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Universal Remotes of Past
I remember watching scene in old movie where grandpa is sitting in front of TV and at one point he asked his grandson to hand him a remote control. Kid came back with grandpa’s walking stick which old men used to poke buttons on old fashioned TV in order to change channel. Hilarious but at the same time original and innovative .
Universal Remotes Today
Nowadays, TV remote controls are high tech wonders, performing all kind of functions and …excessively boring. How about throwing  some magic  into these gadgets and loosing usual gray remote controls with too many buttons? Forget pushing buttons! Wave around your magic wand to make the channels change.

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I am sure that you will find thousands of extremely practical uses for this latest gadget. This quality gizmo is perfect for exploring the areas where the sun don’t shine thanks to its long, robust, semi-flexible insertion tube and adjustable twin LED. Meet the USB Snakescope,  borescopic still/video camera capable of producing images in VGA quality (640×480). Both camera head and cable are waterproof, so go ahead, stick it into the sink drain and find your lost ring.

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Making online purchase is more or less very secure these days. As long as you buying from reputable site which uses secure page for transaction , your financial data should be protected. But, can you trust your own computer when it comes to entering credit card numbers? Sometimes people are not even aware that their system is infected with viruses or malware that can record credit card info as they type it. SmartSwipe eliminates the need for manually typing in your credit card number , hence you can feel comfortable buying online.

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About 40,000 house fires occur in the US per year( the highest number in the industrialized nations)—very often with the lost of lives. Smoke alarms have lowered the death to fire ratio dramatically, but, many people neglect installing these life-saving devices. Even when smoke detectors are present in the homes, some people, who sleep like the dead through the night, could miss chirping alarm sound. Hopefully Lifetone Bedside Fire Alarm Clock could be “wake-up ” call to people to take less chances with their lives.

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If you need something done correctly( and fast), then you need to use the right tool for the job. Food preparation in the kitchen is no different. If you ever watched Iron Chef you witnessed all slicing and dicing at super fast rate and precision. Their secret? Years of experience and the right tools , in this case sharp knives. It’s the one thing you can’t do without in the kitchen.

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For some people, having a weather station in their house could be just another cool device to play with. On the other hand, if you happen to live for example in Canada, this type of gadget could mean difference between life and death. Ok, maybe I went too far with drama but have you ever experienced winter in Canada?
I did and made mistake going out without checking current temperature. If I just had the latest The Jacob Jensen Weather Station!

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I always get complain from my wife regarding my technique for watering  our lawn and other plants . Her point is that I spend too little time on this task and poor grass and flowers don’t get enough water. Hey, I just hate standing for half  an hour with hose in my hands. I  have  more important things to do( like writing this article about sprinklers). For that reason, getting sprinkler system is on the top of my shopping list and Smart Sprinkler Controller could be, well, smart choice.

An integrated barometer monitors changes in barometric pressure and cancels a scheduled watering when rain is forecasted, ensuring your sprinkler system will not turn on prior to or during a rain shower. The device automatically resumes watering on the next scheduled day (weather permitting). You can input the day of the week, time, and duration of each watering using the five-button control panel and LCD. The device calculates how many gallons of water it saves and displays the amount on the LCD. The sprinkler controller simply connects to a standard spigot and garden hose and does not require a subscription to a weather service.

Don’t worry about finding available exterior outlet since the Intelligent Sprinkler Controller is powered by a single 9-volt battery.
For the price of $99.95 I can accomplish three things. Save my garden from becoming desert, cut on water bill and.. save my marriage.

It is perfect summer day and you are laying on beach chair, in your backyard, under the hot sun. Perfect way to get some tan. Then you hear the voice:”Dude, You should not be out on the day like this! UV is high! It is your nosey neighbour. You can either hate him for spoiling your day or thank him, maybe, for saving your life down the road. Thanks to us, humans and our monkey business with nature, days of worry-free sun tanning are over. With UV rays beaming through ozone holes, you could end up, beside nice tan, with not so nice skin cancer. That is where UV Monkey comes to the rescue. Read more »