Unusual Luxury Gadgets
One of the most unusual lamps to be invented lately comes from the Dyson family. Yes the same Dysons that bring us those high powered Dyson vacuum cleaner.
Jake Dyson, son of British vacuum guru James Dyson is the designer of this light which is and upright that almost looks like a heavy flashlight. This is a lamp meant to perform and entertain you. .
With the flick of a switch, the lamp’s motorized crank moves a focusing lens above the light bulb that adjusts the shape of the beam — from a wide sweeping wash to an intense spotlight.
Can’t decide where to set the beam? No problem. Put the Motorlight on autopilot and the lens rises and falls in a continuous 25-second cycle, creating a pulsating, heaving effect that makes your walls that makes you feel like you are inside an alive breathing animal. How much for all this fun? About a thousand bucks.
For ten times less you can get yourself a toilet roll dispenser that is also an entertainment center. Atech Flash’s iCarta is pretty much the end of the line when it comes to always-on tunage. It’s an iPod dock and speakers with an integrated toilet paper holder.
This thing comes with four speakers, big sound and easy controls. The can be used with TP (arms outstretched) or without (arms collapsed). Wall mounting hardware included to mount this conversation piece. It also includes line-in jack and USB plug for MP3 players without iPod dock connectors.
Then there is that $450 dollar gadget known as an Immersion Circulator. Culinary enthusiasts around the world have been using them for years to cook proteins at low temperatures under a vacuum seal (sous vide) with no risk of overcooking or drying them out. Some home chefs call them “water ovens.”
The one made by Sous Vide Extreme it’s essentially an immersion circulator about the size of a breadbox, and consists of a 2.6-gallon tub, a heating element and a precision temperature-control device. It’s got a stainless steel exterior that would look right at home in any modern kitchen. If you want to learn what to do with one of these things then you might want to try reading a book called “Under Pressure” by Thomas Keller.