Best Inventions of 2006

It's been an interesting year in technology. Nintendo invented a video game you control with a magic wand. A new kind of car traveled 3,145 miles on a single gallon of gas. A robot learned to ride a bike and somebody came up with a nanofabric umbrella that doesn't stay wet

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Pool Shark

best inventions 2006 motorized inflatable pool lounger

So you're lying on your pool lounger one day when you spy a hottie over by the deep end. Sure, you could roll off your raft and swim over, but wouldn't it be smoother to point your lounger in the right direction and just float on by? The battery-operated Motorized Inflatable Pool Lounger is powered by two propellers that move you forward, back, left or right when you maneuver the joystick mounted on each armrest in the appropriate direction. Just try not to tip over your tequila sunrise.

Inventor: Shane Samole
Availability: Now; $150
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