Photographer David Friedman appears to have solved the problem of never having enough places to plug things in. He writes: “Instead of hiding your outlets behind furniture and worrying about the mess of wires tangled behind your entertainment center, consider making an entire wall that’s nothing but outlets. Then you can artfully plug in your appliances wherever the cords look pleasing to you. Imagine no more crowded outlets or multi-plug adapters.” Now this is what I call overcompensating for a problem. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Run out of wall outlet space? Not a problem.", url: "http://gadget.ology.com/2009/07/02/run-out-of-outlet-space-not-a-problem/" });

Something about moving laser points drives cats absolutely nuts, as you can see in this video (the poor thing’s neck must ache after a few rounds of this): But when you need to keep your cat entertained while you’re busy doing something else, standing there and waving around a laser pointer isn’t a practical option. That’s what the FroliCat BOLT is for. This bowling-pin shaped contraption automates your cat’s crazytime by drawing random patterns with a laser. It’s also got a manual mode so when you’re in a playful mood, you can get your cat to pounce on just about anything on command. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to drive your cat crazy without lifting a finger", url: "http://gadget.ology.com/2009/07/01/how-to-drive-your-cat-crazy-without-lifting-a-finger/" });

Water scarcity is becoming a growing issue, as the planet heats up. Yet every day, we use gallon after gallon of water washing laundry. The Xeros Waterless Washing Machine is a design that helps alleviate this problem. Apparently a dryer isn’t needed either, which makes this an even greener solution. Appartment Therapy Unplugged introduces the technology: Where water and detergent are typically used to wash our soiled duds, the Xeros technology turns to reusable nylon polymer beads; nylon polymer have an inherent polarity that attracts stains and can absorb them from slightly dampened garments. These beads are remarkable not only for their clothes cleaning property, but also for the fact they can be reused for 100 uses before needing replacement (we hope they’re recyclable also), resulting in a 40% reduction in carbon emissions compared to the regular washing and drying machine combination. And using a system that doesn’t require deep submersion and agitation will...