A model demonstrates the "Husband Hunting Bra" in Tokyo. Under the bra cups is a clock counting down to the date set by the wearer. When an engagement ring is inserted, the countdown stops Picture: GETTY A model demonstrates Triumph's "make-the-putt bra", which turns into a putting mat for the busy golfing woman. The garment has slots in which to store tees on either sides of the cups when worn and can roll out into a smooth putting mat Picture: GETTY It may look like the latest addition to Madonna's wardrobe, but this device is called the Bra Dryer. The machine can be adjusted to fit individual bra sizes Picture: REX FEATURES A robo-toilet that senses your movements has been launched. The AutoClose loo keeps track on you using an infra-red beam - and will raise and lower the seat accordingly. The seat closes automatically after you've stepped out of range Picture: REX FEATURES A Chinese man called Mr Bi has trained his cat to use his toilet. He spent seven years inventing the gadgets that allow his pet to flush away her mess. He now plans to sell his contraption to other cat owners Picture: WENN A computer programmer who lost his ring finger in a motorcycle accident has had it replaced with a USB drive. Jerry Jalava from Helsinki, Finland, has built the special prosthetic finger which he can peel back from the 'nail' and plug into the USB slot on Picture: NEWSTEAM British firm Cremation Solutions have come up with personalised urns that look just like the dearly departed. The firm uses facial reconstruction and 3D mapping software to recreate the face of your beloved Picture: WENN A child demonstrates the PediSedate, which gently sedates youngsters by administering anaesthetic nitrous oxide gas through a headset as they play handheld consoles Picture: REX FEATURES Masunaga's Wink Glasses are designed to avoid dry-eye when the user concentrates on video gaming or the web. They have a sensor to detect how often the user blinks. The lens fogs when the user keeps his or her eye open for five seconds without blinking Picture: AFP/GETTY A Tomy employee poses with the Bowlingual Voice, a gadget that expresses dogs' emotions, at the annual Tokyo Toy Show. Tomy claim the gadget analyses a dog's voice through a wireless microphone attached to its collar and then displays its emotions Picture: AFP/GETTY The first fish hotel has opened in Amsterdam. The hotel allows you to drop off your fish when you go on holiday and has a 'tennis court' and 'swimming pool' Picture: BUZZ NEWS AGENCY What better way to discourage bear attacks when camping in the woods than to make them think you've already been eaten by another bear? Artist EIko Ishizawa has created this sleeping bag for a warm and safe night's sleep Picture: BARCROFT MEDIA A man demonstrates the JetLev-Flyer, which powers out two strong jets of water, allowing the wearer to take off and soar nearly 30ft above the ground. Its makers say flights can last up to two hours at 'cruising speed' or around one hour going flat out Picture: SOLENT The Scarpar board uses two tank-like tracks to roar across tricky off-road surfaces which would prove impossible with wheels. With a 8hp motor operated by a hand controller, the board can hit speeds of up to 37mph Picture: SOLENT The motorised La-Z-Boy chair that Dennis Anderson was driving when he hit a parked vehicle in Proctor, Minnesota in August 2008. Anderson pleaded guilty to driving while drunk. The chair was powered by a lawnmower engine Picture: AP The Isophone - an underwater telephone system designed by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau. The space-age device means you can communicate with other swimmers while splashing around in the pool Picture: WENN Scientists in Hungary have invented see-through concrete. Filled with optical fibres that run from one end of a poured piece of concrete to the other, these prefabricated blocks and panels effectively transmit light from one side to the other Picture: WENN Kayla Kromer, a 26-year-old first grade teacher from Austin, Texas, dressed as Princess Leia, lies in her Millennium Falcon bed Picture: REX FEATURES An American artist has created eye-opening trousers that wink at people as you walk. William Jones' 'Winkers' feature a pair of eyes that stare out from the wearer's buttocks Picture: SPLASH These Japanese Bikini Jeans cross jeans with a thong - an attached bikini bottom secures the low-slung jeans to the hips Picture: NATIONAL PICTURES A man demonstrates the Sunday Pants designed for couch potatoes - joggers with a detachable tablecloth and pockets for remote controls Picture: WENN Designer Pistol Panties has created the Swarovski crystal-coated Bling-kini, which was due to go on sale at Selfridges for £2,000, or £100 per square centimetre Picture: PA Meet the real-life Edward Scissorhands. Valentino LoSauro cuts the hair of Shannan Stewart with his revolutionary Clawz, which he claims cut hair twice as fast as normal shears, in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. He spent two years developing his invention Picture: BARCROFT MEDIA Combining the idea of a shopping cart and a bicycle, Korean designer Jaebeom Jeong (www.stonenwater.kr) has come up with Cartrider Picture: WENN Burned or underdone toast could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new glass toaster that lets you see your bread as it browns Picture: SOLENT Kenji Kawakami, founder of the International Chindogu Society demonstrates his funnel glasses, designed to guide eyedrops into the eye, in Tokyo. The word "Chindogu" translates as "weird tools" and Kawakami has invented hundreds of absurd items... Picture: AFP/GETTY ...including a Hayfever Hat which dispenses a continuous flow of toilet paper, and an alarm clock with the snooze button in the middle of a bed of sharp pins, designed to keep the user awake Picture: AFP/GETTY Canadian inventor Michael Pettipas poses on the Bonneville salt flats in Utah with his Forumla One limo which seats six passengers, has an eight-litre engine and can reach speeds of up to 140 mph Picture: REX FEATURES The Amphicoach, an amphibious 50-seater luxury coach, is used in Malta. It is capable of 70mph on land and eight knots across water Picture: MASONS Car designer Sudhakar Yadav drives a car in the shape of a snooker table in Hyderabad, India. It has three wheels with a 150cc engine and it can run at a top speed of 45 kph (28 mph) Picture: REUTERS http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/pictures-of-the-year/6867957...