breakfast

Sweet dreams of sweeter breakfast foods

We could all use these pillows. Think about it: you're dreaming of something fantastic, maybe Steve Jobs showing up at your front door to give you an iPhone with a year's worth of service as well as all the Apple product development secrets you could possibly want to hear.

But then your alarm clock goes off, and there you are in a sloppy bedroom in a cramped apartment, with nary an iPhone in sight--just that scratched three-year-old Razr that still smells like beer from the aftermath of last St. Patrick's Day and has a contacts list full … Read more

Breakfast multitasking? Only in Japan

A Japanese company called Chuo Sangyo is claiming that with its funky kitchen gadget, 10 minutes, and a single power outlet, you'll be able to make coffee, toast, and eggs simultaneously. I'm a little skeptical of the appliance's capability to make food that actually tastes good (Doesn't it kind of look like a kid's toy? That could be a bad sign.) But if you have a cramped kitchen, it could be a potential space-saving solution.

I'd get it if there were an orange juicer built in. Or if that egg fryer on top could … Read more

iEgg breaks out of its shell

We love the look of this digital speaker, but its makers seemed to have gotten their marketing calendars mixed up. It would have made a lot more sense for Axxen to roll this out (literally) right before Easter, not Halloween.

The i-Egg, which can be hooked up to an MP3 player or a computer with its USB port and SD slot, actually houses two speakers that can also be detached. We tried getting more information from Axxen's Web site, but its JavaScript-crazed applications almost gave us an epileptic fit.

Still, as food-shaped music devices go, it makes a lot … Read more