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The entrepreneur-humanitarians behind Bacon Salt, Bacon Pop, and Baconnaise have introduced two new products. J & D's has expanded their bacon flavoring empire to bacon-flavored microwave popcorn and another product that is neither food nor seasoning—snail-mail envelopes.  More Â»

I often tell myself, "Self, I love to travel, but I hate forcing myself to sleep in places that don't have satin sheets." That's where the Dreamie comes in. It's like the secret hybrid of a sleeping bag and a Snuggie. Only in satin. And you, blessedly, can't walk around in it.  More Â»

Reader Ashi has just alerted us to the existence of this product and asked the question: "Ummm...What the f*ck?"  More Â»

Pardon me if I'm late to the party and all of you readers in the test markets (and Canada where it has been available since March) have been happily eating these things for months — but it has just come to my attention that McDonald's is testing a Big Mac "Snack Wrap." This is apparently code for Big Mac Burrito, which no one would eat if you actually called it that.  More Â»

There's hope for the continued survival of humanity past the point where we invent robots with the ability to exterminate us and built robots of their own. How do I know this? Because we've invented "deep fried butter." If we can do that, the robots don't stand a chance.  More Â»

Auto service companies in St. Louis have found a way to avoid issuing refunds when customers cancel vehicle-protection contracts: by selling warranted vehicle additives in place of service contracts.  More Â»

Traffic reports are swell and all, but they don't really help you when you've got no choice but to take the highway or risk the unknown — traffic on the regular roads. Google is trying to change that by offering "arterial" traffic data.  More Â»

This here is a box of Streit's "ThinkBread," a "big cracker" that is "ideal for people who prefer an active and healthy life style." We're no Talmudic scholars, but we swear this is one big cracker we've seen before. Let's see.... It's made by Streit's, a matzoh company. It comes in a matzoh box. It looks like matzoh. It tastes likes matzoh. So, ma nishtanah; what is it?  More Â»

The friendliest bank in the world, USAA, will soon let customers instantaneously deposit checks through its iPhone application. Here's how it works: you snap a picture of the front and back of your check, and send the picture to USAA. That's it.  More Â»

Spring Airlines, a discount Chinese carrier, plans to ask the government for permission to sell standing room tickets. The plan will likely win approval, since Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang was recently quoted as saying: "for a lower price, passengers should be able to get on a plane like catching a bus, with no seat, no luggage consignment, no food, no water, but very convenient."  More Â»

Visa has revealed a darling new feature that will let consumers authorize debit transactions via song. It's all part of Visa's revised but always-exciting operating regulation 6.2.A.7.b, which now lets you "choose to sing to authorize a debit transaction." Don't worry if the merchant gives you an awkward look, they're just sheepish about their cruddy singing skills. Sing louder to encourage them to join in the transaction-approving fun! (Thanks to Barbara!)  More Â»

There's a George Foreman fryer now, people. It promises to "knock out" 55% of the fat by spinning your food. "Patented Smart Spin™ Technology lets you spin out the fat for up to 2 minutes with low or high speed setting." You may begin posting your Arrested Development "cornballer" jokes in the comments at this time. [George Foreman]  More Â»

Gwyneth Paltrow wants to help you live your life by offering you some sound advice. As that is not too far off from what we at Consumerist try to do, we clicked over to "GOOP" (that's what she's calling the website) and were told to do the following: Treat ourselves to something (Hydrox cookies, check,); Go to a city we've never been to (Texarkana, here we come!); Learn something new (We've chosen modal logic and skeet shooting); Don't be lazy; and finally "Workout and stick with it."   More Â»