The world's weirdest travel gadgets

For the discerning traveler, there are more than a few quirky travel products on the market. Hence, Travel+Leisure magazine has recently compiled a list of what they describe to be some the wierdest travel gadgets currently available. These gadgets include:

• Travel Bidet from Skymall.com for US$44.95.
• Metal-Detecting Sandals from Hammacher.com for US$59.95.
• Touchscreen Cell Phone Watch from Hammacher.com for US$199.95.
• Self-Propelled Suitcase from Hammacher.com for US$1,300.
• Pickpocket Alarm from Amazon.com for US$14.99.
• Banana Protector from Lazyboneuk.com for US$6.50.
• Movie-Screen Eyeglasses from Skymall.com for US$179.95.
• Disinfection Scanner from Skymall.com for US$59.99.
• Huge Swiss Army Knife from Hammacher.com for US$1,400.
• Personal Seat Protector from Surefit.net for US$14.99.

As you can see, some of the above products are more useful (the pickpocket alarm) than others (metal-detecting sandals?). However, I tend to agree with the writer who noted at the end of the article that “it’s possible that many of these items will one day be as widespread as the once-oddball toaster, but we wouldn’t bet on it.”