Thanks to their energy-saving credentials, it’s OK to love microwave ovens again, especially when they have a cool-sounding name like JetChef and the ability to cook preset meals in record time.

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Each decommissioned 747 – and we’re probably going to see more of those as the price of fuel goes up – means 524 spare seats. Ethical company Worn Again is repurposing the covers as cool-looking laptop bags and handbags.

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With this collapsible lightweight bike you can sail through stationary traffic and then, if it rains, or your legs get tired, just fold your trusty steed into a natty knapsack before hopping on the number 37.

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Samsonite has rolled out yet another clever piece of rugged luggage and this time, it’s not on wheels – it is a wheel. It’s a hard case that’ll fit in the overhead space when you’re flying, but it’s circular, so the whole thing rolls right along.

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The London Design Festival 2008 has thrown up some tasty designer tech, including the Xbox 360-styled lamp by Jean-Marie Massaud for Skandium. It’s made of green materials – and we don’t just mean the base.

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This pint-sized sucker from Morphy Richards is no bigger than a basketball, so it uses less material in its production and it has an ‘eco-switch’ to save power. More amazing though is the price.

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The ‘wine preservation and optimization system’, to give it the full name, isn’t about speed, but storing and serving fine wines at their optimum temperature. It’s all electronically controlled so you can’t spill any or drop the bottle.

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Swiss coffee connoisseur Jura, which has already claimed the first web-enabled bean machine, now has the slimmest fully automatic espresso maker too. It’s available in six colours and we believe the green livery could be another first – and possibly last - for Jura.

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