PERSONALIZED SPACE
Displaying time and date, the 6x4x2 1/2 inch, translucent-blue-sided clock
doubles as a small flower vase to help brighten a tiny area and bring a bit of
the outdoors inside. Needs no batteries, electricity or other power source.
Instead, its energy converter extracts electrons from the liquid molecules to
form a steady stream of electric current to generate its power. At target.com
or www.giftsandgadgetsonline.com , (800) 244-4387.
Ella Moss, Rachel Pally,
Who Cares, Sweetees,
Charlotte Tarantola,
Fighting Eel, Zooey,
213 Industry, and Sky
126 West Main
Northville, MI 48167
(248) 449-8066
The cubicle may be a cramped
place to spend the day, but some-
times leaving it to visit the community
break room isn't time well spent. For
something hot, the Cuisinart Coffee on
Demand 12-cup Programmable Coffee
Maker ($99.99) brews the day's drink
habit. "You just push a cup against a
little lever and it fills with coffee — just
like in a restaurant," said Kurt Domke,
housewares department
manager at Bed Bath and
Beyond in Farmington Hills.
A coffee gauge on the front
of the unit indicates how
many cups are left. The cof-
fee maker is programmable
with a 24-hour advance brew
start, has an auto shut off and
Cuisinart coffee maker
a 1-4 cup setting. "It's small enough
to sit in the corner of a desk and the coffee
stays warm all the time because it stays inside the machine, not in a carafe,"
Domke said. At Bed, Bath and Beyond stores and bedbathandbeyond.com .
For something chilled, the funky, mini Portable Fridge ($130) comes in
three wild, bright, dot and floral patterns. This metal and resin 9x9Y2x6 1/2 inch
refrigerator comes with a plug that can be powered through a car jack or
electrical outlet. At neimanmarcus.com .
And if limited space keeps the family photos to a minimum, the Philips 7"
Digital Photo Frame ($199.95) displays a single digital photo or a 50-picture
slide show, all in a silver frame. Images may be viewed directly from memory
cards or a camera or downloaded from a computer. The item runs on an AC
adapter or its rechargeable battery. At Sharper Image stores or sharperim-
age.com . MI
Portable Fridge
tidal
anot
402 S. Main, Northville
2 blocks north
of West 7 Mile Rd.
248-348-2783
Introducing the Couture Champagne Room...
DECEMBER 2006
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