But then came Serafin’s Wall Mount Liquid Fuel Fireplace. Your home could be really cramped for space but you could still have the comfort that a fireplace can provide, right on your very own wall.

The entire thing was made to look like a blank metal canvas on the wall if it’s not being used, so it doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb in your home. The fireplace makes use of a natural ethanol-based fuel, too, so you don’t have to worry about ventilation or anything of that sort because it burns so cleanly.

You can get your own wall-mounted fireplace from Amazon for $649(USD).

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How about all those different appliances with the exact same power cord? How believable. Still, the picture does drive home the point of the accessory.

Each set comes with 10 multi-colored detachable plastic identifiers, along with 24 icons and 12 blank sheets so you can make your own icons. There are also specialized sets available, like one that has more icons for gaming devices and one for home entertainment setups.

Dotz Cord Identifiers are available on Amazon for $6 (USD). Head to Dotz’ website to check out their other cord management products.

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The improvements include dual extruders and the interface controller. Each MakerBot Replicator now comes with an LCD and video-game-style control pad. The LCD screen allows you to view build statistics and monitor information as well as full control of the machine without the use of plugging in a computer. There’s an SD card slot and you can load models directly. It’s also larger than the original, allowing you to output bigger models (up to 9″ x 6″ x 6″ – about the size of a loaf of bread).

The whole thing is sold as a complete product, not a kit, allowing people who are less technologically savvy to get going right away. The MakerBot Replicator sells for $1,749 for the single extruder model and $1,999 for the dual extruder (for 2-color printing) over at the MakerBot store. They expect to start shipping in about six weeks.

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Note that the profile on the curtain is actually of the curtain itself, not yours, so try to keep your poses respectful. Head to SpinningHat to reserve your own Social Shower Curtain for £14.99 (~$23 USD). Timeline not included.

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I wish these Bright Blinds were available for sale then, because I would’ve gotten one in the blink of an eye. My old room at my parents’ house was fitted with blinds, you see, so I was already sort of having another source of light other than the light on the ceiling.

First spotted back in 2007, and finally available for purchase, these blinds were designed by Makoto Hirahara. To give the illusion that the blinds are blocking light off from the outside, electroluminescent (EL) sheets have been fitted under each of the slats that light up with a twist of the plastic stick (that supposedly controls the angles on real blinds.)

The price is available upon request, if you’re interested.

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I didn’t have the mind to reason with her then that it was because the peephole was way up there and I way way down here. So that was the last day I answered our door (until I grew tall enough), which wasn’t much of a problem for me because it’s not like I wanted to stop what I was doing every time someone would knock or ring the bell.

But with this premise in mind, designer Hyun-june Yang has come up with the “Who Is Out There?” peephole that’s designed for kids and elderly adults who can’t reach the regular old peephole anymore.

Aside from being a normal peephole, “Who Is Out There?” also integrates a periscope to create a child-friendly peephole. What results is an extended peephole that looks a bit like some pipes welded together, but it could prove to be really useful.

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Floods are uncommon where I’m from, so I always say an extra prayer when the rain just begins to pour down hard. My city doesn’t flood, but other parts of the country do. It’s heartbreaking to see families displaced from their homes or watch images of houses and cars and even refrigerators being swept away by murky rainwater.

I think it’s bad enough to lose all your belongings and even your home, and even worse if you have to stay in a shelter or some other temporary relief center that’s overcrowded and devoid of privacy. But I think the Almost Home Shelter changes all that and provides a better, alternative shelter in the event of a disaster.

It was designed by Katrina Epperson a result of a collaborative student observation of survivors from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Almost Home is based on the concept of coming up with a better housing solution for displaced families and individuals.

The modular shelter is a simple enough structure that’s quick to assemble and is easy to customize to accommodate various living situations. In fact, with the right arrangement and positioning, the homes can be made to feel like a community environment that will encourage people to live and interact with one another as if they were in a rural village.

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On the plus side, it works under lower sunlight conditions that normal solar panels. It will be interesting to see what happens with this film. It’s a nice (and inconspicuous) alternative to expensive solar panels.

[via Computer World]

Well, if you’ve got the Craftsman AssureLink, then that won’t be a problem anymore. This device is an extremely updated and upgraded version of the usual garage door opener.

Instead of a remote, you can just use your smartphone to open and close the door. Huge plus side is that your phone is probably just lying somewhere on your dashboard or in your shirt pocket, so locating it is a breeze. Aside from that, the app for the AssureLink will allow you to monitor its status and even close and open it, even while you’re away – in case you can’t remember if you closed it.

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The AssureLink app works by connecting to your home’s wireless network via MyQ Technology. Aside from letting you control your garage door, this technology can also connect and provide you access to other devices in your house.

The Craftsman Garage Door app can be downloaded for free (obviously) for iPhone or Android devices, but it won’t do you any good without the garage door opener, which sells for about $275 (USD).

[via SlashGear via Oh Gizmo!]

The light box is 12″ wide, 4″ deep and 5″ high. It’s framed in iron and is ready to be hung or simply placed on top of a shelf. I suppose you could also mount it on your ceiling. No one’s stopping you. The on and off switch is on the cord, but I don’t see why you can’t make a wall switch for it if you have the skills.

You can order the Applause Light Box from Pottery Barn Teen for $39 (USD). Actual applause not guaranteed.

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As you can see Hadar’s concept involves a single slot toaster that can be combined with its own kind, forming one ultra mega hyper mecha toaster train. Each unit works on its own, so you can take one or more units off the mother toaster ship if you don’t need to toast a lot of bread or if you want to take a toaster with you.

