I really love eggs – they are just so convenient and easy to cook. But I must admit to a liking for soft-boiled eggs, and it’s not always so easy to achieve the perfect level of soft-boiledness, if you know what I mean.

So here’s how the Beep Egg singing egg timer works. When you hear “Killing Me Softly With Your Song”, you know your egg’s soft boiled. But hurry! Because the tune switches to “I Wish I Were a Hen” when it’s a little firmer, and for the ultimate in hard-boiled egg, you’ll need to wait until you hear “Carmina Burana”.

I like it.

"BeepEgg" is a yellow singing egg timer that will help you boil eggs exactly right and, also, while it soaks in the pan, it’ll delight you with musical compositions attuned to your mood.

Put it in the pan, along with the eggs you want to cook, and it will indicate when the egg is done by singing these songs.

I don’t know about you, but when it comes to finding where I parked my car, I am locationally challenged. Seriously so.

This little Ecco pocket GPS would go far to save me from a lot of wandering around. Especially handy when it’s really cold or really hot outside.

Just saying …

Find your way back! Small and easy to use patented GPS system that is great for finding your way back in any situation. Ecco conveniently fits on your keychain. Find your car in parking lots at sporting events, shopping malls, the airport or use for travel or your next outdoor adventure. Simple and compact, just lock, go and return. Displays arrow direction and distance. Stores up to three locations (Car, Home, Hotel, Campsite, etc). Never get lost again!

A cardboard iPod boom box. I know. It boggles the mind, doesn’t it?

Ah, the days of the boom box. Bring it all back for this generation of rockers with this cardboard boom box complete with amplified speaker. And yes, it really works.

Admit it! You want one now, right?

Really, I think this Wi-Fi fan is seriously cute.

Or at least, it would come in handy if the air conditioning ever breaks down.

Wave! Wireless air activator. Plastic sheet Size : 26×18cm

Important! No need to memorize combinations or carry bulky keys to open up your safe! The Voice Vault will recognize your unique voice! Voice Recognition Entry! How awesome is that!!

How awesome indeed.

This Banclock would definitely not work for me – I never seem to have any spare change (especially not when I’m in the car and thinking I’d like a nice hot cup of coffee right about now, anyway).

I think that means the thing would just keep ringing and ringing and ringing …

An alarm clock and a coin bank all in one, it’s a fun reminder of not-so-fun times. Designed to look like the national debt ticker, it cannot be shut off in the morning unless you deposit money into it. So, add some funds to your savings and off you go to work, buddy!

Looks to me like a quick and easy way to tell if it’s someone trying to sell you something (in which case, I recommend tiptoeing slowly away from the door as noiselessly as possible, and holding your breath until you can hear the crunch of the footsteps leading back down your walkway toward the sidewalk.)

The Brinno PeepHole Viewer uses an LCD panel to display who is at your door without alerting them to your presence. The PeepHole Viewer turns a hard to see peep hole image into a big bright image. Simply push the button to see a large image of the person outside your door. The image is easy to see for people of any height and is similar to that on the display of a digital camera.

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful …”

Yes, yes, I know. I’m out of tune. It’s a good thing this isn’t a podcast, right?

I am so eyeing this Bialetti Hot Chocolate Maker & Milk Frother – I could be sitting snuggled in the armchair, iPod in hand, watching all that cold, glistening frost settling outside.

Or I could head over to the kitchen, rip open a pack of instant hot chocolate (with marshmallows, of course) and pretend …

Bialetti’s Hot Chocolate Maker produces incredibly rich and creamy cups of hot chocolate with very little effort. For an easy warm treat, simply fill the clear upper chamber with milk and shaved chocolate, cocoa, or powder and watch as the mixture is heated, blended and frothed to a delectable perfection. The Hot Chocolate Maker can also be used to heat and froth milk for lattes, cappuccinos and chai teas. And thanks to the versatile blending system with a ‘Cool Mixing’ function, the machine can also prepare refreshing iced coffess for shakes.