: The Green fail episode

by Jason Howell
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During this week of everything green and earth friendly, we choose to shine a light (preferably compact fluorescent) on the ridiculous side of green gadgetry.

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EPISODE 134

Solar bra brings conservation closer to the heart

Squirrel light an eco-friendly form of rodent worship

Laser-etched laptop tray made from recyclable materials

Hitachi’s ‘green’ refrigerator turns out blue

Trivia: We spill a lot of gas on our lawnmowers

Pleo (robotic dinosaur) now extinct

Craft Fail (thanks Jeff!)

A propos (of) nothing
Foodista - a wiki for recipes

Golf Crap (Literal Edition)
Would you do poo? Yamaha’s methane-powered golf cart

Bling RX
i-Passion “”Crystal Gold”" 2GB USB flash drive with Swarovski crystals (thanks, Colleen!)

What the hell (green fail edition)?
Celebrate Earth day with a designer energy monitor from Wattson

Kill Me (What a Concept Edition)
Inflatable shower curtain curtails the long, hot stay under the spray

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Kelly,

Two of the patents are in use. The bumper dumper can be found here. The dog [and cat] scuba can be found here. I thought I remembered them from surfing the web and Goolgled them.
Bill
Temple City, Calif.
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Hi Girls (+Jason)

Following on from last weeks request for weird kitchen gadgets I felt I had to send you along the page for my recently purchased 3-in-1 pineapple corer which I am happy to confirm is the most awesome thing in the history of awesome things - although I now have several jugs of pineapple juice that I don’t know what to do with.

Other highlights from the Lakeland site include: Toaster Tongs allowing you to avoid that harrowing moment where you have to remove warm toast from the toaster and my personal favorite: the NurtriWeight scales: a brilliant invention which can tell you exactly in which way your next meal will contribute to your premature death.

All in all Lakeland plastics is the best site for ‘I never knew I needed that gadgets in the history of the world.

Love the Show

Adam in Scotland


Hi Gadgettes,
Here is a product to help with proper elimination.

Hamilton

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by HMFW April 29, 2009 8:15 PM PDT
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/01/ipod-music-powered-*****-cheap-thrills-for-the-ipod-owner-gak/
thought this would fit one of your segments.
Hans
wilmington NC
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