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"  Talk is starting to heat up about which films and actors will be nominated for the upcoming Academy Awards. For us at Good Housekeeping, the VIP (Very Innovative Products) Awards are our Oscars. Our goal with our annual VIP Awards is to highlight for our 25 million readers the most innovative products of the year\u2014those that can make your lives easier and better. In our state-of-the-art laboratories in the Hearst Tower, we evaluate more than 2,000 new products every year. The VIP winners are true standouts. By solving everyday problems in new ways they save our readers time and hassle. And, of course, the winning products aren&amp;#039;t, of course, just great breakthroughs in terms of concept. All of them have been tested by the engineers, textile experts, home economists, and other scientists at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. In other words, you can be assured that these products work! Good Housekeeping&amp;#039;s 2011 award winners, featured in our February issue now on newsstands, include first-of-its-kind products in a range of categories including beauty, home appliances, outdoor recreation, cleaning, energy efficiency, and electronics. Winners include the sleek, bladeless Dyson Air Multiplier fan\u2039a fabulous innovation that has safety, maintenance, and design benefits and the Coleman Instant Tent, a simple-to-pitch roomy two-room tent that makes camping a lot easier. Check out our winners, plus our 2011 Hall of Fame winner. You can also view our past winners from 2010 and 2009. Be sure to let us know which are your favorites. And, if you&amp;#039;re interested in taking a peek behind-the-scenes at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, sign up for a tour at www.goodhousekeeping/ghri tours. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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