Charcoal BBQ Ready in 60 Seconds, Impossible you Say?

I love the taste of a good charcoal barbecue, but I hate the effort that it takes to get the coals going. I did come up with a technique to speed up the process involving an electric fan mounted on a handle, but that only works if you are near a power point and have a spare electric fan lying around for cannibalism. The 60 Second Charcoal Starter is a much better idea and it will let you do away with lighter fluid and all the other toxic nasties that tend to be thrown onto the coals to get them going.

Stick the metal tip of the starter charcoal and hold the button down to get the charcoal burning. Then point the starter at the coals and really get them cooking. It allegedly takes sixty seconds for the fan forced heat to get the charcoal ready. When they say heat, they are not kidding either, the 60 Second Charcoal Starter is good for 1,290° F, I guess that does not need to be prefaced with keep out of reach of children.
Price: $80 from Hammacher Schlemmer

Uni-Tasking Pizza Scissors Will Slice and Serve

What kitchen implement is wedge shaped and has a sharp edge, perfectly suited to cutting a pizza without disturbing the topping, and then serving the slice?

That's right. A chef's knife. Sure, you could waste $10 on this pair of pizza scissors, which will do the same thing. But that's all they will do. I don't know which is worse. The fact that manufacturers continue to market uni-tasking tat, or that gullible consumers continue to stuff their kitchen drawers with it. What next? An egg cracker?

Heat-Sensitive Wallpaper

Designer Shi Yuan has designed a wallpaper that reacts to heat.

That would make for a very interesting home.

Swing Lamp

For those middle of the night swinging sessions.

PICTURES: "Secret Hole" Scale Hides Your Weight

"Secret Hole" is an innovative scale concept that "moves the 'window of weight' right underneath your feet", allowing you to peek only when ready. Click here for one more picture.

It's one of those "I need to know, but don't wanna look" situations some of us have had in our bathrooms. Sometimes a few self words of encouragement are necessary to prepare for the shock. Make it easier on yourself

“On Target” Video Game Urinal

Set back into each urinal is a pressure-sensitive display, which activates an interactive game when used. This game includes sounds and images, bringing entertainment value to where you’d least expect. It will most likely will be installed in airports and schools “with the functional purpose of improving hygiene”.

Transparent Toaster

This innovative "Transparent Toaster" concept uses special heating glass to warm a single slice of bread. Unfortunately, the glass does not reach a high enough temperature -- at this time -- to actually toast the bread. No word yet on if this concept will go into production. [Source]

Glowing Umbrella Keeps You Infinitesimally Safer at Night

Glowing umbrellas usually light up their shafts rather than their mushroom-like tips, but this concept "Glowing Umbrella" has a glowing parasol to illuminate your way at night. It's lovely in the way that a black, non-light up umbrella isn't, but is only a concept for now. If science and technology could manage to make one of these that doesn't require swapping out batteries every other day (and make it under $50), we'd be in for four.

Tape Measure Toilet Roll

Now you'll really be able to see how much you get through.. The Tape Measure Toilet Roll(GBP 3) marked out in repeating lengths of 80cm, but where 10cm actually measures 12cm in real life, because, well just because.

Whirled Wall Clock

If you are drunk? Whirled Wall Clock($35). A fantastic effect for office walls or kitchens, it's inspired by Salvador Dali's experiments in clock-melting and time-melding.