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Fuzzy is the logical choice for rice cookers

Fuzzy Logic rice cookers are a great tool to have in the kitchen. You can use them for rice, of course, but you can do so much more with a little thought and some sharp Google searches. My own rice cooker gets used at least twice a week--it's perfect for busy days when I don't have time to spend on dinner prep.

Most rice cookers are simple enough for kids to use, too. Have them measure rice and water and even add meat and vegetables for a full meal. With the addition of a steamer basket, you can … Read more

iPhone OS 2.2: Saved Image Bug

iPhone user, Brandon Lain has posted an image flickr about the discovery of a bug in the iPhone OS 2.2 when saving photos. According to Brandon this was confirmed by another iPhone user, Scott Johnson, who indicates that the iPhone is indeed "upscaling a thumbnail of the downloaded image."

Apparently, under iPhone OS 2.1, images saved from an email message or website that were larger than the native resolution on the iPhone were scaled down, with a resample resulting in a clear image on the screen. iPhone OS 2.2, however, does not perform the resample, … Read more

A light switch that you can gently caress

Did it ever occur to you that light switches could be warm and cuddly? No, I didn't think so either, but apparently nothing's impossible these days. This Essential Wall Dimmer, which retails for $99, looks a bit like a fuzzy caterpillar but promises to actually turn your lights on and off.

Here's how it works: give it a nice little stroke, and its "Plush Touch Screening Technology" will turn the light on or off, or dim it to suit your personal illumination preferences. Simple as that--at least it's supposed to work that way.

The … Read more

BTU-retention device

What's better than a case of "No, I will not fix your computer" t-shirts and caffeine-molecule mugs? And no, the answer is not "A 'killer coding ninja monkeys' bumper sticker." C'mon. You're past that now. You might even have furniture! Or perhaps you've answered the call of the wild and are living out of a special tech-outfitted van. Anyway, you're a geek, and geeks gotta stay warm. Winter's a-comin'. You need this--to snuggle up, to brave the blizzard, to fend off the arctic blast.

Deeply fuzzy, with its two-centimeter-thick … Read more