Find out how these retro baby bottles defy the use of a microwave or stove…and go where no baby bottle has gone before!

It may look like a prop from the set of Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey, or the snazzy accessory of one of the main characters in I, Robot, but it’s definitely not what you’re thinking. Well, that’s what I was thinking, and obviously I was wrong. But for those of you who instantly thought “awesome new baby bottle,” I respectfully nod my head in your direction.

All you parents of adorable babies out there, designer Karim Rashid has come up with the ultimate baby bottle for you! But when I say “ultimate,” I’m nodding in the direction of parents who don’t mind replacing a traditional clear plastic baby bottle with a retro-looking gadget. It’s called iiamo go, and it’s a self heating, electricity-free baby bottle that allows parents to heat up milk to room temperature without turning on the microwave or heating up a stove.

How does it heat up the milk without electricity? The bottle is built with a disposable capsule inside that’s filled with water and salt. All you need to do is pop in a capsule and push a button. When the salt is re-hydrated by the water, it safely forms a natural reaction that instantly brings on the heat! Sounds pretty cool, right?

Here’s Rashid showing parents how to use the bottle:

Designer Rashid thinks it’s cool. He believes that the retro and colorful design of the bottles will bring more emotional joy to the child when he or she is feeding.

So what do you think? One commenter on the Dezeen website said, “Very nice! I’m not sure babies find tacky shapes all that exciting, though, but this is a very nice invention.” Another commenter said, “As a father I never found the need for something like that and the fact that there is a throw away component does not appeal either. Another wasteful peace of useless design.”

I personally think it’s a great invention, but I’m beginning to suspect that Karim Rashid might have gone into the future and stolen the idea from The Jetsons. Whatever he did, I’m glad that he thought of it. Onward towards the future of greener gadgets!