The TARDIS Shed

Over on Techdigest I came across an interesting post about sheds. Now sheds are not the most gadgety of items that people own… most just store lawn mowers and tools in them. Over on a site named Readers Sheds they like to push the boundaries that little bit further. One of the best sheds I came across was the TARDIS shed (from Dr. Who) which there happens to be a plethora of them dotted around the UK. Read more

Solar Powered Robot Lawn Mower

If you love automating tasks in your house such as cleaning the carpets with a Roomba robot vacuum then this solar powered robot lawn mower is a must. It can cut up to 2300 square meters of grass automatically and be programmed to do that when ever you like. The robot mower uses hybrid power to keep it’s batteries charged. Both electricity from the wall and solar energy from the sun keep the batteries charged each day ready for it’s next run. Each charge will see the robot mower through about 40 minutes of grass cutting. At this point, the robot automatically docks back on it’s charger ready for the next cycle.

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Plantarium Vial Garden

These glass tubes contain an interesting gel made by NASA scientists. The gel allows seeds to be grown inside the tubes and as the gel is transparent, you can also see the plant growing below the service. The glass tubes are 7 inches tall and there are 5 different varieties available which are basil, melon, marigold, pepper, sunflower or tomato.

Each plantarium vial garden costs $9.95 from brooklyn5and10.

Via: FreshPilot