The Top 10 things you CAN'T have for Christmas

9. The sub US$200,000 family aircraft – the Sky Yacht Skyacht Aircraft has created a whisper quiet, steerable, Personal Blimp capable of sustained and affordable flight taht's due to hit the market with a price tag of around US$200,000 - cheap when compared to the smallest helium airship which costs US$2,000,000+ or a top-notch helium ship costs more than US$12 million... read more.

10. Holiday in orbit: Galactic Suite space resort Put this one on the list for 2012. The Galactic Suite Project aims to offer travelers the “most thrilling and transcendent experience ever” with a stay on board an orbital luxury getaway that offers out-of-this-world sensations including weightlessness, star gazing, amazing views of planet Earth with 15 sunsets in a day - not to mention being aboard a spaceship that takes you from 0 to 28,000kmh in 10 minutes... read more.

Ten is a nice round number but paring down the hundreds of candidates for this list proved a difficult challenge, so here's a selection of "honorable mentions" that came very close to making the final list:

-New Swiss Supercar – the Beck LM 800

-Ducati's US$70,000 Desmosedici RR MotoGP replica for the road

- Air, land, sea or snow: Lisa’s Akoya microlight leisure plane

- Vectrix Electric Superbike

- The ion-propelled, remotely-powered jetpack

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