So you remember those SciFi movies where there was a friendly home helper robot hovering around to make household chores a thing of the past? Well we’re getting there…slowly but surely.

Do you like adventure? How about roaming so far away from an outlet that you need to resort to a different method of energy? It is a bit silly how connected to our gadgets we are, but they are a huge part of our lives now. While it’s nice to get away from them sometimes, you can’t help but try to keep them juiced and powered up wherever you are.

Let’s face it. There’s not much about ice cube trays to get excited about. They do the job and that’s about it. BUT leave it to an award winning design team to come up with something new – the Polar Bear Ice Cube Tray! Shaped like a polar bear, this fun gadget is easy to use. Just fill it with water and pop it into the freezer. It’s sealed tight so the cubes won’t absorb any food odors. And don’t…

Coffee lovers LOVE their cuppa joe. Espresso lovers even more so. But it can be tricky to make. A new crowdfunding project called the Nomad could turn this into child’s play. This small manual espresso machine will let you make espresso anywhere you go. Lightweight and travel friendly, it’s perfect for on the road or back to Nature journeys. And it lets you brew a perfect shot of espresso anytime regardless of your barista skills. Its innovative proprietary True Crema…

The LotusGrill (German or Australian sites) looks like the perfect tool for the outdoors, barbecue-loving generation. A battery powered fan sucks air in from underneath, fanning the glowing charcoal and sending the hot air swirling around the grill and up to the food. The fan allows the grill temperature to be adjusted and it’s ready to cook four minutes after lighting. Best of all, the charcoal is in a covered basket preventing fat from dripping onto the coals and smoking….

There are so many potential uses for the Doodle Pillowcase, that we’re genuinely surprised it took people so long to come up with the idea of a notepad designed pillow cover that can be written and drawn on with washable pens. The first company to commercialize it seems to have been StitchDesignWorks, but since then a bunch of imitators have doodled onto the market.

Thanks to Doctor Who, there has been a rise in the popularity of bow ties. Kits of a fez and bow tie are popping up left and right. This isn’t a bad thing of course, as this sort of tie is classy in its own right. However, you don’t want to just get a regular old red one and blend into the crowd.

Nature and computer technology don’t often mix, but when they do the results can either be great or a real disaster. A mobile phone made of hay is one idea we’re not totally sure about, but on the other hand we’d love to see this wooden electric car built and sold at dealerships.

There was a time when the cup holder so kindly provided in your car by ToyoForChev was used solely for restraining the morning commuter beverage. Y’know, the Starbucks special that ensured you got to work sane and alive? Well no longer, peeps. Nowadays that little indentation is being kidnapped for other uses, some trivial some important.

Bendable technology is an exciting concept that’s making headway in the electronics industry. A new prototype aptly called PaperPhone, created by researchers at Queens University’s Human Media Lab, is a flexible thin-film phone that could definitely make smartphones obsolete. More portable that any current mobile computer, by bending the super-thin film, it activates different cell phone commands, then stores the movement in memory so that the next time you bend it that way, it activates the command. Bend the corners…

When you’re having a terrible day, ice cream is a wonderful pick me up. Not to say that you should overindulge on tons of this sweet treat when you’re feeling down, but it is nice every now and then. However, should you go to the freezer with a craving and find out your beloved dessert is half-eaten, someone is going to have to explain themselves.