Awesome products few people know about

[Dazarath]

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Sort of like a halfassed Quicken, but free and webbased.

Link

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Some banks and other financial companies offer similar account aggregation services, as well.

[NutzyClutz]

Digital tuner alarm clock radio.
Low-energy light bulbs, sorta neon light looking.

[Elevens]

Similiar to the Roomba, except this thing cuts your lawn.



www.friendlyrobotics.com

[irvman21]

Also similar to Roomba, but for washing floors. It's fantastic on hardwood, tile, and marble.

Scooba

[Cubswin]

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Some banks and other financial companies offer similar account aggregation services, as well.

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Yodlee

It's available for free through some of the big name financial institutions. I get it free through Fidelity. If you are not a computer noob and your computer is secure it is one hell of a product.

[dogdrool]

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Roomba

Kicks ass. Our old vacuum started to go bad, and I replaced it with this. Takes a little longer to vacuum a room, but you pretty much set it up and walk away. It's not very loud - you can watch TV in the room while it's going. Doesn't scare the hell out of pets, and it does as good a job as a stand up vacuum.

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I've got a Roomba, and I hate it. Here is why:

1) It doesn't clean very well. It can pick up tiny bits or whatever, but it's not powerful by any stretch. It's not like you could drop a box of cereal or shatter a glass and just let the roomba clean it up as you head off for a round of golf.

2) It gets stuck easily. To avoid it getting stuck, you have to spend a good deal of time and thought thinking of how to restrict its area with virtual walls or by shifting furniture around.

3) Its random path cleaning approach is frustrating to watch. I'm sorry, but I just can't help but not like seeing it drive right pass dirty spots just to re-cover something it has already "cleaned."

4) After the roomba cleans, you have to clean the roomba! You have to get your hands all up in its collection bin, its cleaner brush, etc. By the time you've done that, you've essentially voided any benefit you gained by not having to vacuum manually. You don't have to clean the roomba every time, but when you do, it's nasty.

[hiho]

For back pain

[nath]

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Lapinator. It's a pad you put under your laptop which absorbs and dissipates heat. If you have a laptop with fan/heat issues, this will be the best 25$ you have ever spent. I used to have a toshiba qosmio which started to constantly overheat and shut down after about a year of use, and this basically brought it back to life. If you sit with your laptop on your lap this this is awesome.

lapinator

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I really need one of these since I frequently use my laptop to play poker and it often gets too hot and I occasionally worry that it is nuking my genitals. Thanks junglefever.

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[FlyWf]

For extra ease of use, list of the companies that provide it. Some might require that you be a customer and/or charge for it, so ymmv.

[incognito]

Water-Stop Concrete/Hydraulic Cement. This is concrete that will set in 30 seconds even in standing water.

Not in the same category as the rest of the stuff people have been posting, but if you ever need it you will be glad you know it exists.