Laser Christmas lights are this year's frenzy
Forget Xbox and Star Wars toys. This year's hottest holiday seller could be the Star Shower. It's a small laser device you insert into your front yard and it projects thousands of tiny stars on your house. They look like Christmas lights. The gizmo, which costs $39.99, was invented by A.J. Khubani, founder and CEO of TeleBrands, which also created As Seen on TV infomercials. The Star Shower debuted as an As Seen on TV item in July. Khubani also tested it in 100 Bed, Bath & Beyond stores. And it was a big hit. "It was intended to be a holiday item," Khubani. "To our amazement, it sold extremely well in July. We knew we were on to something." Since then, Khubani said TeleBrands has sold millions of Star Showers, even outselling bananas at Walmart ( WMT ) during Thanksgiving week. (Bananas are one of Wal-Mart's top-selling items.) The Star Shower also overtook the Colorama coloring books for grownups (which have sold 5 million so far) ...