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This kitchen towel has a grip-friendly rubber print pattern that gives extra strength when for instance opening jars of relish. Folded, it can also be used as a trivet. The back unprinted and absorbing. Designed by Josephine Drakenberg it is SEK 125:- (about USD 20:-) on Nytta Design. Josephine Drakenberg is the designer behind the clever string-less kitchen apron that we have posted on earlier. The aprons are also available from Nytta Design at SEK 495:- (about USD 81:-) each.brbr

Birgitta Olsson of Färgelanda has been awarded the 2008 prize as the year’s Swedish female inventor. Her idea, the Spoldosan (approx. Flush-pod), has been developed into a product with great commercial promise. The flush-pod is meant to be used to rinse away stagnant warm water left in pipes, shower-heads and hoses, etc. By letting the water run through the Flush-pod into the drain, the amount of water vapor in the air is drastically reduced as is the risk of spreading the Legionella bacteria that causes Legionnaires disease.brbr

All cellphones rely heavily on their UI. Some are good, some barely OK, and some suck. But to a blind or visually impaired person this does not matter, since he or she can’t use the phone anyway. They would be happy with a phone without all the bells and whistles, as long as it is good for calling up friends and family. Now, apparently, Indian phone service provider Spice has recently showed a USD 20:- braille cellphone. Phone manufacturer Doro also has a cell phone model meant to facilitate for the elderly or visually impaired, but although it has a very simple UI, it does not use braille. Now our question is this; how hard could it be for Motorola, Nokia, Samsung or Sony-Ericson to add braille to the keyboard next time they re-design one of their phones?brbr

The Save-A-Deer whistle is an animal alert, deer warning device that aids in accident prevention with animals. Help save human and animal lives through reduced deer and vehicle collisions. Not to mention, you will be able to avoid the severe damage animals can do to your vehicle. Tack till Helen M. for the tip!brbr

From the website: The Baked Potato Grill Cooker makes it twice as fast to cook a potato on the grill … Stick your potato onto the prongs of the rack, then place (it) on the grill. The metal rack will conduct heat from the grill, cooking it from the inside while it’s also cooked from the outside. Also keeps the potatoes from rolling around. USD 7:99.brbr