Every year, millions of seniors end up in the emergency room as the result of a fall. It’s estimated that as many as 1 in 3 seniors fall every year. More than half of these occur in the persons home, so they’re not as safe as you might think! If you’ve got an elderly relative still living at home, there are several things you can do to make their home environment as safe as possible. With just a few simple adjustments, you can make a significant difference to their health and well-being. Continue reading How To Make Your Home Safe For An Elderly Person: A Guide
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Watch The World’s Fastest Lawn Mower Does The Goodwood Hillclimb
Prior to challenging the current record holder of the world’s fastest lawn mower held by Norwegian Per-Kristian Laundefaret in a modified Viking T6 mower, Honda has brought its 2018 Honda Mean Mower V2 to Goodwood to showoff what it got. Thanks to the good folks over at Goodwood Road & Racing and the existence of YouTube, we get to see it in action and boy, was it pretty damn surreal. I mean, it is not everyday you see a lawn mower going at speeds, isn’t it? Continue reading Watch The World’s Fastest Lawn Mower Does The Goodwood Hillclimb
This Is Honda UK’s Contender For An Even Faster Lawn Mower…
Yes. You heard that right. There’s a race for the faster lawn mower. OK. Maybe not, but it is true that Honda UK seems to have a thing for the need for speed… on the lawn. You probably don’t need to make 0-60 in 4 seconds when trimming the lawn, but if you do feel like it, the 2018 Honda Mean Mower V2 will be the mower of choice. Honda Mean Mower V2 is Honda UK’s bet in regaining its title as the fastest lawn mower and while it clearly is a ride-on grass trimmer, its design appears to be more track-focus. Yes. Lawn mower. Track focus. Continue reading This Is Honda UK’s Contender For An Even Faster Lawn Mower…
Tarp-based Wheelbarrow Is A Like A Giant Dustpan On Wheel
Forget about traditional wheelbarrows because, Allsop WheelEasy is here to change how you load up stuff onto a wheelbarrow. While WheelEasy stays faithful the the traditional wheelbarrow geometry, i.e. the triangular geometry with a pair of handles on one end and a wheel serving as the fulcrum point and mobility, it is anything but traditional. Instead of the usual steel or hard plastic tray or bed, it has a vinyl-coated tarpaulin for its bed but lack of leg support which allows it to be laid flat on the ground to facilitate easy load up of whatever you desire, be it rocks, soil or whatever. Continue reading Tarp-based Wheelbarrow Is A Like A Giant Dustpan On Wheel
This Custom Northwest Wine Room Oozes With Mid-Century Vibe
What’s your impression of a wine cellar? Dark and musty smelling tiny room, with narrow passages, tuck away in a godforsaken corner of the basement that looks straight out of a horror film? Well, not quite and it don’t have to be, as wine cellar customizer Sommi Wine Cellars has proven. Sommi is a specialist that will turn any space into a custom home wine room. Note the keywords: any space. What Sommi can do is beyond cellars. Continue reading This Custom Northwest Wine Room Oozes With Mid-Century Vibe
Moasure ONE Puts Rocket Science Of Measuring In The Palm Of Your Hand
When infrared measure came onto the market, it kind of relegate tape measures to the caveman age. Now, there is a new kind of tape measure that make the infrared measure seems like ancient tech. Meet the Moasure ONE (note: Moasure is not a typo), the world’s first motion measure tool that literally takes measuring to the space age. Using the same motion-measuring technology used in rocket guidance system to keep track of rocket’s movement in three dimensional space, Moasure ONE is able to take and calculate precise measurements in 1D, 2D and 3D, and it can even measure diameter, circumference, angles and levels – all without lasers or physical tape. Continue reading Moasure ONE Puts Rocket Science Of Measuring In The Palm Of Your Hand
5 Cool Gardening Tips That Will Let You Do More With Less
We love setting up and tending to our gardens, but we only have so much free time to do so. Usually, this involves getting busy on the weekend with some weeding and planting and watering where necessary, to help flowers grow successfully. Given the lack of time busy working people have to devote to their beloved gardens, here are five cool gardening tips to help out. Continue reading 5 Cool Gardening Tips That Will Let You Do More With Less
This Classy Outdoor Canopy Aims To Provide Free Electricity To Your Home
You have a yard (back or front) and you need a shade for the outdoor, so why not leverage on it (the shade) to create free electricity for your home? Sure, you can cover your entire roof with Tesla Solar Roof, but the initial cost of investment is not for everyone. So, before you have save enough for that to happen, there’s the Renewz iSun Oasis Solar Panel-equipped Canopy that will harness the power of the sun and turns it into energy you can use in your home. Needless to say, when you do that, you will be slashing your carbon footprint, as well as energy bills. Continue reading This Classy Outdoor Canopy Aims To Provide Free Electricity To Your Home
Startup Robotized CNC Machine, Made It Routs Autonomously
Throw everything you know about CNC out of the window because there’s a new type of CNC machine that rewrites the notion of Computer Numerical Control. If don’t already know, in a traditional CNC machine, a chuck with drill bit (or whatever tool necessary) goes about cutting and drilling a material based on the program you load into it. There’s really nothing wrong with traditional CNC machine, except that it is fairly cumbersome. If you managed to find one that fits your garage, then there is still material size limitation to contend with. Continue reading Startup Robotized CNC Machine, Made It Routs Autonomously
BLACK+DECKER GoPak That Powers Tools Also Serves As Portable Battery
You need the power tools and you have your small gadgets, such as mobile phone, by your side as you work on home improvement and therefore, it kind of make sense that the battery that powers the power tools you need can also serve as a backup battery for your all-important mobile phone. Understanding this, BLACK+DECKER has developed the GoPak System, a line of power tools that are powered by the new 12V MAX GoPak battery. Continue reading BLACK+DECKER GoPak That Powers Tools Also Serves As Portable Battery