The other day (what a day it was!) I was gagging for a nice hot cup of tea (doesn’t it solve the problems of the world!) and I thought to myself as I waited impatiently - how true it is that a watched kettle never boils! Imagine if you never had to wait for another kettle to boil. Just think of all the fun you could have with the extra time you’ve saved!

Now here’s a clever little kitchen device that I’d seriously consider investing in - the InSinkErator provides instant and constant hot and cold water – on tap. This means you can benefit from a nice hot drink whenever you fancy it without have to waste time waiting for the kettle to boil. Perfect for those occasions when you have a few friends around for a cuppa, a bit of cake and a catch-up. You’ll no longer have to spend most of your time running back and forth to the kitchen to make the drinks, as the hot water will be there when you need it.

It also comes into its own on a baking hot day when you’re gasping for a chilled glass of water. I’ve cursed so many times when I’ve come into the kitchen for a cold glass of water only to discover that the water filter has been put back into the fridge without being refilled -aright – it’s so frustrating. Not a problem if you’ve installed this ingenious tap in your kitchen.

So, if you fancy both hot and cold water on tap, you could do worse than take a look!

Now I have to admit that when I look at gadgets that I know I would personally detest, I can usually see how they would appeal to someone else. There’s a market for most things. As one of the Dragon’s once disparagingly told a lady on Dragon’s Den “It’s rubbish and you’ve only managed to sell it because some people will buy any old rubbish” – harsh but true! But, I have to say the concept of an alarm clock that leaps off your bedside table and scurries away to hide is so hideous that I can’t see why it would appeal to anyone.

Clocky, as it is called, likes to wake you up in the morning with a game of hide and bleep. The only way you can shut up the incessant alarm is to get your lazy self out of bed and chase after it!

Ok, I suppose I’ve realised the target market – it’s all those mothers who are at the end of their tether because their lazy offspring just won’t get up in the morning. Saying that, I’m sure this alarm clock would be out of the window after the first morning, so it would be the poor mother playing hide and seek as she attempts to retrieve it from the bush in the front garden while her smug child snuggles back under the covers saying “just another five minutes”.

Is it just me, or is this the silliest idea for an alarm clock you’ve ever heard?