Curling up: enhance your reading pleasure with these groovy household helpers.Sony's hoping that the "Electronic Paper" readability and 7,500-page-turnsper-charge battery life of its electronic Sony Reader The Sony PRS-500 Reader is an e-book reader for the U.S. market. It uses an electronic paper display developed by E Ink Corporation, that has 166 dpi resolution, four levels of grayscale, is viewable in direct sunlight, requires no power to maintain the image, and is usable in (expected to cost between $300 and $400) will give traditional books a run for their money. Companies like Random House, Harper-Collins, and Penguin Putnam have already signed on to provide e-books. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For the perfect soundtrack to your next novel, try the Model Satellite Sirius/AM/FM table radio ($300), which brings Tivoli quality--and that classic Tivoli shape--to your OutQ broadcasts. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The unique Mathmos Airswitch 1 ($84 at ZipperGifts.com) is more than just a beaker-shaped table lamp--it actually reacts to hand motions to dim or brighten bright·en tr. & intr.v. bright·ened, bright·en·ing, bright·ens To make or become bright or brighter. bright light levels, and it turns on or off with a wave of the hand. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you're going to read, then you're going to need the perfect chair. How can you go wrong with something called a Womb Chair ($2,266 at UnicaHome.com)? Designed by Eero Saarinen Noun 1. Eero Saarinen - United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) Saarinen , it's made for War and Peace--size comfort. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even shelves get the tech treatment with this cheeky cheek·y adj. cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy. cheek  i·ly adv. modular Brave Space design based on the Tetris Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a , released on a large spectrum of platforms. Alexey Pajitnov originally designed and programmed the game in June 1985[1] game of yore of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore.- Pope. See also: Yore . Prices vary on the Tetris Shelves (triangular configuration pictured priced at $5,400) depending on your block choice. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hot cocoa's nice for wintertime reading, but it's no good on the patio in July. Get your act together with the Bodum Ceylon Ice Tea Jug ($15), which brews and ices whole-leaf tea in one simple step. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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