This little guy sucks up the rays like any other respectable tree, but it doesn’t waste all those photons producing oxygen, instead it charges your phone.

The bonsai-like PhotonSynthesis Tree is a device by designer Vivien Muller.  It makes use of 54 mini photovoltaic leaf panels that capture all the energy you need to charge your gadget army.  All the power cords can be hidden beneath the “soil” tray.  But wait, I usually charge my gear when there is no sunlight!  No problem, this dendriform charger stores its earnings in a battery, so you can power up any time.  What’s more, is that the Lego-like branches allow you to reshape your arboreal house fixture whenever you please, just remember to not add water!

I’ve always wondered when cell phones, ipods, and camera’s were going to charge themselves, but with idea’s as cool as this, who cares.

Spruce-up your chores with another clever item from Fred and Friends.  Stumped as to why your plants keep dying?  It’s simple, you need to login some time with the watering can.  
Designed by Ramón Middelkoop, WaterLogged is a durable, easy to fill, hard plastic watering can with a unique look that allows it to be stored amid your house plants; opposed to taking up space under the sink. If you’re not sure that you’d ever use WaterLogged, trust me, you wood. 

I like where Designer Ran Shnaper is going here, but A) I’m not sure there’s enough water dripping off my dishes to grow healthy plants, and B) there’s never enough room on the rack to begin with, I’m not sure I want herbs taking up valuable utensil space. 
I really do like the idea of having a drying rack that doesn’t need to encroach on the sink for drainage.  It’s also nice to think that I’m recycling.  The main problem here is that this product assumes I cook foods that require spices and that I don’t use the dishwasher to clean my mess; two gravely incorrect assumptions.

*Plastic sprout replicas are for holding dishes and glassware only, not intended for use as cooking herbs.   

It’s not fair, why is fried food good for my car and not me?
The Greasecar Vegetable Oil Conversion System is an auxiliary fuel modification system that allows diesel vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil.  This is great if you happen to own a fast food joint or you’re just a disgusting human being that subsides on deep fried twinkies and flash-fried donuts.  Personally, if I wouldn’t put it in my body, I wouldn’t put it in my vehicle, and that’s why my car runs on pure Columbian cocaine…and you thought gas was expensive. 

If you’re considering converting that old diesel engine to a more eco-friendly vegetable oil burner, the kit will run you between $800.00 and $2000.00 depending on preferences and your vehicle’s make, model and year.  You’ll also need it installed, unless you’re a true grease monkey! 

*By using waste vegetable oils as fuel, you’ll reduce fuel costs and toxic emissions while simultaneously supporting American obesity. 

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