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Michael Trei

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Native New Yorker Michael Trei loves both new and vintage technology, travel, and great food. A passionate audiophile and music fan, he shares his Manhattan apartment with 12,000 vinyl records and a sizeable collection of turntables. When he hits the road, he can usually be found plying the highway in one of his vintage Mercedes-Benz cars.

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Mural Dishwasher cleans your plates where you store them; may also work as a shower

Michael Trei

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:23am

Putting your dirty dishes into a dishwasher to clean them only to move them again to a cupboard for storage, is a pretty inefficient system when you think about it. At least that's what University of Montreal in Quebec...

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Doggie Dream Home might be nicer than your own house

Michael Trei

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 12:58pm

It seems pretty bizarre that just as many Americans are losing their homes due to the sub prime mortgage crisis, others are building McMansions just for their dogs. Doggie Dream Homes look just like smaller versions of houses built...

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Liquid cooled shirt keeps drivers from boiling over

Michael Trei

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 11:49am

Driving a car in a toasty place like Texas during the summer would be no fun if your air conditioning were on the fritz, that is unless you had a Cool Shirt. The catch is that at around $300,...

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Seiko Slimstick won't let you cheat during your exercise routine

Michael Trei

Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 9:02am

Pedometers that count the number of steps you take have been around for decades, but how do you translate that figure into what's needed to burn off that last Double Beef Whopper with Cheese? Seiko has come up with...

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Monowheel isn't better than a bike

Michael Trei

Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 8:08am

Longevity is a key indicator of a classic design, and going by this standard the bicycle must be just about perfect. While many have tried, the basic layout hasn't changed since the Starley Rover safety bicycle of 1885. The...

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Ecoffins let you give your loved ones a green send off

Michael Trei

Monday, April 21, 2008 - 3:57am

Even though certain unscrupulous funeral directors will try convince you that Uncle Harry needs to be in a $5000 hermetically sealed casket to show how much you really loved him, these days many people have realized that there's no...

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Confirm your geeky marriage with CAT5 connector wedding bands

Michael Trei

Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 2:12pm

They say opposites attract, but that certainly not the case in any marriage where both parties are willing to wear wedding bands made using male and female 8P8C Ethernet connectors. Fashioned from sterling silver by designer Jana Brevick, I...

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Bizzare bath/shower combo, might just work for skinny Europeans...

Michael Trei

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 12:29pm

...but for your average (read hefty) American, the Rotator by Ron Arad is a total nonstarter. There are some design concepts that probably should have been abandoned at the concept stage, and I would suggest that The Rotator falls...

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Study says 58 percent of music isn't paid for

Michael Trei

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 9:08am

According to an industry study released by The NPD Group, 58% of the music acquired by consumers in the USA during 2007 wasn't paid for, with equal shares of the freeloader pie divided between peer to peer network sharing,...

Huffy Green Machine H2O Big Wheel water gun

Huffy Green Machine H2O gives today's kids the firepower they need

Michael Trei

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 6:04am

Back when I was a lad, nothing was cooler than rolling up to the neighbor kid's pad on your Big Wheel. Feeling like Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider, this was the ultimate in preschool hipness. Today's kids however need...

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Michael Trei

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Mural Dishwasher cleans your plates where you store them; may also work as a shower

Doggie Dream Home might be nicer than your own house

Liquid cooled shirt keeps drivers from boiling over

Seiko Slimstick won't let you cheat during your exercise routine

Monowheel isn't better than a bike

Ecoffins let you give your loved ones a green send off

Confirm your geeky marriage with CAT5 connector wedding bands

Bizzare bath/shower combo, might just work for skinny Europeans...

Study says 58 percent of music isn't paid for

Huffy Green Machine H2O gives today's kids the firepower they need

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