In the local paper today they had
This story about a new "top loading" clothes dryer to be released at an "international kitchen and bathroom show" in Florida this week by Fisher & Paykel [ - the guys who make the "dishdrawer" the dishwasher which uses drawers and which comes in one or two "halves"].
Exactly where this thing fits in your kitchen or bathroom is anyones guess.
Not sure of the benefits of a top loading dryer, but it sounds like they have solved a lot of technical challenges to create such a thing - which from an engineering point of view are probably more interesting I think, than the product itself.
Personally I'll stick with the front loading dryer and be done with it, but if you need to dry 8kgs of washing in 1 hour maybe its of interest.
Click Here for the PDF press release.