Household

The Trunk Crate Pro may not be a dazzler packed with smart home-compatible features, but if you're looking for a practical gift for Mom or Dad, one that won't break or become outdated in a year, or require you to spend...

Cleaning the toilet. A chore so crappy that when I was in college my housemates and I agreed to just not do it. Ah the nights of too much tequila and Taco Bell that could have benefitted from the SpinX. A robot that cleans...

The Air Hammer from Ingersoll Rand uses compressed air to deliver a 2-5/8" stroke and 3,500 blows per minute. It comes with a 3-piece chisel set to, uh, drive the job home. Use it to cut metal, fix exhaust systems, and...

Spaghetti Scrubs mark my first holiday purchase of the year: a soap- and stink-free dish, cookware, and kitchen utensil cleaner I will give as a gift for Mom (uh, spoiler alert, Mama.) The sponge substitutes get high...

This Nintendo Game Boy hand towel wins a 1-up, a Tetris, and a completed Triforce. Thank Elizabeth Dean of Seams Geeky for conceiving and handmaking the cotton water wicker, especially if you're on the click-hunt for...

Flip over Doktor Schmerling's gearwork sand timer and as the grains drop, its gears will churn wider and wider, opening a portal to an alternate steampunk dimension in 1880s London...

Will zipping your dog into a Shed Defender make him look like a canine fool? Sure. But no more so than putting him in pet samurai armor or an AT-AT costume for your personal viewing pleasure. And while the latter have...

George Bosnas' Rubika sends your brain on a different kind of trip. Rather than teaming up with your fingers and using pattern recognition, movement visualization, and memory to solve a puzzle, your brain and eyes share...

Yes, we've entered the age of the Lock Locker. A time when your door locks need their own lock. And just as the Add-A-Lock locks up your knob lock, the Lock Locker puts another layer of lockdown on your deadbolt. The...

From Coolest Cooler to cooler coffee table. And like its portable predecessor, Sobro has plenty of gadgety bells (dual speakers on the sides) and whistles (tabletop touch controls for all built-in systems) to complement...

Pack This! Forgetful Jones. Just don't forget where you put Knock Knock's handy traveler's prep list once you fill it in...

Phillipe the Skeleton Lamp is not the first skeleton lamp I've met (see Glass Skull Tiki Torch, Day of the Dead Skull Lamp). But he's definitely the first skeleton lamp I've met named "Phillipe." Which leads me to believe...

If The Dude were a dog, there's no question this Pendleton sweater is what he'd wear. But. What kind dog would he be while wearing it? St. Bernard? Shar-Pei? Scruffy hound dog?...

Dalibor Farny. Now that's a great name. I'm thinking of using Dalibor for the name of my next pet. That's how great I think the name is. Is that beside the point? Yes. What's right on top of the point then? That he makes...

Discover how many layers of drunk you can get tonight (and how many layers of hungover tomorrow) with Vacu Vin's Cocktail Layering Tool. The funnel attachment for bar or shot glasses slows down poured fluids so that even...

I've seen skull ice molds before, but never a set that makes a 3D dead man looking downright dapper in a top hat and monocle. His buddy the pirate has a certain charm too. And all 3 of the silicone molds show a remarkable...

Worms in your food, infesting your kitchen - it's not such a bad thing when contained in the BioVessel. Dump your food scraps into this countertop-sized composter and the worm colony living inside will eat them up, poop...

Somewhere between hot and cold there's a comfy, soft, temperate Slumber Cloud. Based on heat-absorbing / heat-releasing technology originally engineered for NASA astronauts, Slumber Cloud bedding includes a complete line...

I wonder if the Newton lever-press espresso maker is so named because it exemplifies the scientist's laws of motion or because Sir Isaac just loved him a strong cup of coffee. Or maybe the manual, minimalist wonder is...

HOPii on one foot and do a little jig, beer lovers. This little micro-brewery is coming to ferment your favorite craft beers right from your kitchen countertop. HOPii is your personal brewmaster. Really, the machine is...

This Lucky Iron Fish sounds as fishy as it looks. The palm-sized cooking tool says it can bump up your daily iron intake with 2 to 7mg of bioavailable iron when boiled in 1L of water or broth along with 2 to 3 drops of...

Enough with the drink charms shaped like hearts and kitty cats. I need a sinister skull to mind my glass of rose bubbles. Uh, I mean, whiskey. Neat...

We all brush from a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine. Fans of both The Beatles and underwater exploration can take their enthusiasm to the bathroom with this nifty countertop accessory set...

The contents of this Chinese takeout box could be way, way better than day-old Kung Pao Chicken. They could be big, fat, chewy chocolate chip cookies. Or peanut butter blossom cookies. Or triple devil's food caramel swirl...