What can we say? There’s almost nothing as important as being able to read the text on a medicine bottle. This clip-on 2x magnifier fits most prescription bottles. Just clip magnifier to bottle swing lens outward to magnify text. Folds inward for compact storage. USD 7:95.brbr
We were actually looking for something entirely different, when we happened to stumble on this five pants hanger on Ikea. We’ve never seen it before. Now, someone might mail us and tell us it’s been in the store for years, but it’s the joy of discovery that counts. And that it looks very clever. USD 3:99 at Ikea.brbr
We’ve covered thermo glasses and other thermo insulated kitchen stuff before, but this is as far as we know the first time someone has made the glasses stackable. They keep drinks hot or cold, and does not occupy the entire cupboard. Now, they’re not as pretty as some of the other glasses we’ve shown you, and they don’t have a cool brand name. But if you’re only shopping for function, our guess is these glasses will do just fine at a fourth of the price (at least compared to the ones we found at MoMa recently). Glasses are dishwasher, freezer and microwave safe. Available in two sizes; 8 oz. and 11 oz. The small ones are USD 16:95 and the big ones are USD 21:95.brbr
According to reports, Israel will be outfitting its airliners with defense systems designed to thwart missile attacks. The defense will probably be a system with flares, designed to distract an incoming missile’s heat-seeking mechanism. It will be installed first on planes flying to destinations considered dangerous, i.e Africa and parts of Asia. The need for a missile defense system was recognized in 2002, when an Israeli passenger jet was targeted after takeoff by Islamic militants using shoulder-fired missiles outside Mombasa, Kenya. The rockets missed, but spurred Israel to find a way to protect its airliners with a defense similar to that already used by its air force. (The picture does not show an Israeli airliner, anyone reasonably familiar with aircraft can see that, we just wanted to show you what firing a massive bunch of protective flares looks like.) Then imagine this over airports all over the world…brbr
Mineral water firm S.Pellegrino, together with a bunch of others, have come out with a list of the world’s fifty best restaurants. The list is an orgy in food pr0n for the culinary crowd, us included. And, to our delight, we discover that there’s a Swedish among the fifty; the Oaxen Skärgårdskrog, a really nice place indeed. What we don’t understand, however, is why the two in our opinion best Swedish restaurants; Edsbacka Krog (two Michelin stars) and Mathias Dahlgren, are not on the list… Anyway, according to S.Pellegrino, the best restaurant in Europe (and the World) is Spanish El Bulli (chef-patron Ferran Adrià in the middle of the top row). The second and third best restaurants are British The Fat Duck and French Pierre Gagnaire respectively. Want to see more of the world’s best eating places? See our list of the fifty complete with links after the jump.brbr
This is something we never thought we’d see. But. Here it is. A headlight for your walking-stick. Just switch on and head out into the night. The LED light can be rotated 360° and the clasp should fit most canes. The light can even be set to flash, which might be would be a good thing if grandpa should happen to stray into the street. The cane light is USD 12:95.brbr
This is a bit hard to understand. And to explain. But we’ve seen that it works, since we’ve watched numerous waiters in different countries use trays like this one. Apparently it works like a gimbal, which balances out the swinging and prevents spills. We thought these trays were restaurant supplies, but we’ve found a place where anyone can buy one. They are GBP 27:50 (about USD 55:-).brbr
We bought a squeegee like this one for our latest car, and much to our surprise it worked like a dream. It was also a lot faster to work with than an ordinary shammy. The soft silicone blade adapts to the car’s lines and curves and removes the water after a wash and rinse. (We always hand wash the cars.) The people that sell this thing also says it works equally well in the kitchen, bathroom, shower and to wash windows. We’re sure that’s true, but we haven’t tried it. The silicone squeegee is GBP 18:95 (about USD 36:-), but we don’t think we paid that much for the one we have…brbr
French La Petite Reine has come up with a greener alternative to business deliveries by using truck-sized cargo bikes. The firm has a fleet of about 60 Cargocycles for hire in Paris, Bordeaux, Rouen, and Dijon. Weighing 80 kg, each Cargocycle can transport about 180 kg of merchandise in its 1,400-liter cargo space. The Cargocycles can go most anywhere and they can park easily between two cars. Cargocycle deliveries are completely nonpolluting, in terms of both emissions and noise. Cargocycles are also available for lease or sale, should you be inclined to have your own.brbr
The Push Hang promises to let you hang a picture or mirror in just seconds. We suppose they do not count the time it takes to determine the exact spot to put the hanger. Anyway, you’re supposed to be able to push it into drywall with no other tool than your own thumb. The Push Hang hooks are also easily removable and reusable. You get 10 hangers that hold up to 60 lb. each and 20 hangers that hold up to 10 lb. each for USD 19:95.brbr
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