T-shirts for men which hold in the belly and even give the appearance of a toned torso have been invented. The Ript Fusion tee is said to shave inches off your stomach by using a patent pending design and a dual layer of fabric. Makers claim that using technology developed for athletic wear, it can make you look slimmer by compacting the abdomen and back, creating a flatter silhouette.

The inventor of the Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed has died. He was 92. John Joseph Houghtaling died at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida. Houghtaling invented the “Magic Fingers” machine in the basement of his New Jersey home in 1958. The device was mounted onto beds at hotel rooms across America in the ’60s and ’70s, and a quarter bought 15 minutes of “tingling relaxation and ease”.

… In its heyday, there were about 175 Magic Fingers franchise dealers across the country, and the gadgets collected about $6,000 to $7,000 a month in quarters. By the late 1970s, the dealers complained they spent more money to repair the devices that thieves broke open. Houghtaling developed a debit card-like system for the machines to replace the coin slots, but the idea never took off.

A newly qualified bus driver in Belgium is facing termination after it came out that she is a well known porn star. The 24-year-old woman — who’s also the reigning ‘Miss Nude Belgium 2009′ — passed all her driving tests following a six week intensive course. But soon after she began work she was called back to the main office of the bus company and asked to explain a series of ‘interesting pictures’ from her website. She was told that she wouldn’t be able to take part in her nocturnal activities while also working as a bus driver.