Glass bubbles so that your dog can see who's going down the street, a sponge shower microphone and even a method for making sure that your partner doesn't take up more than half the bed, are among the craziest of inventions that have been patented in UK or US.
Have you ever wished that your beer, or wine glass, would never be empty? There's an invention here that constantly refills it without any effort from you.
If you have ever wanted to take your pool, or snooker table to a friends house, there's a solution. Get one that is built on the roof of a car. Then you simply drive to where want to be. What could be easier?
A combination toaster and teapot with a penguin shaped tea bag remover could be just what you're looking for to brighten up your breakfast.
If you are short of space you could invest in stair drawers that simply pull out and allow you to keep your shoes, or whatever you wish inside. This is a new slant on the idea of under bed storage drawers.
This invention was laughed at and never really made much impression on the market but it has hit the headlines in the UK in recent weeks. It's a "Teenager Repellent". It is designed to stop young people gathering together outside shops and other places and getting into mischief there. Its high pitched buzzing sound, like a mosquito, gives rise to its name "The Mosquito". It emit's a sound that is only audible to those under 25 years old and it is claimed that groups of unruly teens will not be able to tolerate it for more than ten minutes.
The whole idea sounds totally crazy but a number of shops and business premises in UK have started to use these units and they claim that they are effective.
MIT have invented an alarm clock called "Clocky". If you don't get out of bed quickly enough it jumps off the bedside table and runs across the floor to hide from you. You have to get out of bed to catch it and quieten it.
