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One insanely popular gadget category is robots of all kinds that promise to take housework off the hands of desperate people. And what single person wouldn't rather go to the bar on the corner instead of vacuuming the apartment? The other day a desperate woman even exclaimed, who needs a husband? I preferred an iRobot! This gadget vacuums the entire apartment single-handedly. The most sophisticated gadget of its kind lays out a map of the home (using futuristic laser technology) and can then be sent off via an app in the smartphone to vacuum a specific room, or even spot in the room. Sensors prevent the thing from falling down the stairs or bumping furniture too hard. Careful, not all pets have the nerve for this.
Not only is there a Robocop, but there's also a Robo-Mop that single-handedly mops the floor. And of course, a clever inventor has also invented a robot for cleaning windows. However, it must be said that these types of gadgets tend to be more expensive, but really make life easier.
For the kitchen there are of course also countless smart helpers, how about a vegetable spaghetti cutter for the motivated vegan? Because honestly - how on earth are you supposed to make your own vegetable spaghetti?
Practical things like silicone lids for open yogurts, opened cans, bowls of leftovers that you'd like to warm up late at night are also only lifted at first glance. On closer inspection, even the last sceptic realises that someone has made a groundbreaking discovery here, because the clever things even cover a beer glass in an airtight and watertight manner - and that really is a life-saving thing, isn't it?
Howling housewives have also been dreaming of the onion cutter, which makes it possible to chop onions without tears, since the 50s.
Totally awesome then of course are gadgets with a name like Sushi Bazooka that makes sushi rolling child's play.
Coffee cups with cookie trays and the like are of course more of a gag than a real helper in the kitchen - but fun nonetheless.
Fabulous office gadgets
In the category office gadgets it is in the rarest cases really about devices which should make the work easier and faster, but rather about things which should lift the mood of oneself or the worthy colleagues. Because how else could you be productive in the office 40 hours a week? Office gadgets thus indirectly boost morale and ultimately sales, or profits.
Not everything here is really to be taken seriously, for example, what to make of a self-stirring coffee cup?
Or an unbelievably original construction, with which any object can be converted into a PC mouse, for example also the banana brought along for the second breakfast around 10am.
If you're tired of even exchanging a word with your colleagues, you can get the handy Facebook stamps. Just put a like or dislike stamp on the paper accordingly.
However, the USB mini vacuum cleaner for cleaning the keyboard is practical, because let's face it, we've all eaten a sandwich, an organic, vegan and fair-trade oat biscuit or a bag of crisps at work and the entire keyboard is covered in crumbs. So before the boss can go off on his next rant, the smart USB vacuum cleaner helps clean up the mess and the tracks.
Gadgets for everyone
Of course, there are also gender-specific gadgets for men and women, or gadgets specifically for students. For particularly nerdy types, there are corresponding nerd gadgets that put the icing on the cake.
Because nerd gadgets often combine nerdy gadgets in themselves with typical nerd themes. So there are cups with 42 - the answer to the question of life, the universe and all the rest. If you don't know what's meant, you have a real gap in your education and should run to the nearest bookstore and get a copy of the cult book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - or download the digital version to your Kindle (also a good gadget).
A "resistance is futile" mug loosely based on Ohm's principle is also wacky and especially to be understood by the true nerd.
A Darth Vader mood light also provides real delight for the little Sheldon Cooper wannabe.