Dictaphones or voice recorders might seem old hat in an age where mobile phones, cameras and camcorders can all record video and voice footage. But there are some times when voice recorders beat everything else hands down. Making personal notes on-the-go, recording lectures, interviews, meetings and phone calls are all times when it's just simpler and easier to do it with a dictaphone.

You dare not speak of it. She dare not admit it. But lets face it, your princess farts like a donkey and stinks the bed up. Your farts are funny. Hers are just a complete turn off. Or vice versa. Whichever, a new company claims to have the answer. A fart blanket. Or, to give it a snazzy marketing name, the Better Marriage Blanket.

Following on form Honda's trike concept two week ago, Genera Motors (GM) has unveiled it's 'auto-mobile solution' for the future. If both companies have their way, the future means packing oneself into an half sized quad bike - with two wheels.

Consider the situation. It's late at night. You're either lost in the wilderness or blind drunk in the city. Either way you have resigned yourself to spending the night in the open air, with only the stars as a blanket and the dribble of puke across your cheek as comfort. How handy would it be to whip your jacket inside out and make a nice warm tent? Go on, you'd love that, right?