I can claim with confidence (and some personal experience): even the most dedicated cat lover probably wouldn't complain if they never had to scoop feline waste again. While I'd have to see it to believe it's truly sanitary, the CatGenie is supposedly a self-flushing, self-washing cat box that eliminates the need to clean or change litter. Hooked up to a water supply, the litter box "scoops and liquefies solids, drains liquids, and flushes all cat waste out of the home." It washes and sanitizes itself daily, eliminating germs, odors, and litter messes. It sounds too good to be true — and it probably is — but the promise of a catpoop-free existence might be tempting enough to give the CatGenie a try when it becomes available later this spring. — Trevor Noren