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" I spent the better part of the week before last walking (in flat shoes, for sure) the aisles of McCormick Place, the convention center in Chicago that hosts the yearly International Home and Housewares Association trade show. This is where I get to scope out all of the newest cleaning and organizing tools, appliances, and products that I&amp;#039;ll be sharing with you in the coming months and covering in our Good Housekeeping Speed Cleaning pages. It really is a fun show to attend. I get to see everything from smart, ingenious little products invented by a single person looking to develop a business, to major brands launching innovative appliances that could change the way we&amp;#039;ll be cleaning in the near future, all the way to the &amp;quot;somebody tell this guy he&amp;#039;d better go back to the drawing board&amp;quot; products that we&amp;#039;re really better off not knowing about.  The overriding theme at the show was most certainly &amp;quot;cleaning green&amp;quot; and if you&amp;#039;ve seen that ShamWow infomercial, wait, there&amp;#039;s more! I must have seen at least four copycats of this popular synthetic chamois, coming soon to a TV near you. But the best part is when I get a behind-the-scenes peek at the products and concepts too new (and too confidential) to display openly on the show floor. I&amp;#039;ll share info about those as soon as I can, but overall it was a very upbeat show with lots of cool stuff to see. Mind you, I haven&amp;#039;t had a chance to test any of these products yet, but here are a few with interesting potential that caught my eye:   Bissell Multi Surface Pet Hair Broom: A broom with a row of retractable rubber bristles specially designed to nab pet hair from floors and carpets. This, along with a full line of Bissell cleaning tools called Smart Details, will be in stores this May.    Jeweler in the Dishwasher: A littlle plastic egg that attaches to the top rack of your dishwasher and holds rings, earrings, and small chains. It was invented by a Kansas City jeweler to clean your gems while you clean the dishes.      Fit &amp;amp;amp; Fold: A simple set of 4 snaps that you attach to the corners of your fitted sheets. They claim to stay in place through washing and drying and make folding these linens a much less frustrating experience. These are just a few of the products that generated buzz on the show floor. So I can honestly say, &amp;quot;But wait, there&amp;#039;s more&amp;quot; new cleaning products in store all claiming to make keeping house less of a chore. Stay tuned and be sure to let me know what new products you&amp;#039;ve tried and loved (or not)! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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