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Give this years holiday dessert a professional cherf’s touch with the Cuisipro Scoop and Stack Ice Cream Scoop. This specialized ice cream scoop creates cylindrical blocks of ice cream that can be decorated or stacked for a colorful and creative presentation. Just push the device into the ice cream, twist and pull. To release, simply push the top button to discharge the cold treat. To keep the best shape, it works best in really frozen ice cream and will cut through just about any type. Comes in white, green and pink…

Cuisipro Scoop and Stack Ice Cream Scoop (via Product Dose)

The Fisher-Price Zen Collection Cradle Swing all but eliminates the need for a Nanny.  Here we have the creme-da-la-creme of baby swings that any expecting Mother would love to have.  Looking more like plush furniture or fine artwork, its functions may be more cherished then anything else.  The oversized (beanbag chair like) seat is covered in lush fabrics making your baby feel as if they never left the womb.   Your choice of rocking side-to-side or front-to-back give you options most swings don’t have.  To cap things off, a variety of soft music and soft gentle motion of the mobile will definitely get the job done.  Once question…  When are they going to make these for adults?

Highlights:

$180 - Fisher-Price Zen Collection Cradle Swing

The Febot is a wind powered battery charger concept from Ji-yun Kim, Soon-young Yang & Hwan-ju Jeon.  The idea seems simple enough.  An easy to assemble product that sticks outside the window to collect wind power.  Just the place the rechargeable battery (unlike the concept photo below - Duracell?) in the unit and wait for the next hurricane to come. I’m sure lots a field tests will begin soon, but it’s unclear how much power the Febot could generate.  It’s propeller placement is so near the attached surface, I question how much air could pass though to generate speed?  I’m sure it’s design will be perfected soon enough and we will see 20 of these on every car driving down the street…

The Febot (via Yanko Design)

I just got a chance to sample the Green Executive Series Laser from WickedLasers.com.  I’ve owned many red laser pointing devices over the years.  A cheap key chain laser, one that makes silly shapes with different tips and one for board room meetings.  My expectations were not high when I opened the package, but little did I know…

First off, the Executive Series is delivered with a nice felt lined, carrying case.  I knew right from the open, this was not your ordinary toy laser.  My kids immediately took to it like deer in headlights…  and I didn’t even turn it on yet!  My little one thought it was the latest lightsaber technology.  I quickly placed in the two required AAA batteries and fired it up.

And the crowd goes crazy.  It shot out a green light so bright, I couldn’t believe it was coming from such a small device.  No matter were I pointed it, the kids followed like I had them hypnotized.

Unlike the lasers of the old days, the beam is able to be seen without smoke or dust.  Though harder to see in daylight, it really puts on a show in the dark.  I took it to a mountain side the other day and you could see the beam for over a mile. 

“Powered by only 2 AAA batteries, the Executive Series lasers is the world’s lowest beam divergence green laser pointer.  The green laser beam is able to travel long distances while maintaining excellent burning capabilities”

You read that right.  These lasers (not all models) have the ability to light matches or pop balloons at a small distance.  Not exactly popping popcorn like in the movie Real Genius, but you can see the weapon potential in a laser.  Check out the video below:

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