Hidden Wall Outlet Mini Wall Safe

First things first. Are you handy with a drill and saw or liable to leave gaping holes in your lovely wall trying to slot in this otherwise nifty hidden wall safe? The retailer clearly left that itty bit out. But if you're a regular DIY Dirty Dan, this ordinary-looking socket is the last place a thief will look to for hidden valuables. That said, it's not going to be a huge loss since this mini safe will be a tight squeeze for anything larger than a wad of cash.

Via Fosfor Gadgets

Price: US$9.95
Availability: Check it out here
Device: Mini safe
Basic specs: N.A.

Ozone-using washer/dryer

This one here's for our home appliance-challenged reviewer. Sanyo's ozone-thirsty washer/dryer joins the league of domestic gadgets that boldly go where none has gone before, from Mitsubishi's vitamin-boosting fridge to a singing microwave oven. The AQUA AWD-AQ1 lays claim as the world's first home drum-type washer/dryer to use ozone for disinfecting, deodorizing and reducing water consumption. From what we can understand, it jets ozoniferous air sans water to clothes in the drum, taking about 30 minutes to resolve the smell and germs and return these to the air. It will also recycle water it uses for rinsing by disinfecting this again with ozone. All part of the company's Think GAIA vision, which gets our vote since this planet's all we got.

Get a good look here

Via Japan Today

Price: 262,500 yen (US$2,200)
Availability: More information here
Device: Washer/dryer
Basic specs: 9kg for washing, 6kg for drying, choice of pearl white or metallic brown

T@B

A dollhouse on wheels? This very compact campervan may just be the closest thing, though it gets away with looking cool enough to turn cubicle Dilberts into converts of the Great Outdoors. What's more, this motorhome sports an @ in its name which simply calls out to our inner geek. Too bad camping isn't the done thing in Asia. But just for larks, the T@B is lightweight enough to hook to the back of any car, yet large enough to feel like your own movable room. Now that's global roaming in style.

See the setup | front view | clamshell side | More images here

Price: N.A.
Availability: See Web site
Device: Travel trailer
Basic specs: Fully laminated AluFiber skin over foam insulation, double pane, tinted, poly windows top hinged for venting, rollaway screens and privacy shades, in Jolt Grey, Orange Krush, Mellow Yellow or Cherry Red exterior trim colors, Al-KO Kober ultra-light frame, rubber torsion, independent suspension axles, surge brake coupler, parking brake, easy-up tongue jack, four corner stabilizer jacks, exterior height of 7ft 7 in, interior height 5ft 9in

Hula Chair

Ready to shake your booty? Well, if you're looking for alternatives to doing that thang on the iGallop, check out the Hula Chair which, well, hulas. Just park your behind on the circular seat, select one of the nine gyrating speeds from the armrest controller, and it's time to rumba your lumbar. There're even obverse and reverse directions within the confines of the chair. Hopefully, it's one size fits all butts.

See front view | in use | Joba Horseriding Exercise Machine

Via Red Ferret

Price: As per retailer
Availability: Check Web site
Device: Exercise chair
Basic specs: N.A.

Liquid-crystal glasses

Here's the long and the short of it. Thanks to a team of researchers in Arizona, it's bye bye soon to headache-causing bifocals, which are essentially two lenses in one that are so often disorienting to use. What lies ahead are liquid-crystal eyeglasses that can automatically change focus depending on the line of sight of the wearer. In scientific terms, a layer of liquid crystal is sandwiched between two layers of glass containing a circular array of transparent electrodes. The electrodes are activated by an electrical field that causes the liquid crystal to reorient within less than a second into rings, focusing light to pass through the lens in a certain way. If being four-eyed ain't your thing, there's always Lasik for the vain pots.

Via CNET News.com

Price: N.A.
Availability: Prototype
Device: Bifocals
Basic specs: N.A.

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