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Tapas plates

Juniper Foo | Dec 12, 2005

There's nothing like cool dining ware to grab you by the scruff of the neck and demand your attention. Like these Tapas Plates, inspired by the Spanish tapas tradition. Not that you can't find similar ones at less pricey figures, if you shop really hard. However, these delectably dishy plates are just perfectly sized to sit atop wine glasses. Now you can have your own tapas shindig and play Il Divo out loud. Yum.

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Price: Set of 4 Acacia Wood at US$19.99, set of Set of 4 Multi-Border Glass at US$24.95
Availability: See Sur La Table
Device: Tapas plates
Basic specs: 4-inch diameter, fits any wine glass 2 to 3 inches in diameter

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RIDC-01 floorcleaning robot

Juniper Foo | Dec 07, 2005

At US$85,000, Tmsuk's glorified vacuum cleaner is almost as pricey as a Lexus or Audi in some parts of Asia. Not to mention that there's probably no secondhand market for this if you're having second thoughts. Showcased at the recent international robot fair in Tokyo, the 1.3m-tall cat-like bot can chat in Japanese and double as an information guide, thanks to a projector on its head that can display DVD movies and other data. For those who don't need a chatty maid, the iRobot Roomba makes an equally clean sweep without giving you too much lip or breaking the bank.

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Price: 10 million yen (US$85,000)
Availability: Upcoming, Japan
Device: Robot cleaner
Basic specs: Power source 24-volt DC Lithium-ion battery (100V AC power charger), 120 minutes maximum continuous operation time, independent two-wheel drive, 3kmh, Wi-Fi and cellphone enabled, speech recognition and synthetic-speech enabled in conversational Japanese, robot arms with 10 degree of freedom in three-axis, emergency stop and obstacle sensors, 1,300 × 700 × 960mm, 100kg