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I live next to a house with a fenced in back yard that has been occupied by a variety of tenants and their canine friends. Normally the dogs don’t bother me since they are outdoors and I’d just as soon be inside. But every once in a while such as at 0600 this Thursday early morning barkfests are enough to wake me up before I am ready. So seeing this device in my RSS reader caused me to chuckle. The Outdoor Bark Control is designed to detect dogs barking and to respond with an ultrasonic noise. This irritating noise only audible to the dog (though I wonder if cats could hear it as well, that’d be interesting…) would train the dog not to bark as much. I think it’d be easier and cheaper just to talk with my neighbor should there be more morning incidents. Outdoor Bark Control can be purchased from Hammacer Schlemmer for $70 or from Amazon for $48. There are other products similar to this such as the Dog Silencer Pro which can be had for $90. |
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Pizza can be messy business given that it is comprised of various ingredients which tend to run together. The Pizza Pro strives to be the only tool necessary for serving pizza by combining a pair of serrated scissors with a wedge shaped spatula built in. I can see this being rather effective for thin to average thickness pies, I just wonder how many toppings this contraption can slice through. The Pizza Pro is available directly from the product’s web site or Sky Mall for $20 or two for $37. |
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Keyboard cleanliness is a relatively minor pet peeve of mine. Not only do keyboards harbor a large portion of germs they also get visibly dirty very easy. Cyber Clean in addition to sporting a cringe-worthy name was develop to combat this difficult to address problem. Cyber clean is an elastic substance which absorbs germs and dirt. It can be used for multiple cleanings and will change color as it collects more nasty stuff. It is also biodegradable. Cyber Clean can be purchased directly from its home page six cups (135g each) for $39 or you can order one cup from Expert Verdict for $16. |
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Ever since my Nyfork review, any mention of curious eating utensils catch my interest. Enter the Knork which shares the same goal as the Nyfork of easier one-handed eating. Rather then the large, very sharp pizza cutting wheel, the Knork relies on a rounded, slightly sharper edge which enhances cutting in a rocking motion. The Knork can cut through a raw carrot but apparently has trouble with cooked steak. The Knork sells individually for $6 or in a sets of 4 or five piece place settings both for $22 all from the knork.net web site. The Washington Post article also contains a few other interesting utensils including the Ramen Spoon/Fork which is a super-spork and sells from the MoMA store for $12. |
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The 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook was created “first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials transportation incident” by the US Department of Transportation, Transport of Canada and the Transportation of Mexico. The guide makes sense of the variety of placards that various vehicles display indicating the type of materials contained within and the associated risks and dangers including pictures and reference tables. The guide is updated every four years. The guide is available for sale for $8 and is also downloadable for free in PDF form. |
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Resources which attempt to increase the transparency of government are a good thing and a few have passed through my RSS reader in the past months. Open Congress endeavors to be “a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission to make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement.” The site allows direct linking to bills, sharing information and tracking individual members of Congress. Perhaps this will be useful for the next “season” of Fantasy Congress. Pictured to the left and linked below is the 2009 edition of Death & Taxes which is a 2′ x 3′ poster which visually depicts the federal discretionary budget. There is also a Zoomorama version of the poster at the top of the page for online viewing. The poster sells directly from its creator, Jess Bachman, for $30 shipped. |
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I haven’t posted a time keeping device in a while, so here you go. The Projection Clock from Plow & Hearth eschews projecting boring digital numbers and instead projects an analog clock face complete with Roman numerals, hour, minute and even a second hand. At a distance of ten feet, the projected clock face has a diameter of three feet. The Projection Clock is powered by one AA battery (included) and sells for $100 but is presently on sale for $48. |
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