Just figured I'd share a couple things (gadgets) that I'm absolutely thrilled with. After being a non believer of both items and a late adopter, these are things I could not live without now.
For cat owners the Cat Genie;
http://www.catgenie.com/
Watch the videos, and try it. Available at costco.ca as well so you get the great return policy if it doesn't suit you. I haven't looked at a litterbox in months, it's absolutely amazing, toilet for a cat. The only downside is the cartridges are $20 a piece but they tend to last 3 months. Consumables may be more expensive over the year to own instead of a regular box. Well worth it though!
Password manager.
http://www.lastpass.com I only have to remember one password and it generates really secure passwords for banking.
Last but not least the automatic vacuum. Not quite as known as the Roomba but the Neato XV-11 is a better machine hands down. This thing maps out you house and finds it's way around furniture and back to home base for charging etc... Roomba's are random but this thing goes in straight lines and doesn't miss anywhere. Leaves great straight vacuum lines in the carpet that looks like a well manicured lawn. Works well on hard floors as well. We could not believe the crap that this thing picks up. I'd suggest it is as good if not better than our central vac. We go around and pick up everything off the floor (toys etc... we have kids) and then push the go button and leave for the day. If we didn't have kids to pick up after we would schedule it to run daily but we're not sure what kind of disarray the floors will be in at a given time. Picks up cat hair like crazy, I'd imagine it'd be good for a dog as well. They do firmware updates fairly ofter and it's extremely easy to update. See the videos for yourself. Available at robotshop.ca in Canada or Target, amazon, etc.. in US.
Now available at Costco.ca
neato vac
What makes your life easier?