Hypnos Hoodie

Whether it's by plane, train or automobile travelling usually makes us sleepy, but using an extra shirt or bag as a pillow aren't the best options for comfort. A company has developed a hoodie that helps you get a few minutes of shut eye, no matter where you are. Hypnos Sleep Hoodie is an inflatable hoodie, with a hood that transforms into a pillow. The tricked out sweatshirt is currently listed on Kickstarter , where they company has set a goal of $30,000 by January 11th. A total of $56,708 has already been raised. Co-founder, Josh Woodle, had the idea while on the way to the airport, whose main job is in film production.Him and his brother grew up in Chicago and were constantly wearing hoodies, Woodle recalls, and he wanted to find a way to combine the comfy layering staple with the ubiquitous 'neck pillow as travel accessory,'

Hypnos Hoodie

The Real Joy

There's been a lot of buzz around Joy Mangano lately, the famed creator of the Miracle Mop, a widely recognized household product. That's probably because she's been the inspiration behind Joy, the new film, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. While Mangano's trials have earned her recent fame in Hollywood, she's had to weather more than two decades of business ownership to get there. Against the odds, she found success with the invention of a self-wringing mop, which she marketed through the television sales giant QVC. Now, more than twenty-five years later, her company, Ingenious Designs, has topped $150 million in annual revenue. (To date, she's generated about $3 billion in her career.) It all started back in 1991. "At that time, it appeared to be insanity," Mangano recalls, "to stand there and say, 'I have an invention. I'm a single, young mom--and I'm going to go after this.'" Joy now has over 100 patents for her inventions.

Joy

Netflix Around The World

Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement -- and the service went live -- during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016. It said it was still trying to expand to China. The other exceptions are North Korea, Syria and Crimea, where it is banned from operating by US law. The company's shares closed the day more than 9% higher. Netflix has served a total of 125 million hours a day of entertainment to its viewers, and had streamed 12 billion hours-worth of video over the final three months of 2015, which is nearly 50% up on the same period in 2014.

Netflix Goes Global

CES 2016

CES is an abbreviation of the Consumer Electronics Show, which first debuted in 1967.It used to be held in Chicago, but has since been moved to Las Vegas because the weather is more conducive to an early January show. In total, it's estimated some 175,000 people will attend the week-long show. Each year the biggest technology companies from around the globe descend on the City of Sin to showcase the latest gadgets and innovations. Samsung, LG, Sony, Fitbit, Netflix and more hold press conferences at the show to announce some of their key products and services for the next year. Virtual Reality devices have been a big hit this year with the Oculus Rift launching the opportunity to pre-order the device at £410 for delivery in March but due to high demand the first pre-order is already sold out. Check out the link for highlights of the event.

CES 2016

Oprah Boost for Weight Watchers

Shares of weight loss company Weight Watchers jumped nearly 19% on Wednesday after a television ad featuring Oprah Winfrey was shown in the US. In an emotional one-minute commercial, the former talk show host spoke about her renowned weight loss struggles, flashing back to videos of her working out over the years. She asked viewers to join her, saying "let's do this together". Ms Winfrey bought a 10% stake in the company for $43.2m (£28m) in October. New York listed shares of the dieting company have more than tripled in value since she bought a stake in one of the world's leading weight loss brands. Her stake is now worth more than $148m.The company, however, has been facing stiff competition from the popularity of fitness trackers and other free mobile apps which track your eating. Oprah tweeted her new advert to her 30 million followers.

Weight Watchers Boost

Frozen Out

Disney has pulled a Frozen branded "Champagne-style" juice drink for kids after fears from alcohol campaigners that the product could encourage underage children to drink. The non-alcoholic drink was onsale at UK bargains website Home Bargains until recently, advertised as "a grown up alternative to juice and pop at parties". "The Disney Frozen Non-Alcoholic Party Drink is a delicious sparkling white grape fruit drink which would be perfect at birthdays, family events, BBQs or after a long day building snowmen with Olaf. "With a champagne style cork pop, your little one is sure to feel part of every celebration," the listing read. It has now been pulled. 

Frozen Champagne

New Coins Are Mint

It is now 2016 and a big year for anniversaries. To celebrate many landmarks in the calendar year the Royal Mint is releasing a new range of designs for coins that will appear on £2 and 50p coins. A member of the Royal Mint said ‘It is always exciting to see the new year’s designs revealed, commemorating the moments that matter, and revisiting some of the great events and stories from our history,’ Anne Jessopp, director of commemorative coin at the Royal Mint, said. ‘The British public should start to see these coins appearing in their change from spring 2016.’

New Coin Collection