Hasta La Gadget!

During the colder months, we need to layer up so we don’t get frostbite. Depending on where you are, this can either be more or less of a challenge. The hard part of facing the winter is beating the mental aspect. All of the plant life is dead, and sometimes there’s hardly any snow to make it look pretty outside. This is a great time for watching movies and working on projects at home, but what about when you have to go out for work?

We all need things that will keep our minds occupied, and the Maze Mug is a perfect example of how to do that. This is a double wall insulated travel mug that just so happens to have an intricate maze on the outside of it. You’ll be able to guide the little metal ball from point A to point B. Just make sure that there’s nothing still in your cup when you start moving the thermos around. Otherwise your morning is not going to start off so well.

This cup comes in blue, green, or brown (which looks like black to me), but you won’t get to choose which color you get. While it doesn’t mention how much liquid it is capable of holding, the pictures make it look as though you could easily fit the equivalent of two mugs of coffee. One of these will only cost you around $7, and possibly more in dry cleaning if you aren’t careful.

Available on aliexpress
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Thanksgiving is coming, and for many of us, that means making an insane amount of food. While we love them dearly, they always seem to want to hover near the kitchen and talk while we do the work. Keeping five or more dishes from burning is quite a feat, especially when you only have two hands to do everything.

If you wish there was someone who would help you without inadvertently messing anything up, the Prepology Cordless Automatic Stirrer might be of use. This was inspired from a toy, and became a helpful hand in the kitchen. It’s only function, is to stir whatever you put in a bowl with it. Once you put it in a bowl, it travels all over the place much in the same way a Roomba would through your home.

There are three different speeds to choose from, that you’ll want to choose based on what you’re making. While this can handle a variety of foods, it’s best to keep this out of thicker food such as risotto or oatmeal. They need four double A batteries to function, and come in res, green, or blue. They cost less than $10, and come in a set of two. This could be a way to make Thanksgiving day cooking easier, and give you a gift for someone for Christmas. It should definitely be noted that this would be perfect for those who have arthritis, but still love to cook.

Available for purchase on QVC
[ Prepology Cordless Automatic Stirrer gives you a helping hand copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Hot coffee, the elixir of early risers and sleepy people everywhere. Its hard to imagine a world without a nice cup of coffee waiting for us to soothe our souls, perk us up or bring us back to life. In a perfect world, coffee would make itself while I was still in bed and arrive at my bedside via a tall blonde bodybuilder with a subtle European accent of some kind. I can dream, can’t I?

In the meantime, there’s iKettle, allowing you to instantly control hot beverage making from anywhere in your house by using your iPhone. Simply set your system to Wake Mode, and the next morning you will be gently called to consciousness and asked if you would like to have the kettle on. ( not sure about the accent) If your answer is yes, you will later be asked if you’d like it to be kept warm. 

Maybe coffee isn’t your thing and it’s a nice relaxing cup of tea that get’s you rolling. iKettle has four precise temperature settings, designed to help you achieve the perfect brew whether it be green tea, or java. With its sleek stainless steel design, and one-touch settings, the 1.8 liter iKettle can wake you up, or welcome you home with a steaming hot beverage. And let’s face it, where would you keep a tall blonde bodybuilder anyway?

iKettle is easy to clean with a removable heating element, has an automatic shut off, and boil-dry protection, works with your homes WiFi connection and will be available for delivery in the UK in a few weeks, no word yet on when it will be available here in the States, but I’m hoping it’s very soon. The iKettle can be pre-ordered from firebox.com for right around 160 bucks. We’ll keep you posted when it jumps the pond.
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Have you been one of those who have been bitten by the Star Wars bug? If you have answered in the affirmative, then I am quite sure that you would have, at some point in time or another, wanted to have the ability to wield the Force. Whether it is meant for the Dark Side or the Light Side, that remains to be seen, although the Dark Side of the Force does seem to sound extremely tempting. Baby steps is what this is all about though. Forget about lifting up an X-Wing which has been stuck in a bog while a short little green creature tells you in inverse grammar, “Do or do not, there is no try.” Why not begin with the £14.99 Feel the Force Self Stir Mug that should be able to do enough to impress your friends and colleagues?

All you need to do is play the part, but while you attempt some sort of misdirection move to turn the attention of the curious away from the pivotal moment when you press the button on the handle so that the mug will be able to stir its contents on its own without missing a beat. Ideal for tea, coffee, hot chocolate or soup, the Feel the Force Self Stir Mug would be more than the ideal gift for any aspiring Jedi Master wannabe.
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Yes, we all know there are quite a few advantages to bringing your own lunch to work. Not only is it much more economical and time saving, it’s likely to be a much healthier option than you’ll get at your local fast food joint. I don’t usually mind brown bagging a lunch, but sometimes I enjoy a nice hot meal and unfortunately the communal microwave oven isn’t always the most appealing (or sanitary) option.

Check out HotLogic’s Mini, a fully automatic, personal and portable electric oven designed to let you cook, or simply reheat your food right on your desktop, or almost anywhere you have a power source. The HotLogic Mini is a quality, aluminum lined, super insulated tote with convenient carrying handles, a heating platform and a universal 110v AC power cord.

Designed to hold a container up to 8.75″W x 6.75″L x 2.5″H and able to get your lunchtime treats up to approximately 200 degrees Fahrenheit so you’ll never have to eat cold chicken out of a Ziploc bag again. HotLogic uses a slow cooking method and because the heating container is closed, you can bring your food to temperature and then keep it warm, and deliciously moist, for hours.

The HotLogic comes in blue, black, yellow or orange and enables you to use any flat-bottomed, sealed-top container, including metal, plastic, glass, cardboard, or ceramic and you can get yours at amazon.com for under 45 bucks. So go ahead, start eating healthy, and skip the line at the drive-thru!
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