The geniuses over at ThermaCELL have come up with an amazing device that lights the way (pun intended here, people) toward a fun outdoor experience:  the Mosquito Repelling Outdoor Lantern scares away the bugs!

This incredibly small and light lantern’s base fits in the palm of the hand, yet provides enormously bright LED-powered light while it deters insects for a 15 x 15 foot radius.

Does it work?  Well, yes it does!

This lantern is small, gives off a good amount of light on my deck but is not overbearing and is the best thing that I have ever witnessed for getting rid of the vampire-sickly mosquitoes and their friends.

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For a long time people have looked at their plain ice cubes and gone, “eh.” But with Fred’s unique trays, you’ll have your BBQ guests screaming, “That’s so cool!”

Fred has a collection of ice cube trays that will put your buddy’s choice of ice to shame. There are the CHILLBOTS, frozen robots and screws that are here to take over the human race cooling one drink at a time. Or, if you’re into bugs you can purchase the CHILLIPEDES. They resemble caterpillars, but if you know anyone who is terrified by insects, I recommend choosing something different.

These ice cube trays are perfect for different occasions. It’s summer and everyone needs time to chill. So get the CHILLPILL and give your closest friends a good dose of relaxation.

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For those of you who are not aware, LED lighting is the future.  The amazingly bright LEDs use very little power and last somewhere close to forever.

Many new laptops (especially the Macs, which only have two) are slimming down their design by eliminating USB ports.  So nearly every desk now has two fundamental needs for computing:  light and more USBs outlets.

Welcome the SIIG AC-H40112-S1 USB LED Lamp w/4-Port USB 2.0 Hub!

Yes the product’s name is uncannily long, but the SIIG LED Lamp’s benefits far outweigh the ridiculousness of the name.  This LED Lamp is sleek, stylish and bright, as only a USB cable powers it.

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Every morning I get up, make some breakfast and hot coffee, and then sit in front of my laptop checking emails and Facebook. Admittedly, the plethora of online activities often distracts me and after I gulf down my cereal I realize I’ve completely neglected my coffee and it’s become cold. I know, I know, shame on me, but Brookstone apparently has an answer to my problem: the coffee cup warmer.

This little device looks like a simple, metallic, high-tech coaster, but it can be any coffee lover’s best friend. If you’re worried that you’ll have to buy any special accessories for this product like a specific mug to fit the cup warmer, let me put your mind at ease. Any standard sized cup or mug that has a diameter of 3.5” is acceptable! Just stick it into the holder, which has a heating pad at its base, hit the power button, sit back and enjoy a nice warm cup of joe.

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Now it is true that Gadizmo.com covers gadgets and gifts to the utmost degree of intelligence (and if I may say so) awesomeness.  And without further ado, we now cover some more of the coolest gift ideas ever:  Leslie’s Ditto’s art!

Who would not want a terrifyingly thrilling “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” fine art print?  How about one that is on sale for twenty-five bucks?

Anyone looking to spruce up a living room or office will have a fun time selecting from the vast subjects that Ditto has tackled, from “The Princess of Pop” (Gaga anyone?), to a girl with a “Dragon” tattoo, to the technology of flight gone wrong in “the Pilot”.

Ditto’s work is to this point new, innovative and indicative of creativity.  Aside from appearing at galleries all over the US, Leslie’s new version of surrealist art is available for unbelievable prices at Metro Orange Art.

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Think about it 21^st century computer users and perusers:  what does every desk need to function properly?  In one word…robots!

Funko, the makers of all things fun (pun intended), have been releasing alarmingly detailed bobble-heads for obscenely low prices.  They specialize in popular culture characters from movie, TV, comic books and more.  Whose desk would not be instantaneously more enjoyable with a 99-cent Iron Man bobble-head?

