This clothes washer is supposed to be “smart”, and I simply don’t buy that. You see, the only thing that separates this from any other washer is that it uses a computer to determine the best time to run the wash based on the cost of electricity at any given moment. I’d think that a truly smart washer would not only determine the best time to run a load of laundry- it would measure and dispense soap, water and any other cleaners you used automatically. It would know the difference between your designer ties and your jean jackets. It would be nice if the machine dried and folded the laundry too, but I know that I’m now asking for something that is beyond the scope of one household machine in the year 2010. A guy can dream, can’t he?

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This fourteen-wheeled creation from flowlab us supposed to make turning a skateboard an easier task. I’ll never be able to verify this because it doesn’t matter how many wheels you put on a skateboard; the second I step on it, I’m falling on my ass. Maybe if they put brakes in the wheels, then the board wouldn’t fly out from beneath me.

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In case you haven’t heard, the newest iPhone loses signal if you hold it wrong. This iPhone flop is truly one for the textbooks . At least it has opened the door for a few crafty individuals to capitalize on Apple’s blunder. The product you see here isn’t real yet , but there seems to be enough demand for it, so the artist is trying to make it happen. On one hand, I think that $30 is a lot for a sticker. On the other hand, these are people who can afford new iPhones, so they can afford it. Pricing can get tricky when it comes to a product like this- for example, I think I could make many, many small stickers like this for thirty bucks.

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Here’s a combination that hasn’t been more at home since somebody got chocolate in somebody else’s peanut butter (kinky!). It’s a machine that makes bubbles that are filled with fog. It looks cool as hell, and your audience (or house) is sure to go wild over it. And leave the party with a thin, soapy film all over. Bubbles range in size from ping-pong to grapefruit, and it blows out 150 of them a minute.

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Hey look everybody, it’s an air piano! Because everybody likes to play air piano, right? It’s a pop culture phenomena with a long and storied history! What do you mean, this thing is actually an instrument? Seems like a bunch of theremins stuck together. Kinda.

It looks like playing this thing could be slightly more exercise than playing an actual piano, but I doubt it’s one of the best fat burners ever… even though the girl in the vid is quite skinny. I’m guessing bulimia. No? Diet and exercise, eh? Suuuure. That’s what they always say, then as soon as you turn around- *HORF* they’re pukin’ in the toilet.

Edit: she told me she’s just small-boned. I’ll show her a small bone.  ZING!