Often enough, that movie stars Meryl Streep, and here she is again with "Hope Springs, " a funny, outwardly modest comedy that manages to feel utterly novel by focusing on the sexual and emotional needs of an older woman.

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But some tech veterans give warning that designing novel devices people feel comfortable wearing is an especially tricky task.

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Lying around in my caftan soaking up the sun, I might feel suddenly inspired to write a novel or an opera, or cure the global economic crisis.

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Joining the staggeringly-long list of lava lamps, seat coolers, deco lights, and other curious adornments, the USB hamster wheel is yet another incredibly novel way to make a spare USB port feel appreciated.

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