I saw this in the NY Times yesterday. It's a portable, indoor-only shelter called the Mini Motel designed for sleeping in airports, disaster centers, etc.

Carrying it for traveling is ridiculous (~5 lbs) but I thought it was pretty amusing. Does it have any real use? I suppose if a shelter ran out of cots, this might come in handy, and it certainly looks better than sleeping on a hard floor but I can't imagine they'll sell many of them. And it looks so flimsy that their warnings not to use it outdoors seem entirely superfluous.

By the way, one note about evil marketing. They told the Times it sells for $39.95 but the website lists the price as $49.95. That kind of trickery would keep me from getting one, even if I were interested...