A bed fan to snuggle up to

With Earth Day 2008 just past (April 22), here's a gizmo to help you reduce your carbon footprint somewhat; the key word being "somewhat" since this still sucks power. However, for those of us in the humid tropics who can't do without air-conditioning, the Bed Fan (US$79.95) sounds like a decent proposal to give up your AC unit. That is if you don't mind a rack-like contraption poking its head between your sheets. Believe us, there are less desirable things snuggling under your Sheridan.

At least this one hits the hot spot with a cool breeze that "travels between your top sheet and bottom sheet and bathes sleepers in a stream of cool, comforting air". Airflow volume can be controlled via a separate speed-control dial that can be placed on your side table or under the pillow, letting you create your own microclimate. Better yet, with rising utilities costs raising temperatures in homes, the more energy-efficient Bed Fan could well stem that bleeding household budget nicely!

Via New Launches | Photo credit: Brooke Stone

Arm wrestling + Tetris = Tresling

First, the movie. Now, the arena? This one, however, is more real than reel since there's even an official Web site with video to promote the idea of Tresling, a game combining arm wrestling with a board game setup and the puzzle game Tetris. Lockjaw concentration and grunts optional. To play, each hook, toproll and press equates to a turn of a block. Clearly, wimps need not apply, since failure to maintain your position will send your blocks tumbling all over the place. Talk about a bashup of a mashup.

Via Engadget | Photo credit: TomGerhardt.com

Take back your yard like Dirty Harry

Let's say you have a backyard rodent issue. A big one. So big that you can't watch Caddyshack anymore without getting a tic.

The Mega-Sonic Scatter-Cat device supposedly "repels dog, cats, squirrels and other nuisance animals without harming them", according to Pocket-lint, using sonic and ultrasonic waves instead of buckshot. But who are we kidding here? Rather than something like the passively situated Solar Chaser, the real reason to get one of these is to pretend you're aiming Harry Callahan's .44-magnum at the dastardly four-legged vermin up to 65ft away.

In a perfect world, perhaps this technology will be developed for bi-pedal pests as well.

Via Crave CNET

First watch crams in Windows Mobile 5

Despite the best efforts of many industrious Chinese startups, multifunctional wristwatches are still far from commonplace--whether they provide music, video, phone service, or all of the above. But no market (or device) is too small for the ubiquity of Windows operating systems.

Epoq, which has already had a video watch on the market for some time, has developed what is believed to be the first wristwatch running Windows Mobile 5. Its EGP-WP98B claims to have an OLED touchscreen, 1.28GB of memory, Wi-Fi networking, Bluetooth, VoIP support, and--get this--handwriting recognition. And a faux alligator wristband, of course. But as Mobile Magazine says, it might be a tad difficult to get full use out of Windows on a 1.4-inch display.

Via Crave CNET | Picture credit: Mobile Magazine

Foosball as object of desire

Its makers call it "The Beautiful Game", and that's no idle boast. 11 embraces the epitome of European chic, with Netherlands-based GRO design and TIM model contributing their designer flair toward this highly sculpted project. The result: A foosball table that's just too pretty for competitive play, not to mention the amount of elbow grease needed to keep those chrome and brass players polished in high shine (and there are 22 of those fellas).

But for those who fancy one as an object d'art just because no one else has it/you have too much money, you should be able to order one at the site eventually. For now, it's making the rounds at the Milan Design Week which ends April 21.

Via Cubeme | Photo credit: 11

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