I received a Sonicare toothbrush as a gift a year ago. Since then, I have come to idolize it. While the brush itself is expensive and replacement heads aren’t exactly cheap, the toothbrush works wonders on your mouth. When you first use it, it feels like a chainsaw in your mouth, grinding this way and that. But after a few days you get used to the vibrating bristles in your mouth, and after the first use I immediately noticed how much cleaner my teeth felt. They felt slick and smooth, just like I’d come from the dentist.

The Sonicare is built to last. Though it’s made out of plastic, it is the sturdy and durable kind. The brush heads last a month or two, but may wear down faster depending on how you use your tooth brush. I brush often and hard, so my brush heads tend to wear down faster. I also have braces, which further contributes to the wearing of the brush head. I have dropped my Sonicare several times, and it hasn’t been damaged in the slightest. The brush can be charged via the included base station. Mine has never run out of charge before. I usually leave it on the charging station when not in use, but have used it for more than a week before without charging it.

Overall, I love my Sonicare. I would pay twice what I payed for it if I had to. It’s that good of a toothbrush. People who say it’s too expensive haven’t seen what having the cleanest teeth possible is like. You can still get by with a regular toothbrush, but the Sonicare gets the job done more efficiently and better.

There are a variety of Sonicare models out there. Click on the links below for more details.
Philips Sonicare Elite e7300 Power Toothbrush
Philips Sonicare Essence e5500 Power Toothbrush
Philips Sonicare Elite (E-Series) Replacement Brush Head, Compact (2-Pack)
Philips Sonicare Essence 5300 Power Toothbrush
Philips Sonicare UV Sanitizer

The Drill Doctor is a great tool to have around the workshop for sharpening drill bits. Instead of throwing dull drill bits away, now you can sharpen them and use them over again. The DD350X is another product in Drill Doctor’s line, and has gained acceptance among many home improvement experts. It’s built to sharpen any drill bit, and comes with a three-year warranty.  More than 2-million Drill Doctors have been sold to date.Buy it at Amazon.

The Neti Pot is a new product designed to clear nasal passages, which in turn is supposed to help fight disease. This process, known as nasal irrigation, has been found to be harmless and can even have benefits. Neti pots have been used in places like India for years, and are just starting to become popular in the United States. To use the product, you basically fill it with warm salt water, and then pour the water down your nose through your nasal passages. It’s hard for some to get used to at first, but works well at what it does.

The Neti Pot is great for relieving nasal congestion and can help prevent the colds and the flu. Though not evaluated by the FDA, the Himalayan Institute Neti Pot is growing in popularity across the United States and has even been featured on Oprah.

Neti Pots are available in many stores, as well as online. Amazon.com sells them for the lowest price from my experience. At just $13.89, it’s a great way to get through cold and flu season this winter. A starter kit is also available, but the best value lays with the Neti Pot itself.

The Perfect Pushup is one of the more innovative fitness tools I’ve seen over the years. Invented by a former Navy SEAL, the device is designed to give you better push ups. With padded bottoms to keep your hands in place and rotating handles that move naturally with your hands, the Perfect Pushup exercises more muscles than traditional push ups and reduces strain.

The Perfect Pushup really does do a good job at reducing strain. Normally when I do push ups, I’m limited by the endurance of my wrists, which get easily fatigued. With the Perfect Pushup, there is no wrist or elbow strain so I can do more push ups. The device isn’t one of those “miracle” products that will get you a buff body in days, but will make building muscle go faster as it lets you get more push ups done more easily and more quickly. It lets you have a great workout without pain and soreness.

Many people are hesitant to do push ups because of the pain and soreness they cause, and many more don’t enough know how to correctly do a push up. Hopefully the Perfect Pushup will change that. It can be bought on Amazon.com for only $39.99, which is cheaper than at retail stores. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in fitness, gurus and beginners alike.

Buy it at Amazon.

Rarely have I written something so unusual at PC Fastlane as this review of the Pedegg Ped Egg foot file. Pedicures are expensive, and rough feet can be ghastly to look at. The PedEgg hopes to end that.

The PedEgg is good at taking care of dry, callused feet. It used special micro files to gently remove dry skin and calluses from feet, and comes with buffing pads to give your feet a finished look. To avoid creating a mess, the egg-shaped product contains a storage compartment that collects skin shavings. The device is easy to use, and its ergonomic design makes it comfortable to use. When you buy a Ped Egg, you get two buffering pads, 2 PedEggs, and some sort of miracle foot cream that I haven’t tried yet.

Though mainly sold on TV, the PedEgg is also sold online at Amazon.com for a bit less. Either way of ordering will work, but I personally prefer Amazon as it is quicker than calling and I don’t have to pay tax.

Link to the PedEgg at Amazon.

The Gecko Grip is a new laser level by Black & Decker that gets the job done. Using special Accu Mark targets, you can easily hang pictures, mirrors, shelves, and just about anything else with ease. The product’s non-slip Gecko grip pads keep the level in place so well that you only need one hand to operate it. It is probably one of the better levels I’ve seen. If you’re looking for a level, this one’s it.

Buy it at Amazon.

The Brita Slim Pitcher is a nice little piece of kitchenry that makes ordinary tap water cleaner and crisper. With bottled water so expensive, the Brita pitcher is a great way to get good-tasting water on the cheap. The pitcher works using an inexpensive filter (one filter is included with the pitcher), and holds 40 fluid ounces. Brita products eliminate 98% of lead in water, removes chlorine and other bad tastes from water, and is inexpensive. This particular pitcher has a slim design so it will easily fit in refrigerators of all sizes. It is perfect for dorms, apartments, the office, or smaller families.

The Brita Slim Pitcher can be purchased at Amazon with one filter included for only $12.14. A bigger pitcher is also available for $20.99.

The Zircom LaserBall 360 is a nice little gadget that lets you project lines in any direction, making hanging pictures and similar tasks a breeze. The LaserBall 360 can mount on just about anything and includes an illuminated 4-way bubble level. Its unique mounting cup system allows for secure placement, but won’t damage walls.

This tool is great for any home improvement task where accurate alignment is necessary. It can be used for putting up shelves, hanging pictures, and more. At less than $10, it’s a great value for the money.

Buy it Amazon.

The Leatherman Skeletool CX Multitool is the thing to have for the man around the house. Combining a variety of tools with a 25-year warranty, its Tungsten scratch-resistant coating and stainless steel and carbon-fiber handles will dazzle any outdoor or home improvement guru.

The Skeletool CX has plier jaws that can cut all kinds of wire, and bend fish hooks. The tool also features a sturdy knife that can cut just about anything, as well as a bottle opener. For added security, a safety lock is present on the tool. Perhaps the best feature of the multitool, however, is the included universal bit driver, which allows anything that uses a standard bit driver (such as screwdriver heads) to be added and used.

Get the Skeletool CX for yourself or that special someone for only $79.85 at Amazon.com with free shipping and no sales tax in most states. Use it for around the house, hunting, fishing, and more.

Brita’s water filters are one of the most popular ways of purifying water at home, but they’re expensive and sometimes hard to find. However, I was able to find a pack of 3 for only $16.99 at Amazon.com. The filters produce water that tastes just as good as the bottled stuff, but at a much lower price. They will remove a variety of impurities, and make the water taste more refreshing. The filters should be changed every two months or 40 gallons (whichever comes first).

Get them at Amazon.