Take a Sneak Peek at the Housewares of Tomorrow
March 25, 2005 -- -- Ron Hazelton, "Good Morning America's" home improvement editor, got to check out some inventive and innovative new products at the International Home & Houseware Show in Chicago. Here's a look at some of the tools and toys that were demonstrated on today's show, and some that weren't.
Change-a-Bowl Slicer/Shredder
Slice and shred quickly into permanent bowl or into 6-cup GladWare bowls. No more scraping out ingredients from bowls or cutting boards into other containers.
Hamilton Beach, www.hamiltonbeach.com
Price: $49
Soft Skin Peeler
Skin pears, peaches, tomatoes seamlessly.
Zyliss, www.zylissusa.com
Price: $6.99
Miravision
Mirror TV is an LCD flat-panel television. When turned on, it looks like a regular television; turned off, it looks like a mirror.
Philips, www.flattv.philips.com/miravision
Price: $3,599
Airider
New floating vacuum cleaner, shown for the first time in the United States. Airider uses "hovercraft" technology to float an eighth of an inch off the floor, making it virtually weightless during operation.
Airider Systems Ltd, www.airider.co.uk
Price: $399
KitchenAid Pro Line Series Waffle Baker
The PRO LINE® Series Waffle Baker brings professional performance home. The clamshell baking unit flips to allow the batter to coat both the upper and lower waffle plates, producing ultra-thick, uniform waffles. In less than five minutes, you'll open up the baker and remove two 7 1/2-inch diameter by 1 1/4-inch thick Grand Belgian Waffles.
KitchenAid, www.kitchenaid.com
Price: $349.99
Banana Split
This is a fun little device that makes it easy to pop the top off of a banana and peel it easily.
Spring Mill Home Products, www.springmillcorp.com
Price: $3
Rotato
With just a few easy turns of a handle, Rotato peels three times as many potatoes in the time it takes to peel one using a paring knife.
Starfrit, info@roomatesproducts.com
Price: Not available
Blender Bottle
It used to take a wire whisk to mix up your favorite egg dish or pancake batter. Take away the handle and you've got the Blender Ball. Just drop it into the Blender Bottle along with our favorite ingredients and shake. Now you can whip up anything from hot fluffy omelets to salad dressings to nutrition shakes with just the flip of your wrist No batteries, electricity or mixing bowls required.
Sundesa, LLC, www.blenderbottle.com
Price: $8.95
Shark Cordless Professional Sweeper
This revolutionary device picks up what normal vacuums can't, such as nails, nuts and bolts, soggy food, and even broken glass. Normal vacuums rely on suction; thus they cannot pick up large particles. But because of the sweeper technology, the Shark Cordless Professional Sweeper can pick up life's daily messes quickly and effortlessly. Weighing less than five pounds, it is cordless and runs for 80 minutes on a single charge, a first in the industry. It has a headlight useful for dark corners and underneath furniture and tables.
Shark, www.sharkvac.com
Price: $79.99
Primo Latté
Compact frother with great results. Make all of your favorite gourmet coffee drinksat the touch of a button with this automatic frother. This compact handheld frother easily whips up creamy delicious froth within seconds for cappuccinos, lattés, and mochas.
BonJour, www.bonjourproducts.com
Price: Not available