This solution would allow a localized production facility that makes enough hydrogen to fuel the family car for errands or short trips around town. The said home-scale production plant would be powered by solar panels further reducing their carbon footprint by removing the otherwise dirty need for power from the grid. It also allows small fuel plants to be installed at bus stops and other public transport system hubs that can make enough fuel to propel the vehicles to their next destination or stop. These forms of green technology are growing into our best solution to the already bad environment we live in as we work more to veer away from fossil fuels due to their unwanted byproducts that have accumulated to enough levels that a hole in the earth’s ozone layer has formed with no signs of its growth slowing. This has been result from years of uncontrolled venting of polluting gasses that end up as acids in the atmosphere as they react with the sun’s ultraviolet rays. This acid rain can even filter down to the water table rendering them useless worsening the already troubled water supply.

Hydrogen fuel is clean and it produces no gasses that harm the environment but many technologies still have to be developed to make it safer and easier enough to convince the average homeowner to shift to hydrogen fueled vehicles from their oil based predecessors. Safety is one of the key issues for hydrogen gas is highly explosive and combustible that any problem with containment has to be addressed well ahead of its implementation. The efficiency of engines is still quite low but they do have zero-emissions which is the main lure of the technology. The infrastructure for supporting such hydrogen based vehicles is quite expensive but that has been proven to be un-needed with the above mentioned home-based/local production facilities, the prototype being as big as a filing cabinet. Further research and development might allow it shrink considerably allowing home use.

While such is a given, there are people who can give their two cents worth of opinions and stored knowledge as well. This all stems from these individuals who have put emphasis on certain areas of interest that include electronics, travel and history. Not all people are expected to invest such effort and time since every individual would want to cater to a lot of things with nothing particular to specialize in.

Ideally, such knowledge from people which are tagged geeks at some time would go as far as holding technical information such as content, components and workflow processes. Such areas are not given much attention in the normal phase of life. But such are investments to which one day; such stored and solicited knowledge shall be of big use towards other people and big entities who seek better knowledge as well.

So how is it supposed to work? Currently undergoing testing right now, the wireless laundry scheme connects washers and dryers to the Internet or cellphones. When a cycle is done, the user can be notified wherever he or she may be, whatever he or she may be doing. The system can also inform the user if the wash load is too much or if there is a clog in the machine.

The whole experiment is getting a lot of mixed reactions. Some think it’s a brilliant idea. Indeed, not having to run down to the basement every few minutes to check on the laundry is convenient. Yet some think that it’s like trying to fix something that isn’t broken. In other words, frivolous.
As for me, I think it could work, although it’s not really a need. Convenience is the name of the game here. If you can save up several minutes to do other things instead of wasting time checking on the laundry, then why not. Then of course, there is the issue of cost.

Call me a cheapskate but if this little “innovation” is going to cost me big bucks, then I’d rather stick with the old ways.

This is what Janjaap Ruijssenaars had in mind when he designed the “floating bed.” Yes, you read that right, a floating bed. For his inspiration, the young Dutch architect used the monolith from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Science fiction fans would surely remember that “thing” full of mystery. Ruijssenaars, however, thought to make something practical out of it. Hence his floating bed.

So how does this thing work? It hovers above the floor, that’s how it works! It is held in place by thin cables while magnets on the underside repel magnets on the floor. The bed doesn’t look very comfortable at this point, though. In fact, it can double as a dining table. Hmm, how comfortable can a dining table be? Another question that enters one’s mind is whether people with metal plates or piercings can use this bed. Won’t the metal parts be pulled by the magnets? The designer claims that as long as you stay away from underneath the bed, you’ll be all right.

Janjaap Ruijssenaars admits that the bed isn’t ready for use as it is. It still needs cushions and mattresses to make it the bed we’ve all been dreaming for. It might remain a dream for most of us though. With a price of 1.2 million Euros ($1.54 million), only the rich and the famous can afford this baby.

Here is a different kind of result stemming from people with too much idle time on their hands: a pillow for geeks who are lonely and who do not have girlfriends. I can’t believe it, but one of the biggest names in retail, Sears, has jumped into this bandwagon! They created what they call a Hooters pillow. I guess that photo says it all.

So what do you do when you get home in the evening after a hard day’s work and you don’t have anyone to snuggle up to? Just head on over to your bed or couch (whichever is more comfortable for you) and snuggle with your pink pillow with boobs. This is just so hilarious that I am pretty sure that any guy who gets one for himself does not deserve a girl – EVER!

On the other hand, this tacky pillow might just be the perfect gift for your guy friend. Just remember to wrap it up real nicely and have him tear the wrapping up in front of everyone!

Available at Sears.com for a little less than $10.

Anyway, having said that, I think that you should believe me when I say that this apron is awesome. I love to cook – well, at least what passes for cooking – and one problem that I always have is that I do not have an apron to keep my clothes dry and clean. I do have a couple lying around somewhere but I guess they never get used so they get lost underneath the pile of whatever is in my closet.

If I had one of these aprons, though, I would definitely wear it all the time!

One reason: It’s black. It will hide all the gross that stuff that you tend to get all over your clothes when cooking. That means I do not have to do laundry as often as I should!

Another reason: “Come to the dark side, we love cookies” is printed on the front of the apron. How cool is that? I love cookies even if I can’t bake them. Who’s to stop you from wearing an apron that professes your love for cookies, though?

Last reason: It’s quite reasonably priced. For a mere $19.99, you can get your hands on one of these babies. The conversation piece is more than worth it!

Thanks to Walyou, I found it! In fact, it is being sold over at ThinkGeek (I just love this site!) for $29.99. This is what they have to say about this awesome thing:

… it’s hard to deny the Periodic Table Shower Curtain’s usefulness. All the time you spend in the bathroom, you might as well brush up on your transition metals, and your lanthanide and actinide series. Jog those brain cells with some steaming hot water, and a giant six-foot tall periodic table.

The Periodic Table Shower Curtain is 71 inches square, and made from EVA Vinyl (Ethylene vinyl acetate and Polyethylene, but you knew that), and is semi-transparent with the Periodic Table of Elements printed in large friendly letters and colors.

All right, you might not really need a shower curtain that will help you memorize the whole periodic table now, but it would certainly be cool to have it, wouldn’t it? It will also serve as an interesting conversation piece – not that I am suggesting that you have interesting conversations in the bathroom.