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?

Forget ice. That's stuff too messy and time consuming. When the ice runs out who hasn't stuck a glass into the freezer in an attempt to get a chilled drink on the double? Or a bottle and wondered drunkenly why it blew apart as the drink expanded? Well one guy has done better and invented a detachable base that you freeze which delivers ice cold drinks faster than you can think 'I shoulda thought of that.'