Mmmmm… Bacon! If there’s anything that can wake me from a deep slumber, it would be the delicious smell of freshly cooked bacon. Inventors Matty Sallin and Daniel Bartolini seemed to share my sentiments, for they have created the Wake n’ Bacon; an alarm clock that wakes you with the smell of fresh, sizzling bacon.  After depositing frozen slices of bacon in the Wake n’ Bacon the night before, you can be sure to awake to the tantalizing smell of bacon! The Wake n’ Bacon simply begins cooking the bacon a few minutes before your alarm is set to wake you. Unfortunately, the Wake n’ Bacon is only a concept at this time. But, if the alarm clock is ever produced, it is sure to have many fans. Click here for more info!

Developer Stefano Merlo designed these Energy Buckets to collect and store energy in the same way that people in the past collected and stored rain water. After sufficient exposure to light, the Energy Buckets brighten any darkened area. Although these Energy Buckets are only a concept right now, it will be interesting to see the idea develop further (and perhaps in a more practical manner). Read more here!

If I actually had fish, I would be in dire need of this Automatic Fish Feeder. Baha Tanju came up with this awesome hack, which enables to feed your fish automatically via a mechanical timer and a dispensing bottle attached to a rotating wheel. For under $10, you can buy yourself some peace of mind, knowing that Nemo will always be well fed.

Fred & Friends have developed an amazingly annoying alarm clock, named the Shape Up Clock, that won’t shut off until you perform 30 repetitions with the dumbbell.  To give that special someone a not so subtle hint, click here to locate a Fred & Friends retailer.

Listen up, ladies! Both Estée Lauder and Lancôme are planning to launch vibrating mascaras in the upcoming months, forever ridding you of incorrect mascara application. Lancôme will announce the TurboLash All Effect Motion Mascara, which will sell for $30 at Saks Fifth Avenue (starting July 17) and will vibrate at 125 micropulses per second. Estée Lauder will sell the Ôscillation, which “a 360-degree coat around each and every lash.” Although I’m probably to clumsy to use these vibrate mascaras without gouging myself, I’m sure a lot of other women would love these mascaras!

MPK has developed a light source that allegedly lasts for 12 years! This light source, AKA Litroenergy, acts somewhat like a glow stick, save for the fact that it never needs to be recharged, and is extremely crush resistant. “Our development/design of long-life, self-luminous micro particles called Litrospheres (non-toxic) emit light continuously for 12 plus years (half-life point) without any exposure to a light or other energy (not effected by cold or heat). This extremely low cost material offers 24/7 light, which can be injection molded or added to paint. It is 5,000lb crush resistant, stable and constant light source (gives off no U.V. rays). It is designed to give off almost any color of light desired. Our goal is to mass produce this material and supply OEM’s. Litroenergy has potential to save billions of dollars in energy costs world-wide” states MPV in their winning Create The Future contest entry.

Although MPK claims that Litroenergy is nontoxic, the main chemical in this light source is Tritium–an isotope of hydrogen banned by the US because of its radioactivity. Sadly, Litroenergy may not get off the ground in the US.  Here is the patent application for Litroenergy. Here is MPK’s webpage.

Since you’ll never know when you need a Pontoon Boat, Arrow Backpacker created a backpack that converts into an 8 foot long pontoon boat that comes complete with oars and a seat. The entire pontoon can be inflated in 15 minutes thanks to the included air pump. Amazingly, the entire boat fits into a 42 pound backpack! Feel free to purchase an Inflatable Pontoon Boat Backback here for $300.

When you don’t know what to buy the biggest Mario fans in the world, you can buy them these adorable Mario Plushes. Made by ThinkGeek, the Goomba, Star, and Question Block plushes all emit the customary Mario noise when smooshed. Best of all, these purchases are light on the wallet at only $24.99 each.