I am amazed that it’s taken them so long to develop a system which indicates just how hard a driver is braking by increasing the intensity of the brake lights. It’s such a no-brainer really, isn’t it? Anyway here’s the BMW Brake Force system. Should be mandatory on all cars.

‘Brake Force Display is a simple yet effective way of communicating to following traffic that the BMW in front is stopping quickly, providing extra advance warning of a potential road hazard ahead….Brake Force Display works by increasing the intensity of the brake lights in the rear lamp clusters by expanding the number of illuminated LEDs under heavy braking.’

The official – yes official! – Star Wars Darth Lightsaber. Yours for a mere �119.92 ($197.92). They don’t say whether it’s a fully working laser powered saber, and to be honest we don’t like to ask.

‘Want to buy this you will, if Star Wars like you, yes. (Okay, we’ll stop talking Yoda-style now.) This kick-ass Lightsaber is a beautifully built die-cast replica of evil Darth’s saber from the original �Star Wars’ film..’