Friday, July 2, 2010 - 9:10am
Growing your own vegetables is fun, healthy and saves money at the grocery store. The problem is, you need a garden, which makes it tough to do if you live in an apartment.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 5:09am
Cats have had it way too easy for far too long. Making you clean their litter boxes. Ruining your furniture. Demanding high-tech kitty fountains. Okay, okay, maybe only the most pompous feline wants a kitty fountain, but you get the...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 2:29pm
Looking to plant a garden, but you don't have an actual, you know, garden to plant flowers in? Get a terrarium! The Gabe Terrarium is a globe-like orb that sits on a plastic pedestal. It's designed for you to put...
Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 8:01am
This amazing bike concept is part exercise machine, part electric scooter, and will even help to pay your fare while providing a seat for the bus ride home. Designed by Mårten Wållgren, Il Choi, David Seesing, and Miika Hekkinen, it's...
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 10:01am
If I wanted to grow some plants or herbs in my small New York apartment, I'd probably have to do it out on the fire escape — which is rather unwieldy. The Lightpot, designed by Studio Shalub, would be perfect...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 6:58am
We think that robot teachers may be a bit much, but what about robot gardeners? Students and researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed robots that tend to tomato plants— no human intervention required. The...
Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 8:01am
I love electronic gadgets that work without batteries or needing to be plugged in. Sure, with many of them the savings are more symbolic than meaningful, but with the Timeless Garden clock, you get a double dose of eco...
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Monday, February 9, 2009 - 1:48pm
The EasyBloom Plant Sensor comes in two pieces: a USB-enabled processor, and the sensor it plugs into that you stick into the soil. The in-ground sensor can give you a pretty good picture of what your garden wants and needs,...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 11:40am
You'd like to take a step towards a "green" lifestyle by growing your own herbs and flowers. After all, indoor plants help clean your air, and any food you grow at home puts you one step closer to eating...
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 5:05am
If you like glowing outdoor decorations but can't quite afford these balls, consider the Glowpot. It's a white plastic pot with a light inside it that runs on triple-A batteries. When you turn it on, the pot doesn't just...
