food
Gadget review - food grabber
17/July/2010 01:32 PM Filed in: Independent
living
Here is another gadget - this time from Japan.
If you can't grip things (like grabbing crisps from a bowl or picking popcorn etc) because of weakness in you hands, joint mobility etc then you may be missing out on getting obese like the rest of the nation..
In the interests of equality (I have the right to eat tons of popcorn at the cinema and put on weight like everyone else, right?) this Japanese gizmo might work for you if you can operate it.
If you can't see it - think six inch stick with two pincers at one end and three at the other that pinch together when a slider button is pushed in bright yellow and black. I'd want a small electronic version of course for the complete cyber look.
The video clip commentary is in jest - but crank up the price and show it at Naidex.... sell out.
If you can't grip things (like grabbing crisps from a bowl or picking popcorn etc) because of weakness in you hands, joint mobility etc then you may be missing out on getting obese like the rest of the nation..
In the interests of equality (I have the right to eat tons of popcorn at the cinema and put on weight like everyone else, right?) this Japanese gizmo might work for you if you can operate it.
If you can't see it - think six inch stick with two pincers at one end and three at the other that pinch together when a slider button is pushed in bright yellow and black. I'd want a small electronic version of course for the complete cyber look.
The video clip commentary is in jest - but crank up the price and show it at Naidex.... sell out.
Gadget review - grab a lolly
15/July/2010 05:38 PM Filed in: Independent
living
I came across this today
Basically, you put the box in the freezer and once removed you have about 30 minutes to make your own ice lollies.
Now, I don't know about you, but I find holding a conventional ice lolly virtually impossible because of the small stick to grab onto that is flat and difficult to grasp. Result - your Magnum drips all over you or you drop the whole thing on your lap. Cue the Cornetto as the solution or one of those ice lollies in a paper tube that freezes your fingers off or shoots out of the packet as you squeeze it....
Anyway, this appealed to me because the sturdy unit means you just pour in your mix (i.e. water and juice or a recipe to make frozen yogurt or frozen smoothies) and drop one of the inserts (sticks) which has a reasonable area to grasp and is a nice round shape to make holding it a lot easier. Away with the mess of the 80's and in with some tech! Your lolly is ready in 7-9 minutes and making them yourself of course helps if you have particular dietary requirements.
It's available from firefox and Lakeland and costs around £39.99 (I never said accessible lollies were going to be cheap!)
Basically, you put the box in the freezer and once removed you have about 30 minutes to make your own ice lollies.
Now, I don't know about you, but I find holding a conventional ice lolly virtually impossible because of the small stick to grab onto that is flat and difficult to grasp. Result - your Magnum drips all over you or you drop the whole thing on your lap. Cue the Cornetto as the solution or one of those ice lollies in a paper tube that freezes your fingers off or shoots out of the packet as you squeeze it....
Anyway, this appealed to me because the sturdy unit means you just pour in your mix (i.e. water and juice or a recipe to make frozen yogurt or frozen smoothies) and drop one of the inserts (sticks) which has a reasonable area to grasp and is a nice round shape to make holding it a lot easier. Away with the mess of the 80's and in with some tech! Your lolly is ready in 7-9 minutes and making them yourself of course helps if you have particular dietary requirements.
It's available from firefox and Lakeland and costs around £39.99 (I never said accessible lollies were going to be cheap!)
