The Scotty Solar Charger. For phones, PDAs an’ stuff. Yeah shine on, righteous dude. £37.99.  The Scotty collects and stores the sun’s energy in two rechargeable AA NiMH batteries so you can charge your phone (or a range of other appliances) whenever you need to. LED lights indicate when Scotty is charging. Scotty charges in 7 hours of sunlight. One hour of sunshine can provide 10 minutes talk time or 5 hours standby time.

The Wattage Micro Flyer. The world’s smallest mass-produced radio controlled aircraft. Only 8.2 inches long and weighing 1 ounce. Six minutes flight on a single charge. Funski! $44.95.  With a wing span of only 9 inches and a elliptically curved polyhedral and molded-in airfoil this tiny plane has incredible maneuverability. The two-channel radio transmitter controls the rudder movement, throttle, and also doubles as a battery charger.

The Zapp Buggy. Billed as the smallest folded pushchair in the world. 60 x 27 x 28 cm says maybe they’ve got a point. Around £150.00.  A full-sized pushchair that folds so small it can be carried on a bicycle or in a car’s passenger footwell has been launched…a folded Zapp is so compact, it even fits in the leg room of the passenger’s seat!

The Performa Self-Tuning Guitar System. What with pitch shifters for the voice, and now self tuning instruments, we’re kind of taking away all the magic from the artist aren’t we? What price Spinal Tap now, eh? More here. Around $3000.00 plus.  The Performer is a computerized mechanical tuning system that adjusts the tensions of the strings, making it possible to keep your guitar in tune and change tuning while you play. It only adjusts string tension; nothing in the system comes between…