TERMITE TECH
>> Buggy-Dozers

In the mood for some DIY demolition? Thames Bank's Buggy-Dozers ($399 each) will take out a drywall or an entire house, just like that. These canny little pocket monsters are actually old nato-surplus smart weapons — that's your peace dividend at work! (see image)

HELPING HAND
>> The Gooey-Glove

Do your kids suffer from frustrating joystick blisters? Molecular Assembly's Gooey-Glove ($299/liter) will dry those tears forever. The Gooey-Glove is a game controller that comes in a can: just dip Junior's hand in this self-assembling plastic slush and seconds later it dries, shrinks and cracks into a form-fitting personal smart glove — fast, accurate and full of reactive feedback. It is nontoxic, washes off in minutes with soap and water and is compatible with most home game consoles. Not recommended for other body parts.

IT'S SCANTASTIC
>> Bone Star Home NMR Medscanner

Got a spare closet? It's the perfect place for a Bone Star ($85,499.99), the latest home Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (nmr) medscanner, from Lunar Design. Now you can have a complete noninvasive physical exam every morning before breakfast. The Bone Star's ultrapowerful magnets change the nuclear spin on the hydrogen atoms in your carbohydrate molecules, and its massive processing power does the rest! See right inside yourself: touch up that bone loss, have a serious look at that glitchy vertebra, even scan your teeth for cavities waiting to happen. It's a must for life-extension enthusiasts. Careful though: those magnets can wipe out smartcards, and they'll yank your belt buckle right through a wall.

HARDWARE TO WEAR
>> Sony Furoshiki Neck PC

Last year's fabric cell phone was a hit in Tokyo; wait till they try this new woven "neck-top" computer ($9,999). Superconductive fiber and contractile piezoelectrics make for a top-of-the-line PC that's also a kerchief, cravat or shawl. Plus, you can bury your head in its live fiber optics and peel off an image of your own face!

A COLDER HOLDER
>>Therminator 9000 Freezer

The icebox in your kitchen may be frosty enough to keep that leftover Kung Pao chicken from spoiling, but what if you want to store gases for home use or reduce your milk to a Bose-Einstein condensate? Then you want a storage appliance with an ambient temperature of less than a thousandth of a degree Kelvin above absolute zero — colder than interstellar space! The new Therminator ($19,000) gives you the chill you need in an attractive cabinet that's self-cleaning, both inside and out.

FEAT OF CLAY
>> Play-Doh Omni-Fab 4000

Last year Hasbro debuted the Omni-Fab 3000, a device that transformed ordinary household trash — table scraps, wood shavings, whatever — into a reasonable facsimile of good old lovable Play-Doh. Trouble was, the faux Doh smelled awful and was too hot to touch for several hours. This year's version ($399) repurposes the extra heat, so the unit is self-powering, and you can choose from a menu of aromas: anything from fresh oranges to warm cookie dough. Not recommended for toddlers, who tend to put small pets in the intake hopper.