Roommates are great, unless you're talking about bills, sloppiness, annoyance and someone else yourself eating all your food and leaving their own half-eaten bowl of cottage cheese uncovered in the fridge for months on end, until it turns dark gray, grows fur and doubles in size. When it comes to all that action, roommates absolutely suck. But a new invention from Austrian design student Stefan Buchberger should be able to help with that. The Flatshare Fridge, one of nine finalists in this year's Electrolux Design Lab competition, consists of up to four stackable modules on top of a base station. Each module can be further customized with add-ons like bottle openers, a whiteboard, or a list of all the delicious food items your roommate isn't going to eat, because you've got your shit locked up tight.

Buchberger said he created the Flatshare Fridge from personal experience, after discovering that “there is nothing more disgusting than a dirty fridge in a shared flat.” We couldn't have agreed more - until we walked into the bathroom.

 

Don't believe your roommate's story that homeless people are breaking into your house while you're gone, eating all your food and erasing your recorded TiVo shows? Then allow us to introduce you to the Rovio. This sleek new WiFi-enabled robotic webcam allows users to keep tabs on their home or office remotely via streaming video and audio, which is transmitted from the robot and can be controlled using any Internet enabled device. That means the footage can be sent to your computer, your cell phone or even your video game console!

WowWee Robotics designed the 3-wheeled mobile surveillance unit, which utilizes the NorthStar smart navigation and positioning system (essentially a mico-GPS). This enables the Rovio robot robot to know where it is, locate the position of other objects, and accurately navigate through its environment under its own control. Built-in LEDs also mean the robot can be used at night, without you having to leave the house lights on. Peeping what? Oh, no, that's just my friend Tom, watching over you. While you sleep. So what if he's naked?

Turn that one-night stand into a repeat performance with the Lady Kit, a prepackaged kit for her that includes hair conditioner, facial cream, a toothbrush and a makeup removal pad. This way, she'll have to think of something besides the standard "But I left my face wash/toothbrush/antipsychosis medication at home" line to get out of spending another night under your crusty, stained sheets, trying not to breathe the rancid-milk stench seeping up through the mattress. The Lady Kit is your perfect excuse remedy.

 

Most mornings, I’m barely getting up on time, and slowing down the tasmanian devil spin long enough to both make and eat breakfast just aint gonna happen. But with the Back to Basics Egg and Muffin Toaster, that may change.This nifty kitchen gadget has everything you need in one device. Just add an English muffin, an egg, and whatever slab of dead animal you like in the handy meat heating tray and you’ll be nibblin' your own Bachelor McMuffin in minutes. To hell with Ronald and his McMuffins.

Waking up sucks. Many alarm clocks have suffered the brutal wrath of the snooze-button-failing rage, being thrown across the room like a World Series fastball. Well, the genius minds behind alarm clock design have made an alarm that can only be turned off by being bounced or thrown. Get your anger management started off right! Considerately, they also come with a circular stand to prevent the ball from rolling off your bedside table. ·Available as Football, Special Edition Silver Football, Golf Ball or Cricket Ball.

 

Now you don't worry about sticking up the keyboard with, uh... crumbs - yeah, crumbs from that sandwich you're eating as you dig into the latest update from bigbreastlovers.com. Great for spill prevention and especially droolers, this lightweight, removable film covering can keep your keyboard nice and tidy for any prospective female "bloggers" you may lure back to your apartment.