Looking at the latest "Kitchen & Bath" issue of "Fine Homebuilding" magazine, I see LeGrand has several imaginative takes on the ordinary wiring device.
Among the receptacles are:
1) The "Pop-Out Outlet" from LeGrand:
http://www.legrand.us/adorne/select/outlets/arptr151gm2.aspx#.UsCuoPt0mmQ , at $50/ ea, can sit flush, concealed in the wall - or pop-out for a side-feed;
2) Legrand also re-invents the duplex with the On/Off Outlet:
http://www.legrand.us/adorne/select/outlets/arps152m4.aspx#.UsCuLft0mmQ . The design includes a switch to turn off the chargers they expect you to use with it.
The ordinary light switch has been improved upon with:
1) The "Touch Switch"
http://www.legrand.us/adorne/select/switches/asth1532m2.aspx#.UsCvcvt0mmQ is certainly a different approach; and,
2) The "Wave Switch"
http://www.legrand.us/adorne/select/switches/aswv1532m2.aspx#.UsCv1vt0mmQ doesn't even need your touch.