SMOOTH MOVE: CLOTHIER CREATES WRINKLE-REMOVING SHIRT

SMOOTH MOVE: CLOTHIER CREATES WRINKLE-REMOVING SHIRT



NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Here’s a hot gift for the person who hates to iron: A shirt that automatically unwrinkles itself. The Italian-made “Oricalco” shirt is made with a lightweight titanium alloy that straightens out when you blow it with a hair dryer. The only catch: The wrinkle-busting shirt sells for a whopping $4000. However, that didn’t stop Popular Mechanics from picking the metal shirt as one of the best new products of 2001. Other products making the magazine’s “Best of What’s New” list include... A 4.5 pound U.S. military spy plane called the “Dragon Eye” that soldiers can carry in a backpack and can be launched by hand. Edible plastic wrap made by the USDA, including a peach-flavored film that, when heated, turns into a tasty glaze for ham. And the U.S. Army’s “SmarTruck” which sports James Bond-style gadgets like electrified door handles, pepper spray jets and blinding headlights.

Thu 11-08-01