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A device to take your breath away

Admit it: At one time or another, you've tested your breath to see if it's lethal (and if you haven't, maybe you should). But the traditional unassisted olfactory methods--hand cupped over mouth and nose, etc.--are questionable at best.

"Breath Alert" to the rescue. When you're all out of gum or Binaca, this erstwhile gag gift could suddenly become as serious as a meatball sandwich with extra onions.

The device, which Coolest-Gadgets says "measures the volatile sulfide compounds and hydrocarbon gas that are present when breath is bad," assesses the grade of … Read more

Wireless shower preserves marriages

Earlier today, a Crave reader chimed to praise a Japanese sit-down shower that one of our bloggers found a wee bit creepy. (He has other issues, but we won't get into that here.)

For one thing, the reader liked the shower's design because a bather could get the right temperature before jumping in. But here's another idea: By coincidence, we saw this wireless digital shower on Popgadget that can be operated by remote control even before you get out of bed. And that, in addition to being convenient, can help preserve relationships: You can set specific temperatures … Read more