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The weirdest, strangest, funniest and most innovative new products to keep you laughing… or at least give you something to think about.

Beat Stadium Booze Prices With Fake Beer Belly

Beer BellyCooler Fun, LLC
Tired of needing to take out a loan to buy drinks at a sports event? This ingenious product allows you to hide your suds inside a fake "beer belly."

Star Wars Tauntaun Sleeping Bag

Tauntaun Sleeping BagThinkGeek
Remember when Han Solo slashed open a tauntaun on Hoth and let a wampa-beaten Luke Skywalker sleep warmly inside its fresh, stinky guts? Of course you do... and now you can recreate that "Empire Strikes Back" moment without having to visit the icy planet of Hoth.

When Your Chair is a Harley Hog

Harley-Davidson ChairGizmodo
If you think your chair is deficient because it lacks mirrors, a tailpipe and motorcycle sound effects, then First Impressions has your next $6,950 purchase. Gizmodo has all the details -- and more photos.

Same-Sex Ice Cream

Hubby HubbyBen & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating gay marriage in its home state of Vermont by changing the name of its Chubby Hubby ice cream to Hubby Hubby, according to America Online.

Phillie Phanatic: Baseball's Top Weirdo

Phillie PhanaticGetty Images
The baseball season is heading into the home stretch, which makes this a good time to look at some of the sport's weirder moments, courtesy of Ron Martirano's "Book of Baseball Stuff."

Camel-Milk Chocolate

Camel-Milk ChocolateAl Nassma Chocolate LLC
Unless your chocolate Easter bunny is made from actual bunny milk, your animal-shaped candies have nothing on the latest delicacy from Dubai. These chocolates are made from genuine camel milk.

Meat Business Cards

Meat CardsMeat Cards
Your contact info can now be seared onto a tiny of beef jerky, thanks to a process involving a 150-Watt laser. In the dog-eat-dog world of job search, isn't this the perfect statement? When you hand a thin slab of beef with your name and number to a prospective employer, you just can't be ignored.

Blago Shampoo

"Blago" shampoo, inspired by Rod Blagojevich carries the slogan, "It's Bleep'n Golden!" Unlike the ousted Illinois governor, the manufacturer says, this shampoo, "passes the smell test."

No-Wash Underwear

Not ready to strap on adult diapers? Here's one alternative -- No-Wash Underwear. Rob Libfeld, a medical student at the University of Massachusetts, invented these durable boxers, after noting how embarrassed patients get during long hospital stays when their skivvies turn spunky.

Bibs for Adults

Bibkin: Bibs for AdultsBibkin.com
If you're a sufferer of SED -- Sloppy Eating Disorder -- let the gravy run down your chin with pride. Help is here, and it's called, the Bibkin -- a woven adjustable strap that turns any cloth napkin into an adult bib.

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