A Newish Twist

As you've seen from the last collection of posts, I'm covering food a lot more here now. That - I think - is going to be the full-time focus of this blog as I've established TheGadgetReporter.com as a site where you can find out about technology, social media, Web, consumer products and more.

It also gives me a little more freedom to talk about food travel and experiences to an audience that is rabid for that stuff.

Over the next couple weeks and months I'll be morphing the design of this site and the titles so it becomes Jeff Cutler's Food Lab or something similar. If you have ideas for layout, what you want to see more of, or places and foods you want me to try, just give a shout.

Thanks!

Smarter plug design

I spend enough of my life in hospitals that I've seen all sorts of equipment. Syringes, gauges, pumps, whosits, whatsits, etc. There's also a slew of electronics.

For the electrical gear, I sometimes wonder about the safety. Specifically the safety of having electrical cords always being yanked out of walls and replugged in. I mean, plugs can get frayed at the end and a hospital isn't a place that is Sahara-desert dry.

Can you say SHOCKING?!

Well, take a look at what's been introduced - at least at Faulkner Hospital in Boston.

This plug has a handle around it so the stress of removal from the wall is put on the case and the handle, and not on the plug. No more worries about frayed cords. No more worries that lazy workers will ruin equipment. It's an awesome little design change, don't you think?

Just something I noticed today. If you've got a product or even an item review you want to share, send me an email with your idea. I'll probably just have you write it and post it here on the site.

Thanks for reading!