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Dubbed Ripple, the two and half meter long table is made from 0.8mm thick Canadian Spruce aircraft plywood and weighs in at an incredible 9 kilograms.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/ripple-worlds-lightest-table-benjamin-hubert/29123/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="29112"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cuddle-mattress/29112/">Cuddle Mattress lets you get closer to your significant other</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">September 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cuddle-mattress/29112/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cuddle-mattress/29112/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cuddle-mattress.jpg" title="The Cuddle Mattress is designed to give your arm room to maneuver when cuddling up to your..." alt="The Cuddle Mattress is designed to give your arm room to maneuver when cuddling up to your..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The Cuddle Mattress is a normal mattress divided up into slices that give you somewhere to put your arm when snuggling up to your significant other. This simple idea could help prevent bad backs, dead-arm-in-bed issues ... and arguments between couples.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cuddle-mattress/29112/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29088"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/dodecado-diy-modular-led-lamps/29088/">Dodecado stacks up colorful LED lighting with rearrangeable style</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/heidi-hoopes/">Heidi Hoopes</a></div> <div class="date">September 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/dodecado-diy-modular-led-lamps/29088/pictures">14 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/dodecado-diy-modular-led-lamps/29088/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dedecado.jpg" title="Dodecado is six colors of rearrangeable, stackable LED fun" alt="Dodecado is six colors of rearrangeable, stackable LED fun"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Dodecado lets you sculpt your lighting into an infinitely rearrangeable design, with stackable LED dodecahedrons in a range of colors and styles. The company is now taking pledges on Kickstarter to bring these dynamic lights to market.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/dodecado-diy-modular-led-lamps/29088/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29041"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/ergonomic-shovel-rotating-handle/29041/">Ergonomic Shovel features a rotating middle handle</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">September 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/ergonomic-shovel-rotating-handle/29041/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/ergonomic-shovel-rotating-handle/29041/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ergonomicshovel.png" title="Stephen Walden with his Ergonomic Shovel " alt="Stephen Walden with his Ergonomic Shovel "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> When it comes to defining what technology is, you may have heard people say "Heck, even the shovel is an example of technology." That may be true, but it's also an example of technology that has hasn't changed much in a <em>long</em> time. California-based entrepreneur Stephen Walden, however, wants to change that. After getting stiff and sore using a conventional shovel, he set about designing an alternative. The result is his Ergonomic Shovel, that features a rotating second handle in the middle of the shaft.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/ergonomic-shovel-rotating-handle/29041/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28998"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-led-speaker-light-bulb/28998/">Cosmic Led combines the light bulb with the audio speaker</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/antonio-pasolini/">Antonio Pasolini</a></div> <div class="date">September 11, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-led-speaker-light-bulb/28998/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-led-speaker-light-bulb/28998/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-led-speaker-light-bulb/28998/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cosmicled-7.jpg" title="Cosmic Led is a speaker and light bulb combined (Photo: Gizmag)" alt="Cosmic Led is a speaker and light bulb combined (Photo: Gizmag)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> A new hybrid product by Belgium-based eTiger combines light and sound for those people who enjoy playing with atmosphere at home. Cosmic Led is a wireless-enabled product that combines an audio speaker with a light bulb. All it takes is plugging it into lamp or overhead ceiling rose connection.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cosmic-led-speaker-light-bulb/28998/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28982"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/nliten-2d-lite-led-disk-flat-light-bulb/28982/">USS Enterprise-like flat LED light bulb could end up selling for $3</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">September 6, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/nliten-2d-lite-led-disk-flat-light-bulb/28982/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/nliten-2d-lite-led-disk-flat-light-bulb/28982/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/nliten-2d-lite-led-disk-flat-light-bulb/28982/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nliten.JPG" title="A rendering of NliteN’s disk-shaped 2D-Lite " alt="A rendering of NliteN’s disk-shaped 2D-Lite "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Not long ago, we took a look at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/cree-led-light-bulb-review/27285/" target="_blank">Cree’s new LED light bulbs</a>. At US$12.97 a pop, the 60-watt-equivalent model sounded like a pretty good deal. If NliteN’s disk-shaped 2D-Lite reaches production, however, it could make the Cree product look downright expensive. Initially slated to sell for $10, the dimmable 60-watt-equivalent "800 lumen-class" bulb is planned to drop to $6 by 2015, and to $3 by 2017.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/nliten-2d-lite-led-disk-flat-light-bulb/28982/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28934"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-ifa-knock2open-dishwashers/28934/">Miele declares war on handles and fingerprints with knock2open dishwashers</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">September 4, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-ifa-knock2open-dishwashers/28934/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-ifa-knock2open-dishwashers/28934/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/miele-knock-8.jpg" title="Miele's Knock2open dishwasher technology on display at IFA 2013" alt="Miele's Knock2open dishwasher technology on display at IFA 2013"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Wiping down the front of a dishwasher after loading in the dirty dishes kind of goes with the territory. No matter how careful you are, greasy finger marks always seem to spoil an otherwise clean surface. The latest integrated machines from German domestic appliance maker Miele overcome this messy problem with a couple of taps.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-ifa-knock2open-dishwashers/28934/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28935"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-solar-powered-dryer/28935/">Miele announces "world's only" solar-powered dryer </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-williams/">Adam Williams</a></div> <div class="date">September 4, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-solar-powered-dryer/28935/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-solar-powered-dryer/28935/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-solar-powered-dryer/28935/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130921080641im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/miele_solar_dryer_ifa2013.jpeg" title="The T 8881 S EcoComfort is billed as the 'world's only' solar-powered dryer (Photo: Miele)" alt="The T 8881 S EcoComfort is billed as the 'world's only' solar-powered dryer (Photo: Miele)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> German domestic appliances manufacturer Miele has taken to IFA's stage and unveiled what the company cites as the "world's only" solar-powered tumble dryer, the T 8881 S EcoComfort.  <a href="/web/20130921080641/http://www.gizmag.com/miele-solar-powered-dryer/28935/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28933"> <div class="summary_details"> <div 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