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Some days I get the feeling that I overuse the term "trendy". But I also recognize that there are times when there is just no better description. The latest thing I'm going to apply it to is loose leaf-tea. Obviously, tea itself isn't a new thing, but embracing the loose-leaf form has once again started to become a mainstream trend in North America.

The Nemuriale Sleep Aid Kitten is a soft & cuddly Russian Blue plush cat that puts stressed-out souls to sleep faster than the hippest hipster hypnotist!

Jaguar Land Rover's innovative 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen is coming to to your Jaguar, or Land Rover as the case may be. This futuristic system of remote blind-spot cameras and pillar-mounted screens provides drivers with unobstructed views of the road both ahead  and, with every glance over the shoulder, behind.

As more and more of us in the U.S. are being faced with a serious battle of the bulge, more of us are putting exercise equipment into our homes. This can have a rather industrial-looking effect on home decor if you aren't wealthy enough to have a separate home gym. For the rest of us there is a set of Wood and Leather Dumbbells that is decorative as well as functional.

If you know someone with a bad back, sore feet, a very small shower stall, or who just likes to be pampered (I think that includes just about everybody, doesn't it?), the FootMate® Shower System is a perfect gift, and one which will probably be a delightful surprise to your giftee.

Iconic British luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is celebrating its 60th year in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, in a unique and special way: by building a select edition of six Aston Martin Vanquish convertibles whose dashboard bezels are made from reclaimed pistons salvaged from historic Aston Martin sports cars.

'Tis the season to be decking the halls with boughs of holly, but it may be time to look at new ways to decorate for the holidays. I'm not talking ugly Christmas sweater parties either. The new thing for men with excessive amounts of facial hair is to be decorating their beards for the holiday with Beard Baubles. Seriously. I'm not kidding.

Digital fabrication is exploding in the world of fashion design, making it possible to print almost everything under the sun (except maybe the sun). Read on to learn more about one company's plunge into 4-D printing.

Box of goodie subscriptions have been all the rage in the past year, with businesses offering door-to-door delivery of makeup, underwear, razors, beauty products, dog items, and even dates in a box (the activity, not the dried fruit). Another new concept has turned up the heat for the trend.

Rilakkuma "Honey" Condoms by Okamoto feature colorful box and wrapper art that's so cute, giftees might think they've been presented with a box of delicious sweet treats. Contraception just got a lot more adorable!

If you have family members or friends who are collectors, lovers of small objects, crafters, or electronics dabblers, they might just consider the 500X Digital Microscope a necessity. Certainly, it will be one of the best gifts they will ever receive....

Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg has certified one of its super-fast, super-expensive supercars for sale in the United States and plans to do the same with its yet-to-be-announced next model. This is great news for Americans who've been longing for a street-legal Koenigsegg – and have got the necessary $1.65 million required for its purchase.

One of the great scourges of society since the dawn of man has been our periodic ability to produce copious amounts of odiferous methane. In other words, we can really stink up the place with our farts. It is a fact that is met with both agony and jest, especially when stuck in close quarters with one another. What to do? The answer is here! A little old man in France, Christian Poincheval, put his inventor hat on and has come up with a simple little pill that will make all that gas a whole lot more pleasant.

How light is the EDAG Light Cocoon concept car? Well, it's skinned in fabric four times lighter than standard copier paper for one thing. Unlike paper, however, the revolutionary Texapore Softshell outdoor textile won't wilt in the rain.

As a former basketball player, from a basketball family, I can't tell you the number of times I've been challenged to a game of pick up at a family function or friend's place. And I can't tell you how many times that pick up game never happened because someone didn't have basketball shoes. This is just one dilemma CrossKicks can solve.

Dinosaurs might be extinct, but a child’s love for them is not. Kids love dinosaurs. Don’t ask me why. But I can tell you about the newest toy to keep the love affair going. Zoomer Dino is a remote control dinosaur that senses your presence and reacts to your touch and motions. You can even train him to dance and roar.

By providing Africans with affordable, reliable, basic transportation, Nairobi-based auto manufacturer Mobius Motors hopes to succeed where others have failed. The long, unpaved and potholed road to success lies just ahead as the first fifty units of the company's one and only model, the Mobius II, are about to be delivered to customers.

Just because you live in a galaxy far, far away you don't need to be going without some righteous tunes. Foil the Empire into thinking that you are loyal rather than a rebel by displaying this way cool Death Star Bluetooth Speaker on your desk or in your home as you entertain your ears. Just beware of x-wing fighters trying to attack the thermal exhaust port.

Federico Ciccarese is an Italian technology designer in Milan who wants to lend a big helping hand to amputees around the world – literally.     The 33 year-old has just invented YouBionic, which is a 3D printed bionic hand. While still in the design, research and discovery phase, Ciccarese will be testing amputees with his invention in early 2015.