If you are going to have ice cream this summer, why not have it in style with the Animal House Whale Ice Cream spade?  The tail of the whale (hey it rhymes) is actually the ice cream scoop.  It measures 8 inches long and the grip ergonomic and soft textured.

Now you probably don’t want to have potatoes after you have ice cream, but whenever you do plan to peel some potatoes why not peel them in style too with the Animal House Monkey Peeler?  The peeler is also ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in your hand.

Source: Kitchen Kapers

Sick and tired of those bland off white or silver colored mixing bowls in your kitchen?  Looking for a conversation piece the next time you and your friends come over for a dinner party?  These ladybug mixing bowls almost make a fashion statement with their bright red color and uncanny resemblance to those friendly little critters we like to call ladybugs.

They are made of high density plastic and each of the spots are actually soft grip feet and the head is a soft grip handle.  They can also be used as serving bowls.  They hold 1.5, 3 and 5 quarts.  Personally I like them!  A great way to freshen up the kitchen and start up a few interesting conversations as well.  And who would have thought from a simple mixing bowl?!

Source: Kitchen Kapers

I am not sure what it is with me today and this minor obsession with retro gadgets.  Maybe I am just going through a minor ‘anti tech’ phase or something like that. Do they have a vaccine for that?

Anyway this is a nice looking brass dial candlestick phone from the roaring 20’s.  1920 to be precise.  It was made by Western Electric and according to the site I found it on is in excellent condition.

It is solid brass construction with molded black receiver wired to the original wooden ringer with solid brass bells.

This phone works with today’s modern phone systems as well.  Can you imagine the look on the face of your high tech savvy teenage son or daughter when you pick this thing up and make a phone call ?  Heck the look on their face would be priceless as they say.

Speaking of priceless, this phone will run you about $699.95 us dollars.

Source: Chicagooldtelephone

This is the CC witness.  A digital MP3 recorder player with an AM FM radio on board as well.

You can record radio programs, your voice and music as well.  It also comes with a timer to record programs in advance.  Convert AM/FM radio programs into MP3 format on the fly.  Also record music from internet radio and separate it easily from the other recordings you have.

• 2 GB storage space
• Stereo Recording from FM Band or Mic/Line Input
• USB Charger
• Built in Calendar
• Recharges in about 4 hours
• Record 500 songs at 128kbps or hundreds of hours of talk at 32kbps

If you are heavily into AM radio shows, this is actually a great way to keep track of and record your favorite ones.  I used to listen to the art bell show a lot which was broadcast in the early morning hours on the East Coast between 1AM to 5AM so you can imagine how convenient it would have been to have a gadget like this to record his shows for later listening.

Source: CCrane

This retro radio gadget has been issued a “Royal Warrant of Appointment”. That basically means that it is provided to the Royal Family in England.

This radio has the look and style that is exact opposite to most radios I have seen on the market today.  Most radios today are either black or silver and have a million tiny buttons on them.

This retro radio really looks kind of cute and would probably brighten up any living room or even kitchen for that matter.  This looks like the kind of radio you get your Mom or Dad as a gift.  It seems like it is one of those gifts you get that makes you never really forget that it was a gift and how special a gift it was.

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I was going to leave a blank subject line for this gadget and see if anyone could guess what this thing actually is.

Well the cat is out of the bag… and you know by now that this is a rock speaker that plays rock music… or actually any kind of music you wish to play on it (I was trying to be funny ).

From OEM systems, this rock speaker can be placed directly on ground or partially buried.  It has a stainless steel inner mesh to prevent bugs from getting inside it.  It has a sloped front design so that the sound field is directed upwards for better listening.

It has a 3/4” dome tweeter, 75 watts nominal power handling, 35–21,000Hz freq. response. 

I like this outdoor rock speaker gadget.  Imagine how much fun you could have impressing your neighbors when you invite them into your backyard (assuming they like music).

Source: HomeControls

Who would have thought that for almost the same price as a high definition Sony television you could own your own wind generator ?

Well I thought it interesting that this wind  generator was on the front page of Amazon dot com.  Amazing how far we have come, or have we?

I don’t see any homes nearby me using wind generators, but that is probably because there is barely any wind around here!  I used to live in Rochester New York near one of the great lakes and I can tell you from experience there was a lot more wind there to make use of a gadget like this.

This wind generators is the Sunforce 12 Volt 400 Watt version.  It is made if light weight weather proof cast aluminum and has a fully integrated regulator that automatically shuts down when the batteries are completely charged.  Maximum power is up to 400 watts or 27 amps.  It measures 15x9x27 inches.  But the question remains who is likely to get the most use out of such a device like this?

I would have to say it really only makes sense for those who live near the ocean or large lakes where it tends to be windy most of the time.  The last thing you would want to happen is go through all the trouble of installing this thing and then end up with only 1/8th of the year’s days having any adequate wind.

I put this PEEK pseudo PDA/email reader in the senior gadgets category although some might not think this is not the best category for this device.

I put it in that category because this device is ergonomic, clear, easy to read and does it’s primary function very well.  It’s primary function? Sending and receiving email. 

I suspect that there are a lot of senior citizens, students, and maybe even kids who do not want to bother with the hassle of regular PDA’s hundreds of features and seemingly endless options.

The fundamental power of email is clear.  Peek markets the device as potentially saving you $1000’s of dollars over other more fully featured PDA’s when you compare texting charges from mobile carriers.

Peek supports up to 5 email accounts including Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Roadrunner, BellSouth, SBCGlobal, Earthlink, Cox, Charter, Cablevision, NetZero, Mac, Optonline and many others.  My personal preference is Gmail.  I have been using Gmail for over 2 years now and I can tell you with zero doubt that it is by far ( in my opinion) the best web email client on the net today.

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