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

  Friday, August 15, 2014 at 9:05 a.m.

  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

  Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 11 a.m.

  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!

  Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 11:02 a.m.

  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

  Friday, July 19, 2013 at 7:51 a.m.

  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

  Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 8:53 a.m.

  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

  Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:17 p.m.

  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...