Gross. Please don't tell you that one of my new year's resolutions is to brush my teeth, as if I didn't do that before. No no, dear readers, the resolution is to make my teeth pearly white without having to take out a second mortgage on a house that I don't even own for lasers and lights.

I was pretty good about using my Crest Whitestrips (though there are some mornings I seem to forget it all and sip that muck-making stuff called "coffee"). However, making regular brushing easier is a good thing, too. Sharper Image's Automatic Toothpaste Dispenser might seem a bit frivolous because all you have to do is push, but it sure makes me feel like I'm really working toward that resolution. Besides, I hate dealing with messy toothpaste tubes.

Available from Sharper Image, on sale for $39.95.