Awesome Appliances

Unlike other automated trash cans, Simplehuman’s Sensor Can is smart enough to avoid accidentally opening, and it also recognizes continued use (>3 secs) to prevent it from closing unexpectedly.

The Haier Dry-Erase Write-on refrigerator is perfect for dorm rooms. Instead of leaving notes, you can write directly on the surface of the 1.7 cu.ft. fridge. Markers and eraser included.

Espresso Solo is a concrete-encased Lavazza espresso maker from Israeli design student Schmuel Linski. Coffee beans are poured into the top part; water is poured into the drawer in back.

Want to chew on an icy kiwi-strawberry popsicle but too lazy to leave your air conditioned house? The Zoku Quick Pop Maker makes up to 9 delicious frozen treats in about 7 minutes, without electricity.

Tires of the same old boring waffle shapes? The Lolly Waffle maker makes 4 golden, delicious freshly baked waffles on a stick in about a minute. Only costs a grand. You’re welcome. (Thanks Gus!)

Dyson’s new Air Multiplier fans are more powerful than the desktop variants. The AM02 sucks in air at 9 gal/sec and amplifies it 16 times, while the AM03 amplifies the same amount of air 18 times.

Illy’s Francis Francis Y1 makes it so simple to make espresso – just insert a coffee capsule, press the button, and enjoy. Extraction takes place entirely inside the capsule which makes for easy clean up.

The Magimix toaster has extra-wide slots, 4 quartz heating elements and a glass viewing window to watch the awesome toasting action, which produces crisp, uniformly browned tastiness every time.

Available 3/24/10: Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet’s Artisan Fire Pizza Oven not only blasts your pie at temperatures as high as 800 degrees, but can cook it as quickly as 2 minutes.

Don’t let its triple “jaws” distract you–Monatauk’s Gnat Stove is the world’s lightest butane camp stove; the 11,000 BTU unit weighs 1.6 oz. and is made with titanium and aluminum.

Craig Jones turns fridges into hot rods that serve ice-cold brewskies: his Craigerators come in multiple varieties, but our favorite sports an iPod dock with built-in beer tap.

Take your margaritas on the road with Margaritaville’s Explorer: it features a rechargeable 18 V battery pack, pre-programmed drink settings, and a plastic 36 oz jar for durability.

Highly portable, Kingsford’s O-Grill weighs just 24 lbs; it features a 225 sq. inch surface (good for 8-10 burgers), 9450 BTU burner, piezo-electric ignition, retractable legs and carrying handle.

The last thing we need is a physical impression of our weight, but Jim Ruck’s Bathroom Scale has some prankish value: we advise leaving a buttprint for the next person to use it.

Bringing Wi-Fi to wine, Kalorik’s dual bottle Wine Cooler uses two wireless temperature probes inserted into uncorked bottles to alert you when it’s time to rechill your bubbly or red.

Essentially an ice cream maker on steroids, the NitroCream N2-G4 is hand-built and capable of making gelato, frozen yogurt and sorbet (in addition to ice cream); it uses liquid nitrogen.

All caps usually spells pretentious; however, the OTTO Espresso Maker earns it, as it’s made almost entirely out of stainless steel and includes a DVD barista training session.

Humidifiers are the last thing we’d expect to be cool, but Matti Walker’s FRED gets a cool flying saucer design with 3 mat chromed feet. Available in four colors, it’s ultra silent, too.

With Porsche cashing in on home gadgets, it’s not too surprising to see this Bugatti Volo Toaster. Even with 930 watts you’re paying mostly for style, but there’s no denying its sexy looks.

German efficiency meets Art Deco styling with Krups’ Nespresso Le Cube, a compact but potent espresso maker with 19 bar pressure pump, large reservoir and cup warming trays.