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Panasonic’s Two-Way Iron Is Now Cordless

5:20AM September 15, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Ironing, I will admit, is not something I do often. Or ever. But I still appreciate the ingenuity behind Panasonic’s “both-ends-are-pointed” 360-degree iron line-up. Now, with the 360-degree Freestyle, they’ve made it a little better by making it cordless. More »


Roly Poly Iron Prefers Not To Burn Down Your House

5:00AM March 5, 2010 | Mark Wilson

I can’t speak for everyone here, but who hasn’t burned down two, three or even four dwellings with a rogue iron? The Roly Poly, an iron concept by Wonkook Lee, may be our last hope. More »


Gadgets

Why Is Panasonic The First To Invent A Two-Way Iron?

8:00AM October 2, 2009 | Jason Chen

Unless my Google skills are failing me, this Panasonic 360-Degree iron is the first iron to have the pointed tip at both sides of the iron. It’s been staring us in the face for 100 years, and Panasonic’s is first? More »


See-Through Iron Concept is Beautiful, Might Burn Crop Circles in Your Clothes

1:00PM January 13, 2009 | Adrian Covert

The worst part about ironing is when you’re trying to smooth out a particularly tough wrinkle, but you can’t see that you’re actually ironing a crease into your shirt. The B-Iron attempts to remedy that.

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Cars

Clothes Iron Bike Seat Warms Your Cheeks

2:15AM December 28, 2008 | Gizmodo US Edition

If you’ve ever wanted to sit on a hard, flat, unyielding piece of metal while biking but your butt gets cold easily, we’ve got a solution for your ridiculous problem.

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Space Saving Ironing Board Ladder: As Smart As It Is Deadly

10:00AM May 21, 2008 | Sean Fallon

There is no doubt about it—space saving design is a big selling point these days. Take this ironing board ladder for instance. It combines the functionality of a step ladder and an ironing board in a single unit that can fold away for easy storage. It seems like a great idea, but there is something about the unnatural combination of functions that seems a little ominous to me. I mean, it only takes one idiot to find a way to kill themselves misusing something like this. Available for US$99. [Tiny Living via BookofJoe]

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