Most of the Funko bobbles are about ten bucks on Amazon.com, but the prices vary from “very” cheap to “the shipping costs more than dirtily unbelievable funko” cheap.  Take the office space or cubicle hell and turn it into a robot battleground as the detailed Terminator T-600 battles with the pointy eared Spock (from Star Trek) and our very own grinning President Obama!

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Here’s the scenario: You’re watching season finale of your favorite TV show or the biggest game of the season, a commercial interrupts and you’re thirsty. You run to the kitchen to grab a malt-based bottle of liquid refreshment and you hear that your program has come back on, so you rush back to the couch. Only then do you realize that your bottle is still capped. You fish in your pocket for your keys and find that you’ve nothing on your keychain. You look around in vain for an opener, and you can’t pop the cap on the new coffee table because the significant other hammered into your head the inappropriateness of such an action when you handed over your credit card. Time is running out, your beer is getting warm, and no commercial is in sight. What are you to do?

If you’re the smart couch potato, you stop sweating and simply pick up your Clicker Universal Remote.

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If you haven’t returned that rental copy of The Hangover yet, you might want to pick up the phone. Your local Blockbuster just might not be there anymore.

According to MSNBC, Blockbuster is planning to shutter at least 500 of its retail stores across the U.S. They are doing it pretty quickly, too. About 253 were already closed in January 2010.

It’s pretty hard to maintain all of those storefronts in this cheapie movie rental market. Redbox charges a mere $1 a day and Netflix will deliver right to your door — or TV, in many cases. Last time I stepped foot in a Blockbuster, it cost me $20 for three rentals. They did actually throw in a tub of popcorn with that, but toxic buttery flavoring can’t always cushion the blow.

That said, Blockbuster doesn’t want to die quickly. Instead, they are piggybacking on the success of both Netflix and Redbox. They’ve been doing the mail-order thing for a little while, and now Blockbuster vending machines have been popping up in retail locations, offering rentals for $1. There’s even one in the crappy no-name convenience store down the block here.

Shouldn’t Blockbuster have been the innovator of both of those business models? Maybe they were too busy wiping out mom-and-pop video stores. If they really want to compete, maybe they should consider the Walmart approach and knock the kiosk prices down to 99 cents or something. After years of charging an arm and a leg for 3-night rentals, it’s just too little too late.

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I was browsing through the new IKEA products (as you do) and I came across this interesting little lamp for just $19.95.

The SUNNAN lamp, designed by Nicolas Cortolezzis, is IKEA’s first solar cell work lamp and it has a built-in rechargeable solar panel embedded in the base. What I want to know though is how do you go about charging a desk lamp via solar power? Do you move your desk over to the window? Do you set the lamp outside on your lunch hour? Maybe you move your whole desk outside (awesome, but not very practical)?

Apparently, the charge time is about 9-12 hours in direct sunlight. When fully charged, the lamp stays lit for about 4 hours, dimming slightly after about 3 hours. This is a cool, novelty item for someone who’s into solar energy and its applications or who wants to spend a few weeks off the grid, but it’s not very practical for everyday use. Twelve hours of charging for 4 hours of use just doesn’t cut it.

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You may be wondering why this particular universal key finder is so special, well it’s because it sets up one system in your house for all of your frequently lost items, essentially connecting them to one another in a single Bermuda Triangle network. So, your keys are connected to your wallet and they’re both connected to that Blu-Ray remote you’ve been looking for since Christmas.

Here’s how it works, you hang the tags (small, but still somewhat unsightly) on to your keys, cell phone or in your wallet. When you inevitably lose one of those items, simply use any of the tags to locate any other tag in the system. It even features a hotter-colder method (like a metal detector). Once you push the button, a proximity detector will begin to flash, as you get closer to the item, the flash speeds up.

This is a great gift for the guy who spends valuable minutes every morning wondering where he set down his keys.

The Find It All Key Finder starter package starts at $40.00 for a wallet card and two keyfobs can be purchased separately. You can add up to 36 tags if you’re really prone to losing stuff.