iPod XS proves small is sexy

Whoever said big is beautiful is wrong. The iPod XS proves it, the coin-sized audio player looking cooler than the nano despite being less than half the size. In fact it’s so small it’ll fit just about anywhere, comparable to a 10p piece albeit twice as thick. Unfortunately that means it’s just as easy to lose in a pocketful of change!
But before you get too excited and rush down to your nearest Apple store, the iPod XS is just a concept idea from the clever people over at Yanko Design. Shame, because we’d splash out on one straight away. Admittedly the design is a flawed – the screen is on the opposite side of the player to the controls, so you can skip tracks and look at what’s playing at the same time – but it’s still a stroke of design genius.

PSP heading for big screen

The reason I let the men in ours lives get a PSP in the first place was because they’d no longer hog the telly every night, instead playing for hours on end with their precious handhelds. Now the bods at Blaze have thwarted our plan by releasing the PSP TV projector. Damn their clever gadgets!Big-screen GTA: Liberty City Stories is on the cards when the projector is released in December, so any hope of catching every episode of ’Enders is gone.
There’s no point trying to convince him the projected picture quality won’t be great either, because he won’t believe you and will reclaim the telly anyway. Looks like sabotaging his PSP is your only option…

Sony Walkman NW-E003 MP3 Player

The Sony Walkman NW-E003 MP3 Player ($80) draws on every gal's fav color to add to its stylish look. This player, which has 1GB of memory, can store around 685 songs. While you're pounding away on the treadmill, you'll enjoy the up to 28 hours of rechargeable battery life, built-in FM tuner and one-line display which offers a wide-viewing angle and rotating ability for use in both left and right hands.

Sony CyberShot DSC-T100

Every girl can use use a slim and stylish pocket camera, and the brand new Sony CyberShot DSC-T100 ($400; March) will the fit the bill perfectly. Available in red, black or silver, the 8-megapixel T100 is less than a half-inch thick and sports a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens, 3-inch LCD screen, and high-definition output.

Wireless Recharging - SplashPower Charges Phones, Cameras… Anything!

The next step for recharging your phones, portable music players, and gadgets is being introduced by a UK company called Splashpower . The innovative company has designed wireless recharging pads on which you can just place your power hungry electronics to be recharged – hassle-free.
The elegant and space saving SplashPad™ can power up any Splashpower-enabled device (e.g. phone, PDA, MP3 player, camera etc), simply by dropping it on a pad the size of 2 CD’s.
One of the co-founders of Splashpower, James Hay, said “Consumers desire a simple universal solution that frees them from the hassles of plug-in chargers and adaptors.”
The anonymous design will be hard to spot in any work or home environment and eliminates the need for multiple chargers, electric sockets, and various connectors. The SplashPad™ is a universal charger which utilizes electromagnetic induction to charge more than one device your electronic devises at a time.
In short it removes the daily frustration of recharging your mobile devices, exudes simplicity, and is the sleek design is much better on the eye than the numerous chargers and their respective wires and connectors.Your only thought provoking decision when the new products are available will be ‘Where will I put my SplashPad™?’
And it shouldn’t be too long after that when we bid farewell to the eye-sore rechargers of today and look forward to a day where will be able to recharge our mobile devices clutter-free at home, work, and in public places such as bars, cafes, and restaurants.

The HairMax LaserComb

While the FDA approved HairMax LaserComb ($545) may not do anything about your receding headline, it stakes claim to restore hair on your dome! In a FDA trial about 93% participants saw an increase in hair density with an average increase of 19 hairs/cm. If anything you may end up with more hair on a concentrated area of your head! What do you have to lose!

An Environmentally Tryke Built for Only a Few!

As the sale of SUV's decline in the United States and consumers are looking for more efficient and environmentally friendly ways to get around, Venture-One's three wheeled Hybrid and Electric Tryke ushers in a new era of transportation. The hybrid version gets 100 miles per gallon (which by far beats any SUV hands down) and it can accelerate from 0 to 60 in less than 6 seconds which is very impressive. The price is $18,000 for the hybrid model and up to $23,000 for the all electric version. These vehicles may not have the room or girth of an SUV but it can be a sensible alternative for those who want to travel light and contribute to the well being of the environment. Look for the Tryke to hit the streets of California beginning next July.

Shield your eyes: pink PSP

Sony has teamed up with pop artist P!nk to released a new PSP for you to foist upon you enemies and burnout their retinas. Okay, maybe not but it’s pretty damn close. The pink PSP is set to release on October 27 in Europe only and will cost €229 and £169 for the value pack and “core” pack respectively. Those who pick up this limited edition PSP will also gain access to exclusive P!nk content via Sony’s YourPSP.com service.

The BenQ MusicQ Dog Tag MP3 Player

BenQ's MusiQ Tag Mp3 is a cool gadget that's bound to end up in a few stockings. Right now this player is only available in 512 and the 1Gig is expected sometime next year. The head phones for this device are integrated into a chain and looks very authentic as far as dog tags go.

Mixing Food and Art With the Sheer Orb

I think that the Sheer Orb Island is clearly for those artsy types who enjoy creating their culinary delights under a shroud of secrecy of sorts or until you push the button to raise the top off of this smancy fancy gadget. When not in use the orb looks like a great big giant ball floating in the center of your kitchen. When closed, a warm amber light illuminates from this gadget to give off a warm ambiance. When the orb is open it features a built-in sink and cook top and has ample working space for you to prepare your meals and even sit down to enjoy them using the slide-out tabletops.