I just see one problem with Hadar’s concept. How are they powered? Does each toaster have its own cord and plug, or will you only need to connect one toaster to a socket even though there are multiple units connected? And what’s the toaster’s finishing move? Why are the individual units not color coded? How will we recognize the team leader without his red outfit?

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To use Lockitron, you have to get the self-install kit, which includes a base-station and a USB remote fob. The fob connects to the base-station, which in turn connects to the Internet via an Ethernet cable. To use Lockitron, just log on to Lockitron’s website via your Internet-enabled smartphone. When you send a command – lock or unlock – to the base-station, the fob relays the command to the deadbolt. Apigy claims that the command is executed between 0.5-2 seconds after it is sent. Watch the video below to find out about Lockitron’s other features.

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As shown in the video, even if your phone can’t access the Web you can still use Lockitron via text. The text messaging feature also lets you “share” your Lockitron key to other people, so you can let multiple people in and do so even if you’re hundreds of miles away. Convenient, but also creepy. And how about that NFC feature? With that one, your phone is your door key. Remember how I said our phones were becoming more and more valuable?

Still, it’s nice to know that the Lockitron locks still come with traditional keys, so if something goes wrong with the hardware, software or the network, you can still use the old-fashioned key.

You can order the Lockitron self-install kits at the official website; prices start at $295 (USD). Currently Apigy will only ship the kits to US addresses, because they’re concerned about latency issues that may be encountered if the kit is installed abroad. Check out Lockitron’s website if you want more details.

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Now that we’ve established that you’re in the market for a new doormat, why not give the aptly-themed iDoorMat a swipe?

Proclaim your love for everything that is Apple with the iDoorMat. Okay, so it’s not exactly called that, since it’s actually being sold from a Germany-based website, but it’s an appropriate name, don’t you think?

Friends, family, and other guests will have a slice of iAmusement as they step on the doormat (provided, of course, that they’re familiar with the Apple family of devices.)

These funky Slide to unlock doormats go for €20 ($29) from Get Digital.

[via Cult of Mac]

I’ve been hearing a lot about green and clean energy for the past few years now, so it was only a matter of time before people got around to making these lamps, don’t you think?

As you can see, IKEA’s solar-powered lamps come in four colors: two basic ones (black and white) and two bright ones (cyan and apple green.) They come with 3 rechargeable batteries that store energy from the sun via the solar panel found at the top of the lamp.

To charge your lamp up for a maximum usage time of four hours, simply put the lamp under the heat (or, more appropriately) light of the sun for a good 9-12 hours. You’ll need around 15 hours on a cloudy day.

They aren’t available for purchase online though, so you might have to take a trip down to your local IKEA store to get one (or two).

[via Tech Fresh]

The app works with the Logitech Alert security system, which starts at $300 and goes up from there. The app also allows you to view stuff that was previously recorded, thanks to Alert Web and Mobile Commander, two other Logitech services. The complete system will be able to stream 720p HD video including sound. It’s perfect to spy on your pets or to see what the kids are up to. Seriously though, it could be good to have this, especially if you spend a lot of time at work.

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The app itself is free and you can watch a live video at no charge. However, video recording is a premium service that costs $79.99 (USD).

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The Burglar Blaster keeps its infrared eye watching over a location of your choice. If someone enters the room without properly disarming the system, they’ll be rudely greeted with four ounces of nasty OC pepper spray – enough to tear up and nauseate a 2,000 square foot area full of crooks. And since it’s powered by batteries, you don’t worry about it failing in a power outage.

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While this thing will definitely irritate intruders, you’ll want to be careful if you do buy mount on of these things on your wall. The entry delay disarm timer can only be set from 0 to 40 seconds, so if you screw up and don’t deactivate it quickly enough, you’ll be the one crying and vomiting. The Burglar Bunker sells for $600 (USD) over at Bed Bunker.

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As you can see, the +-Water is meant to be attached to the end of faucets. It will then display the equivalent cost of the water flowing out of the faucet. It can also display the volume of water consumed in liters. It seems practical right? But if we give it a little more thought we’ll see that it’s barely useful.

I think the biggest flaw with this concept is that the device can only measure the water flowing out of the faucet it’s installed on. Unless you live in a prison cell, you’ll most likely have more than one faucet, not to mention other devices that let water in, like the ones in your bathroom or on your garden.

Not only would we need to install this add-on on each of those devices, all the add-ons would have to be networked in some way so that they display the total amount of water consumed by the whole house, because if they each show readings only for the valves they’re connected to then we’d still have to add them all up.

Still, I can see what Young-Suk Kim was trying to do, and I really would appreciate having a utility meter that displayed my consumption in real-time, and not in terms of volume or kWh but in terms of money, even if it’s just an estimate. But having meters all over my house would give me both too much and too little information, because all I really need to know is my total consumption.

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As you can see, the LavNav also reminds you to put the toilet seat back down by switching its light from green to red.

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You can order the LavNav from I Want One of Those for £19.99 (appx. $32 USD).

I have to say, this is a rather novel idea. There are some words and phrases that hold strong sentimental value to a person. Being able to display these on canvas in the form of a sound wave makes it even more personal. The company can make these from virtually any sound, so it doesn’t just have to be words. You’ll want to choose your words carefully though, as these start at $120 (USD) and can get as pricey as $560.

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The There’s no place like 127.0.0.1 door/floor mat is available at ThinkGeek for $40 (USD). Bewildered expressions at your doorstep guaranteed.