In Japan, they take avoiding allergies much more seriously than we do here in the States. While here we simply get sick and complain about it, perhaps while spending a few billion dollars on over-the-counter medication for it, in Japan they're more proactive. They wear air filtration masks when going outside to avoid pollen and the like, which is something you never see here.

Now, taking it to the next level, we have the Pollen Brush. It's a combo brush and air filter, and when you run it over your clothes it removes 99.9% of all pollen, keeping you sneeze-free for a few more minutes. The fan itself runs about $50 with a replacement pack of five filters runs another $10. Think it'll catch on here or will we just keep buying medication? My guess is the latter.

Product Page, via Trends in Japan