You'll be lucky to find silver shelves at a local retailer, let alone a wall shelf that has a brush chrome finish. By a stroke of grand luck we found a brush chrome finished wall shelf drowning deep in the sea of espresso, black and white shelves. Not only did we find the silver shelves, but we found them in three useful sizes: 36", 24" and 12".

The Gods smiled upon us, at the unlikeliest of places, the Target web site.

The main draw here is the international patchwork of recycled iron sheet packing reflecting a plethora of products. Each mirror has its own distinct pattern of materials, so every one is unique in its own way. A 17-inch square mirror and a wood composite frame rounds up the design. In total the mirror and frame take up 30 square inches of goodness.

Found at cb2.com

It was rumored for months, but today makes it official, LG has announced that their LG BD300 Blu-ray player with Netflix streaming capabilities built-in will be available this fall. This is the third set top box to support Netflix streaming service at no additional cost to the Netflix consumer (the Roku Netflix Player and the XBOX360 being the others). The expected retail price is under $500, but nothing is concrete yet when it comes to price.

A lot of people have gone ga-ga over the Tassimo Brewer including ourselves. The drool will probably continue to spew in September when the new Tassimo (now a Bosch product) hits the U.S. market. There will be two different SKU available: a $139.99 version for sale only at specialty and department stores and a $99.99 version available at mass merchandise stores.

If you are like me, you probably hate the "a portion of the purchase will be donated to charity" line because they never really tell you what that portion is. We stumbled upon BlueFlip Art, a company that donates 10% of all sales to charity -- stated clear as day. You get to support an independent artist, you get to support a charity, and you get some kick ass art at the same time (like Brian Taylor's "Sparky" art featured above).

Scope out BlueFlip Art for some cool independent art.

You'll be as impressed as we were when we saw the videos of Golden Shellback waterproofing an Apple iPhone. Golden Shellback coating produces a vacuum deposited film that is nonflammable, has low toxicity and has the ability to weatherproof electronic devices and other surfaces. The technology was developed by Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven, MA and we don't really know exactly how it works (they are being tight-lipped about it). We will supposedly hear more in a few months time.

Check out the crazy video here and learn more about it here.

Unlike indoor cleaning robots like the iRobot, the Solar Breeze Skimmer benefits from being outside: it is 100% powered by solar power. And since this robot is exclusively powered by sunlight, you will never have to pay a dime to charge this. Best of all, it makes cleaning your pool easier since you won't need to constantly take it out of the pool to recharge it. Leave it overnight and in the morning it starts doing the work all over again. Such is the life of being a robot.

There is one downfall to the Solar Breeze Skimmer though. The robot does not clean what is in the bottom of the pool, just what is on the surface, so you will still need to use your pool pump for some of the time.

In addition to picking up the garbage, the Solar Breeze Skimmer also contains a chemical dispenser which uses standard pool chemical tablets.

At $450, the Solar Breeze Pool Skimmer does not come cheap, but it will help take care of most of your cleaning duties without taking a toll on your energy consumption.

You've probably seen these type of heaters at restaurants with outside seating, what you probably haven't seen is one that does both. So, the The Patio Palm Heater and Mister finally does what the do-only-one-thing should have done to begin with. The heater provides 40,000 BTU of heat, enough to keep you cozy in your chilly back yard. The unit is powered by propane and features an easy tank exchange mechanism.

Just don't turn both the heater and mister on at the same time or the universe will implode.

$759 will get you one at the manufacturer's web site.

Solar Electrical Systems has produced the first solar panel for the Prius Hybrid so you can literally drive on sunshine. The panels were created with the idea of increasing the range and efficiency of the hybrid vehicle.




The system collects clean renewable solar energy and utilizes it to charge the supplemental and HV battery pack. The system can produce up to 1200 watt hours per day through the use of solid state electronics (no moving parts). It has an electronic mode range of 20 miles which is more than most Americans use in one day. You can expect it to improve your fuel economy anywhere between 17 and 29%, which is pretty nice with today's outrageous gas prices. The system will function on the HV batteries and once the batteries have been depleted the hybrid system will pick up and go with the electrical mode and internal combustion engine. The solar panels will continually charge the battery pack as long as it is under direct sunlight, giving you wireless power if you will. There is no need to worry about how long your panels will last as they can last up to 30 years, which is more than we can say for most vehicles today.

If you are handy with tools, odds are you can install the system yourself in about 2 to 3 hours, but Solar Electric Vehicles (SEV), the sister company of Solar Electrical Systems, recommends that the system be installed by a professional technician.








Their web site states that the system cost can be recovered in about 3 years since the SEV system grants you the ability to apply for Federal renewable energy tax credits of up to $2,000 or 30% if purchased with a residential solar electrical system. Not sure if that will fly somewhere like Florida where your residential solar electrical system may fly off with a hurricane, but hey it just may be worth a shot.

SEV is also working on the Toyota Highlander, Toyota Rav4 EV, Ford Escape Hybrid, and Dodge Sprinter Hybrid.

New York graffiti artist James Marshall (aka Dalek) designed this sweet silk-screened PVC shower curtain out of his popular Space Monkey character. The 72" x 70" curtain is see-through with a dazzling display of color from the vector artwork. Sold in both blue and green for $50 a pop at Velocity Art + Design.