The weirdest, strangest, funniest and most innovative new products now on the marketplace . . . or at least coming soon.
Mario Tama/Getty ImagesAfter a ban on smoking in bars, a Dutch company has developed a machine that produces a cigarette smell for those nostalgic for the good old nicotine days.
Forget the gift? Now, a credit card machine at wedding halls let you leave something for the bride and groom right at the reception.
Mobile phone operator Orange has teamed up with a renewable energy company to develop a portable kinetic energy charge that attaches to the user's arm. As you swing your arms walking to work or dance at a club, you could actually charge your portable electronics.
In Mexico, where some 1,400 people have been killed so far this year in drug-related crime, bulletproof, one designer has come up with armored overcoats, and a woman's suede jacket that can stop a bullet from a .44 Magnum.
A Japanese company has developed a green-colored solar bra that lifts, supports and charges an iPod or cell phone.
Get ready for Revolymer's Clean Gum, a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavement.
Meaty, robust, and it goes great with a lettuce and tomato chaser.
Renowned chef Heston Blumenthal, who also gave us bacon-and-egg ice cream, has an intoxicating new Franken-food.
