IMPULSE STAFF
In the bag: This is the kind of world we're
living in: Think grocery bag holders with five-year
warranties. iKitchen.com offers the stainless steel
Simplehuman grocery bag holder, which stores 30 plastic
bags and boasts a wide dispensing area on the front. It
can also be mounted on the wall using screws or
double-sided tape, both of which are included. It's
available for $11.99 at
www.ikitchen.com
Best of Thymes: The Thymes Gardener Collection
is essentially a line of hand care products designed to
encourage "non-gardening" types to get down and dirty
with trowels and pruning shears. The products contain
botanical ingredients to heal hard-worked hands,
lavender oil to soothe the sting of insect bites and
sage to cure minor scratches. The collection also
includes Nourishing Cuticle Cream, Deep-Cleanings Hand
Scrub and a Herbaceous Candle. The Gardener Intensive
Hand Repair Kit sells for $33 at
www.thymes.com. Individual lotions and products are
also available.
Wake up to iPod: The iHome Clock/Radio takes
the morning wake-up call to a new level by allowing
users to dock their iPod in an alarm clock and use it to
blast out MP3s and playlists in dynamic radio sound. It
features a remote, AM/FM stereo, built-in amplifier,
2-inch strontium-Ferrite MP3 speakers and Reson8 sound
chamber technology. In other words, no more waking up to
Sting's "Fields of Gold" on adult-contemporary radio,
unless that's your thing. Available at
www.ikitchen.com for $99.
Get noticed garage sale: Ever have a garage
sale? Didn't you hate having to go through the process
of making up a sign big enough for everyone to see?
Well, three sisters have solved the problem. They
have created signs in a bag that come with a fold-up
metal frame with legs you can stick in the lawn. The
sign kit also includes a multi-colored pinwheel. Unfold
the frame and stick it in the lawn, slip the sign over
the frame and insert the pinwheel shaft into the hole in
the sign.
For more information, visit
www.sassysigns.com.
Light bright (very bright): Brite Strike
flashlights have the slogan, "Made by police officers
for police officers," but anyone can use them and you'll
definitely want to. These aren't just flashlights, they
are "tactical illumination tools," and the Blue Dot
series is small enough to fit in your palm, but shines
bright enough to temporarily blind an attacker. There
are also low-light settings for everyday use. Available
at
www.brite-strike.com for $80 and up.
