In a time when everyone seems to be pushing for green appliances it may be time to re-evaluate one of the largest energy hogs in my home, the washer / dryer.

Now, I am sure there are some energy efficient models sold in every department store around the country, but just walking into a store and buying that shiny showcased appliance certainly isn’t as much fun as building one yourself. Homemade washing machine? sounds like fun.

And, who says it has to be some large techie project? check out this energy efficient clothing washer below. It needs no power, little water and runs on leg power. I’ll call this the  “good for your heart” model. Can’t beat that with a stick.

This one here, a bit more complex than the previous washer model above. A lot more work to build, but, you get a lot more washer. Also, you get more of a health benefit for using it since now you aren’t just walking to do the laundry, but cycling. The cool thing about this one is you no longer have to worry about your clothing shrinking in the laundry and not fitting you. Along with the shrinking clothes, you will also have a shrinking waistline. If you do laundry for a large family, you may have to sneak in a few cheeseburgers between loads to make sure that you don’t out-shrink than your clothing. The environment friendly washer below is also a dryer.

Check it out.

If the above model is too complex, there is a scaled down version that is a washing machine only

Thanks to this gadget, High powered Eavesdropping is no longer a sport played by the Bush administration and the US Government. Now, ordinary citizens can play in the big leagues.  Listen to your neighbors, spy on the wife, listen to your coworkers conversations and feel safe in the fact that nobody within 300 ft. will be able to speak a word without you knowing about it!

Check out this baby! This is the Listening Dish NG3800. This is the ultimate gift for the paranoid computer geek who moonlights as the neighborhood peeping tom.  Not only does it capture the sound from 100’s of feet away, but video is captured as well thanks to the ultra powerful handy dandy Zoom lens. Plus, as a bonus, it has a built in recorder so you can play back anything that went by too fast over and over until you make it out.

Record people talking behind your back and play back the evidence when they deny it! Ultra Cool! The product description below also states that if you cant make the audio out completely, the optical zoom will allow you to read their lips. WOW!

From the product description page here are the really cool and creepy selling points:

“Eavesdrop on what your boss is saying in the parking lot–or find out what’s really going on with your kids and their friends. Get a tip at the racetrack, hear what the police are telling someone at a takedown, listen to what two suspicious-looking men are planning down at the corner. “

Yes, this extraordinarily powerful, electronic listening device lets you “hear” and “see”  from 300 feet away. Viewfinder with 10x prism optical system lets you zoom in and see what you’re hearing close up. Sounds and images impossible for the human ears and eyes to pick up will now seem as if you’re only a couple of feet away. Imagine sitting in the upper deck of a pro baseball stadium and being able to hear and see players talking in the dugout. Outdoorsmen and nature lovers will be thrilled at the sound quality of this ingenious listening device. The Orbitor Electronic Listening Device features a playback system that records up to 12 seconds and comfortable, full-size headphones. Requires 1 9V battery (not included). Is someone talking about you? Now you’ll know.

To enhance your use of the Orbiter Electronic Listening Device, we’ve added a playback system that records up to 12 seconds on the digital chip–so you not only hear from afar, you have an electronic record of it. The viewfinder has a 10x prism optical system to view your subject even closer, so if you’re checking out a person, you’re able to read their lips as well.

Want one? I know you do. For around $600 (I think) you can be top dawg of the neighborhood watch program in your area and the envy of every peeping Tom from miles around. Hey, and no worries about getting busted… you can here en coming from blocks away!

Buy one Today 

but wait… theres more..

If you save files to your computer, you may want a “just in case” layer of protection so your family doesn’t find out you’ve been spying. Check out the super duper fingerprint scan security mouse for the ultra paranoid. This mouse needs a finger print scan to operate.

For those of you that are very, very….. very paranoid about someone maybe using your mouse we have this Hi tech security mouse… and yes, straight from those, maybe a bit too paranoid, but extremely hi tech minds of China.

This is the fingerprint security mouse. Protecting your computer from unwanted mouse intrusions… well… until, someone plugs in a different mouse.

This is one crazy gadget here that I never, ever thought I would ever see, nor ever even thought of.

So for the US CIA, buy em all, while they are still available because I have a funny feeling these things may be out of production fairly quick.

Now, I would give you the specs on this super duper secret mouse, but, they are classified :)… sorry. However, a short internet search may uncover the secrets.