Very Exclusive Gadgets & Gizmos

These mini fridges are getting too cool for words. Arf! This Deluxe Mini Fridge-Warmer comes with a digital thermostat, in-car power adapter, interior light and a nice friendly see-through panel to watch your foodstuffs and drinks chill. Or warm up. Holds a fair bit too. $99.99.

Designed as a peaceful and private meditative space, the Kosha is an exciting sculptural object that is sure to interest the bibliophiles and others looking for some private moments. Designed by Claudio D’Amore, the innovative concept is kind of a protective sheath. In fact, Kosha is a Sanskrit term meaning sheath or vehicle of awareness. An outcome of a search for aesthetic purity combined with a quest for physical and spiritual comfort, the Kosha comprises 33 strips of machined wood that’s hand-assembled with a watchmaker’s precision.

Our SkeeterVac Mosquito Exterminators are cordless for maximum versatility around your outdoor areas. This powerful mosquito exterminator effectively attracts and traps biting insects like mosquitoes, no-see-ums, midges, sand flies, and black flies. Over a 4-6 week period, this exterminator will reduce the overall mosquito populations by eradicating egg laden female mosquitoes.

Having a bad hair day or chucking a sicky, but there’s a big meeting at work? Here’s your answer, the Anybot QB. That is if you don’t mind facing your boss facing something which looks like a vacuum cleaner paired with a rice cooker on wheels.

For those yearning for exclusivity and for a stylish reflection of personal panache, this transformable piano is the last thing they should look for. Designed by the Industrial Design students at University of Applied Arts, Vienna, this fascinating piano has two kinds of appearance: Grand Piano and Cupboard. The corpus can be brought in an upright position where it not only takes less space when not used as a piano but in its state of furniture you can also store books, dishes, etc. in it.

Now here’s a little boy’s toy that ought to get dads all excited as well, since it has something to do with both demolition as well as reconstruction. We’re talking about the Radio Controlled excavator, which is basically an electric replica of an actual excavator rolled out in Italy by Despe. It isn’t light at all – no sir, not when it tips the scales at 28.5 kgs, making it the most formidable remote control reproduction on the market at point of publishing.

They say that good things come in twos, and the Dualbrella kills two birds with one stone. How so, you ask? Well, it merges a couple of umbrellas into a single device, spanning 6′ wide and 3′ deep. Despite its apparent large size, it isn’t unwieldy since it is made up of lightweight dual steel tubes, stretchers, and ribs that provide a rigid structure which is more than able to endure continued seasons of opening and closing. You need only one hand to hold it, letting your partner feel safe and dry under right beside you.

Forget ebook readers, this Infinitely Adjustable Reading Valet is the future. It’s a fully adjustable book holder that can tilt, swivel and yaw to any angle and there’s a pair of page retainers to hold it open so you don’t have to touch that dirty, filthy book. It adjusts from 80cm (31″) up to 130 cm (51″) and holds books up to 2kg (4lbs). Use it as an extra hand in the kitchen, reclining in the Jason or just cos you want to put your hands in your pocket while you read. US$179.95.

The Drivemocion affixes to your rear window and is operated by a remote control by the driver’s seat. Want to apologize for cutting someone off accidentally? Press a button and the sign says: SORRY. Want to get a tailgating fool off your backside? Press a button and the sign says: BACK OFF. Want to tell the person behind you that you find them attractive and may possibly rear end the person in front of you because you keep staring at your rearview mirror?

If you’ve got a bit of stuff to store, but it’s too heavy to manhandle up onto shelves, then have a look at the Racor HeavyLift . It’s designed to be mounted to the ceiling, very securely obviously, and it can lift and store up to 110kg. The platform is 1.2m square (4′ x 4′) and it can travel 2.4m (8′) so you can tuck it away up high and still bring it down to your level. It’s probably slow going raising and lowering using the hand crank so why not pick up the optional power drill attachment to drive the lift. What else could you want for US$117.95.