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You Know They’re Getting Older When…

Posted on28. Nov, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

… they start to want the electronic gadgets.
Yep, I’ve managed to keep my kids away from the excessive electronica of our day for this long, but I’ve got a few sons who are suddenly into music. And cameras. And stereos. All we have around here is ONE CD player and one old cassette player (and [...]

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Gobs of Gorgeous Gadgets!

Posted on29. May, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

OMG!! I found a really cool gadget website– specifically, a site with some extraordinary Alessi-design gadgets. Totally cool! Look at this floss holder! I think I love it!

Here’s a banana boat Salt & Pepper shaker set!

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Technology Meets Toothbrush, Or…

Posted on27. Jan, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

… How To Get Your Kid To LIKE Brushing His Teeth. The Saga Begins…
Over the holidays, we got some fancy-schmancy toothbrushes for two of the kids. The Oral B Triumph with SmartGuide toothbrush, and the Oral B Pulsonic. Both toothbrushes come highly rated by our dentists and orthodondist’s office. I decided to try them out, [...]

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Another Cool Touch Light Gadget

Posted on10. Dec, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I’ve been on the prowl for cool lighting gadgets ever since I found and bought the Touch&Glow set (I blogged about that here). I am having waaaay too much fun with lighting gadgets. I’m beginning to wonder about myself…
ANYWAY! Who cares! I found ANOTHER really, really cool gadget! This time it was at the Dollar [...]

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Enough is Enough!

Posted on21. Jul, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

This is rather disturbing. It’s a mindless, meaningless USB gadget. Don’t we have ENOUGH gadgets clogging up the world yet?
This time it’s a little LED message board. It can be programmed to display any message and even bother you with audio. It’s touted as a way to “leave a message” when, perhaps, you are away [...]

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