Cool things I saw in Germany:

Spoon scale, which could be used to weigh spices and leavening. I saw this briefly on some "consumer product test" segment of some daytime show.

Hand-held espresso maker. Now, in my ideal office environment, there would be someone to make me an espresso or cappuccino as the need arises. This little gadget would be ideal, except for 1) the price and 2) the custom "pods," which surely cost double any comparable coffee, and are useless in any other system.