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SMART STUFF #11, VOLUME 4. NOVEMBER 2008 |..1..2..3![]() Machine that squeezes water out of thin air. The WaterMill is a machine that makes water from air. Well, to be honest it doesn't actually make water. It just extracts the water that is already in the air, but that is pretty cool, too. Furthermore the WaterMill system can distribute the extracted and purified water to your fridge, to a tap on your kitchen sink, to a water cooler or to its own dispenser. The actual machine is placed on the outside of your house, so it won't dry up the inside air you'll be wanting to breathe. The filtration is supposed to be good enough to produce water that's better in quality than the stuff that comes out of your ordinary tap. The Canadian company behind the WaterMill claims that it's able to extract 12 liters of H2O per day, and that should be enough for most needs. The only hitch in our eyes is that it's powered by electricity. But if there's a solar version in the works (and it can be produced at a reasonable cost) it could very well be useful right were it's needed the most. Places that are short on good water usually have more than enough of sunshine and humidity. [Via] 28 November 2008 ![]() Eco friendly paper water bottle. When one considers the huge number of plastic bottles for drinking water being produced, filled consumed and discarded, (examples here, here, here and here), one can't help but pondering the sheer madness of it all. In places where there's no usable drinking water, okay. But here, where access to perfectly good water is virtually limitless... The best thing would of course be to stop buying bottled water. But if this is not possible, another way could be to do something about the packaging. We've seen water sold in plastic bags, (like milk in the States and other places), but this is far from enough. This idea for water packaging, however, could be a better one still. The concept for the package above has bee produced by Brand Image, and their idea actually won a prize in IDEA 2008. [Via] 27 November 2008 ![]() Smart step stool to reach on top of large cars. This tip comes from our very good friend, Lars S. What he's found is the Step-up car step from Yellowsmarts, a step up helper for tall cars. It's kinda clever, and you don't even have to own one of those out-of-favor SUVs; an ordinary estate with a car box on top could be just as difficult to reach. With the Yellowsmarts step up even shorties like us would have a chance to reach high enough to load or unload, wash the roof or brush off snow. The step rests with one end on the car's tire and with the other on the ground. When you don't need it anymore it folds into a smallish flat-pack for the cargo compartment. The step-up is available in three heights, and it is USD 49:95 in America (no web shop) and EUR 51:47 in Europe. Prices from the Yellowsmarts website. 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