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Bring a Bit of Fun Into Your Early Morning Shower with the Shower Tap Radio

Have you ever wanted to let the songs from the radio fade out your bad singing in the shower? Would you like a radio in the shower that doesn’t seem like an ugly accessory? Then the Shower Tap Radio could be exactly what you’re looking for. The Shower Tap Radio is a cool gadget that will allow you to listen to your favorite radio programs while being in the shower, without the danger of getting yourself electrocuted.

At first sight, the device looks just like an ordinary shower tap, albeit in a blue color. However, this thing has nothing to do with controlling water, as the “tap” is used for a completely different purpose – to turn the radio on, to control the volume, and to tune in to your station of choice. This device uses a suction cup to stick onto anything securely from tiles to glass [just wet the inside of the suction cup before sticking it to the wall to provide a stronger seal]. shower-tap-radioThe Shower Tap Radio has both AM and FM tuner, with a frequency range of 540-1600 kHz for AM and 88-108 kHZ for FM. Of course it’s waterproof and will become your new favorite shower body to boot! It just needs two AA batteries to work.

Start your day listening to your favorite radio station with the Shower Tap Radio. Though this bath time radio is now cell processor-powered beast, it could also make a good gift this Christmas.

Battery Operated Corkscrew

bottle openerHere is another gadget that would put an end to our wine bottle opening frustration.

This battery operated corkscrew is an all in one device that makes bottle opening quick and easy. It has everything in it from foil removal to the bottle opening itself. Just align the corkscrew over the bottle, then hold it down to give it a good lock and press the glory button that ends would end your frustration then watch in amazement how easy the cork is removed from the bottle and into this gadget. Getting the cork out of the gadget is also as easy as pushing the button and after that, you’ll be set again to open another bottle and another one just like a Master Sommelier from France. The included table stand also doubles up as a foil cutter that removes the foil easily for even faster cork opening process.

Powered by 4 AA batteries(which isn’t included in the package), it would be very much light and can be brought anywhere else. The drawback for this would be opening a wine just to find out that the batteries ran out of juice. Nevertheless, this device would be perfect for any household and could be used by a wine drinking young adult to grannies wanting a glass of wine for good health. I could just imagine the convenience that this device could bring!

So it’s either that you don’t want broken cork pieces floating inside the bottle or just tired of opening bottles manually, you could get this handy gadget from iwantoneofthose.com.

Tai-robot-kun blends in with the sea

For a long time, we have explored the vast, deep blue sea and have discovered a lot of things we thought could never exist. However, it is always better to really blend in with the ocean while learning more about the creatures found in the watery world.

A brilliant engineer from the University of Kitakyushu, Japan, Professor Ikuo Yamamoto has designed a robotic fish that looks like the real thing, sans the fishy smell and the slippery scales. The Tai-robot-kun is a 15.4-pound robotic Red Snapper fish that has the ability to swim underwater for about an hour once its battery has been fully charged. It acts like a submarine as it depends on a weight system to determine its depth and resilience.

Since it looks realistic with its silicon covered body(see photo above), it was able to capture the beautiful world submerged in water without scaring the sea creatures , except for those small fish who automatically run away from fish that looks like Sea Bream.

When you get the chance to dive in the seas of Japan, make sure to look out for Tai-robot-kun and be wary of bigger fish who might try to eat him—or you.

“One” wheeled wonder

If you’re like me who cringes every time it’s time to pay for the gas bill then join me in welcoming one of the latest innovations to hit the transportation industry—the UnoCycle.

19 year old Ben Gulak of Toronto, who has been tinkering with machine gizmos since he was 5, thought of inventing this motorbike when he went to China and never got the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of the city since smog covered its surroundings due to the motorcycles used by the people there. This “one”-wheeled motorbike is said to lessen the damage to the environment caused by fuel emissions since it’s battery-operated.

The design of the UnoCycle looks quite futuristic and the model is one of a kind. From the side, it looks as if it only has one wheel but if you check it out in the front you’ll see that it has two similar sized motorbike wheels to give the rider more balance.

Operating just like the Segway, the driver leans forward to make it accelerate and leans backward to hit the brakes. If the rider wants to turn to a certain course, he simply steers into the direction he wants and the wheels automatically regulate its stability to prevent the rider from falling by using a computer generated system. It can go up to 15 miles per hour but the inventor said that it can likely reach 40.

No news yet on when it will be released as it’s not out in the market yet, but an estimated price of $6000 is expected for this gadget. Not bad for something that has two wheels and one button to turn the bike on or off.

With gas prices spiking up like the hot Sahara desert, this one man motorbike (yes only one person can ride it) is exactly what we need to lessen the burden of our thinning wallets.