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Ikea Hack Ideas for Your Kitchen: Diaper Genie Countertops and Bamboo Stick Knife Stands

By Neil Vazquez

Aug 15, 2014

Since everyone and their mothers can't seem to stop talking about the new Ikea opening up in the Sweetwater/Doral/Unincorporated Dade, we at Short Order are providing you with some helpful Ikea hacks, straight from the DIY gurus at Ikea Hackers. These alternative uses for common Ikea products will not only...

Coolest Cooler: Kickstarter Raises Nearly $5 Million To Fund Best Gadget Ever

By Laine Doss

Jul 16, 2014

Kickstarter may be a metaphor for life itself. The crowdfunding site that allows people to pledge money to entrepreneurs in exchange for getting in on the ground floor of a new idea has had some dumb ideas -- like the potato salad Kickstarter that so far has raised over $50,000...

Michael Schwartz at Best Buy? Do Big Things With Small Appliances!

By Jen Mangham

Oct 3, 2013

Want silky-smooth deviled eggs? Begin with a blender. Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food and Drink is showing off his blended-deviled-egg technique along with the many uses of small kitchen appliances this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Best Buy store in Aventura. The event is part...

Turn Sweat Into Drinking Water: New Swedish Invention

By David Minsky

Jul 19, 2013

Oh those crazy Scandinavians, they've done it again. First the Danish invent an iPhone-controlled coffee maker that pours coffee out of a faucet, now the Swedish come up with a machine that turns your sweat into potable drinking water. Anyone thirsty? Inspired by astronauts who pretty much recycle everything, this...

Planet Linux Caffe: Miami's First Bitcoin Restaurant

By David Minsky

Jun 26, 2013

Bitcoin, the world's foremost digital currency, has finally made it to Miami, and this week Planet Linux Caffe in Coral Gables will become the first business in the city to accept the decentralized digital currency as payment for items on its menu, says owner Daniel Mery. If this news means...

Tervis Tumblers: Ten Reasons They Are the Best Invention Ever

By Hannah Sentenac

Apr 11, 2013

The human body is approximately 65 percent liquid, which means we inevitably do a lot of drinking to keep that waterlogged equilibrium. Whether it's the recommended allowance of H20 or copious quantities of booze, there's lots of the wet stuff constantly flowing down our gullets. So proper drinkware is no...

Top Five Recent Beer Inventions

By David Minsky

Mar 26, 2013

The brewing of beer is a technology as old as civilization itself. Since its inception, mankind has steered its innovative mind toward the betterment of this process, as well as making beer more pleasurable to drink. Many inventions have come down the line, from the beer tap to the beer...

The Anti-Refrigerator: Preserve Produce With No Electricity

By David Minsky

Mar 7, 2012

Living without a refrigerator can be hard. Indeed, this one appliance alone accounts for at least one sixth of our electric bill. But Amsterdam designer Jihyun Ryou has devised a way to kill the refrigerator from the electric bill with using a non-electric set of five wall-mounted devices that help...

New Hammacher Schlemmer Gizmo Lets You Cook Omelet and a Waffle Simultaneously

By David Minsky

Mar 1, 2012

Two possible breakfast scenarios emerge. 1) No time or space to oook high end breakfast options. 2) You can't decide what to eat. The raging debate is finally over with the Only Omelet and Waffle Maker."One of the biggest things is that the device recognizes a common problem in the...

A Printer That Can Print Cupcakes?

By David Minsky

Jan 25, 2012

Using a printer to bake cupcakes sounds as crazy as using a jigsaw to cut a meatloaf, but the technology is out there and could provide the answer to your laziness. One of the many techie-foodie goodies recently unveiled at the Consumer and Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the...

LG's Refrigerator: (Almost) Smarter Than You

By David Minsky

Jan 23, 2012

The LG Smart Refrigerator is one of the many new "smart" appliances recently revealed at the Consumer and Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month that can be connected to a home network and manage your entire kitchen. Designed to communicate with other devices via Wi-Fi, it can be...

Strawberries Pesticide-Laden, Pineapples Better: An App to Find the Best

By David Minsky

Jan 23, 2012

It can be difficult to justify spending the extra cash for organic food, but with the help of the Environmental Working Group's 2011 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, you can eat healthfully without having to dump your entire wallet on certified organic produce. Consumers of produce can reduce their...

World's Weirdest Toasters: Jesus on Bread, Cook a Whole Breakfast, and Play the Radio

By David Minsky

Jan 17, 2012

The world of toasters just got a little weirder. Research firm IDC released a report predicting that 2012 will be the year when companies start making kitchen appliances that can Tweet and send us notifications via the web; this will include toasters.Until that happens, it might seem we must settle...

Tweeting Toasters? The Next Step In Kitchen Tech for 2012

By David Minsky

Jan 5, 2012

There's no question that if left unattended, our kitchen appliances can develop minds of their own, but tweeting toasters? What the hell? This is a prediction from a report released last month by Massachusetts-based marketing research firm International Data Corporation. IDC predicts that 2012 will see the arrival of microblogging...

Brew Coffee From A Faucet With Your iPhone: Yes, There Is An App For That

By David Minsky

Dec 5, 2011

Makers of Denmark-based Scanomat decided that a substance almost as necessary as water should be as readily available. Coffee!This ain't no typical brew machine. The TopBrewer looks like a a faucet and mounts to your countertop. It not only brews and dispenses coffee but also is equipped with undercounter components...

La Marea's Chef Gonzalo Rivera Talks Vintage; Utensils Not Wine

By Christina Staalstrom

Sep 30, 2010

We've heard of vintage clothing, jewelry and books. The word vintage is copied from wine terminology to give a more elegant euphemism for "old" and these days it seems anything that is second hand can be sold in a "vintage store." Enter to this arena vintage kitchen utensils. Collectors are...

Ice Trays That Think Outside the Cube

By Christina Staalstrom

Aug 16, 2010

August in Miami can be unbearably hot. Sipping something cold full of ice cubes seems like the best alternative to cooling down. No need to settle for a standard square ice cube tray anymore. Here are a few of our favorite ways to express yourself through ice!Ice InvadersFor the true...

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