If you're looking to learn about the latest and greatest innovations in the world of technology that have the potential to change our lives forever, the Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES) in Las Vegas every January is the place to go. And if you want to see the latest products that seem to have no discernible useful purpose and should probably be scrapped, CES is your must-stop as well. To save you the trip to Sin City, we've culled the news wires for the weirdest and wackiest products from CES 2013.

1. The six weirdest and wackiest
products of CES 2013
If you're looking to learn about the latest
and greatest innovations in the world of
technology that have the potential to
change our lives forever, the Consumer
Electronics Showcase (CES) in Las
Vegas every January is the place to go.
And if you want to see the latest products
that seem to have no discernible useful
purpose and should probably be
scrapped, CES is your must-stop as well.
To save you the trip to Sin City, we've
culled the news wires for the weirdest and
wackiest products from CES 2013.
By Jeff Jedras

2. Delta415 Smart Pants
Sure, when you're sitting in the coffee
shop tapping on your iPhone everyone
can see how cool you are, but what about
when you put your smartphone in your
pocket for the walk to Whole Foods?
With the Delta 415 Wearcom jeans from
Alphyn Industries, even when your iPhone
is in your pocket people will know just how
hip you are.
The $160 jeans (yes, really) have a
special pocket on the upper leg with a
durable polymer top so you can see and
use your smartphone without taking it out
of your pocket.

3. Massage Mouse
If you're like most office workers, you
spend a good eight hours a day (or more)
with your hand on a computer mouse. The
folks at Japan's Art Factory figure, why not
put that time to good use and get a hand
massage while you crunch that
spreadsheet?
Their wireless touch mouse, which doesn't
look too dissimilar to the standard Apple
design, includes a massage function, with
10 massage speeds and two massage
patterns.
One problem I see: sure, my right hand
will be relaxed, but what about my left
hand?

4. Necomimi BrainWave Cat Ears
Ever wondered why, when you go
shopping for novelty cat ears, you can’t
find a pair that you can control with your
brain waves?
NeuroSky thinks you have, and to save
you the embarrassment of asking they've
just gone ahead and developed the
Necomimi BrainWave Cat Ears.
The company claims the ears read your
brain waves and broadcast your
emotions. If you're relaxed the ears drop
down, and if you're focused they perk up.
Surely not having to communicate basic
emotions to your loved ones is worth
$99.95, no?

5. iPotty
CTA Digital makes a wide range of tablet
accessory products, including many traditional
children's toys that you can stick an iPad into –
iPad not included. But their product that has
taken CES by storm – thankfully, no reports of
live demos though – is the iPotty.
It's exactly what you think it is: a children's
training potty, with a slot to insert an iPod to
keep them occupied while they're learning to do
their business.
First of all, if you've tablet-trained your toddler
before they're toilet-trained, well, interesting
priorities. Second, is there an app for that yet?
Finally, a pro-tip: get some handiwipes to

6. HAPIfork
I got an electric tooth brush for Christmas
– it vibrates when it's time for me to begin
brushing a different row of teeth. The
HAPIfork from HAPIlabs seems a logical
progression – it beeps if I'm shovelling
food into my mouth too quickly.
We do eat too quickly, which is bad for
us, so helping us to slow down isn't a bad
idea. I get more sceptical though with you
add a smartphone app to track my fork
usage statistics, track patterns, set goals
and so on.
Dashboarding run amok!

7. Nano Nails
Tired of always losing your stylus? (Stick with
me a moment and pretend you still use one).
Apparently a “Cleveland Clinic-trained
dermatologist” has the answer: Nano Nails.
They appear to be press-on nails that can
double as a smartphone stylus. As a
promotional video puts it-- groan-- it's a stylus
that's “always at your fingertips.”
How they're different from any other fake
nails, we're not entirely sure. And the appeal
would seem to be limited to just half the
population.
Now, if they were somehow Bluetooth-