Why didn't anyone think of them before? Dripless plastic paint cans with a spout, ketchup bottles that stand upside-down. A credit card on your key chain, a currency for all Europe, a digital camera built into binoculars. Innovation, big or small: That's what we look for when we sift through a year's worth of new products and pick our favorites. Check out all these and more: our Best Products of 2002.
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Edited by Larry Armstrong
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