Lacie's Artsy Approach To Cable Management

Resembling more of a squid gone wild, the Laice Huby ($79.99) aims to put all of your cables into some kind of a masterpiece by displaying those connections in all of it's modern art glory! The Huby is a USB and FireWire combination hub for a PC or Mac. This device has 4 USB and 2 FireWire ports and can connect up to six devices simultaneously. The Huby comes bundled with 8 flexible, twistable cables (5 USB 2.0 and 3 FireWire 400), a USB fan, a USB light, a USB extension cable and a FireWire 400 extension cable..

Sony's First Stand-alone Blu-ray Player

Sony finally enters into the stand-alone Blu-ray arena with the release of it's first blu-ray player (dubbed BDP-S1). This player is able to play all flavors of discs---including store-bought, write-once, and rewritable media. This blu-ray player even has an HDMI output for viewing those ultra sharp HD images to your HDTV in 1080p format. Oh, this player can also play DVD's too. The going price for this player will set you back $1,000 bones!

The Flybook PC Sports A Cool Display!

Nothing is as convenient as a laptop (be it a PC or even a Mac in our humble opinion). Also, something positive can be said about the first portable PC that has an extended monitor look. The Flybook VM from Dialog ($2,878) has an innovative design where the screen displays like a standard monitor. Thus, allow one to adjust the height according (how cool is that). Perhaps, it is safe to assume that other computer vendors will start to feature their renditions of this form-factor sooner or later. Which wouldn't be a bad thing!

The Eos Wireless iPod Speaker System

The good folks at Eos are going to change the way that you listen to your iPod! Enter: The world's first digital wireless speaker system for the iPod! Using WiFi technology, the Eos system links up to four stereo remote wireless speakers, establishing interference-free CD quality sound via each satellite speaker up to 150 feet away.This cool device sports an iPod docking base station/ transmitter that has two stereo drivers and a ported sub-woofer and SRS Wow sound enhancement technology. Also, the wireless remote speaker has a removable, integrated power supply that allows the speaker to mount directly on a wall power outlet independently, without mounting brackets or other support. By removing the power supply from its cavity on the rear of the cabinet, the stereo remote speaker can sit independently on a counter top or bookshelf.The Eos system will be available at retail in March 2007. The core system includes a docking station/transmitter with one wireless remote speaker ($299). Additional Eos wireless speaker remotes, as well a Eos weatherproof wireless outdoor amplifier and a stand-alone transmitter/receiver bundle are available separately ($129).

Ceiva's Digital Photo Frames Put Fun Into Viewing Pics!

We really like Ceiva's Digital Photo frames! This by far is a very intuitive as well as ingenious way to share and to wirelessly broadcast pictures. The 7-inch Ceiva frame offers 480 by 324 resolution while the 8-inch offers 640 by 480 resolution and an interchangeable wood frame with black and wood bezels which let the frame sit comfortably in any decor. Both frames sport an onscreen menu system, two-button operation, programmable slideshow intervals, built-in memory card readers (which handles "most" memory card formats), plus the ability to lock or delete individual images from the frame. Also, both frames can connect to home networks (by way of optional broadband or wireless adapter or via the phone with Ceiva's PicturePlan service. PicturePlan enables subscribers to receive and display new photos every day; these can be photos you "send" yourself (from anywhere in the world) via Ceiva's service, or from anyone you invite to share photos with you for free. Ceiva's new frames come with three free months of PicturePlan.This by far is a great way to share pictures with the grandparents and we think that these frames make an excellent stocking stuffer! The frames start at $150.

Panasonic Creates Worlds Smallest Speaker

It's amazing how small gadgets continue to get. All packing more features and emerging technology. The innards of these devices are technological innovations too! Panasonic has created a tiny speaker, dubbed, "PED" (Panasonic Electronic Device). PED measures a mere 2 x 1 cm, and is only 1.5mm thick. These tiny speakers will make it's way into music phones and portable music players with external speakers, such as the Samsung K5. One can surmise that these wonder speakers will have one wallop of a sound!

The Hannibal Deuce PC

The Hannibal Deuce PC ($900) is a media center power-house that features the open-source Ubuntu Linux OS. Additionally, this PC features BitTorent support, enables one to rip personal DVDs, and is able to play almost every conceivable audio and video format. How cool is that! The Hannibal is equipped with a 500 GB hard drive as well as a host of other features for the inner-geek in you!

mStation's Orb Adds Style to Your iPod

The mStation 2.1. Stereo Orb ($149.95) kind of resembles those ball ornaments that adorn a Christmas tree. However, make no mistake about it, the Orb is an iPod Desktop Docking Station and Speaker system that packs 30 Watts of power (and that's not bad for a gadget of this size). The Orb has a dedicated sub woofer and also features a 10 Key IR Remote, and comes with a USB and Stereo Mini cables. The Orb is available in an assortment of colors to match the second generation iPod Nano's.

Linksys Launches iPhones

Linksys is the first company to launch a series of iPhones .Each of these phone do require that you have a high-speed Internet connection. There are several variations and styles of phones, each offering something different. Take the Wireless G Skype phone for instance (pictured to the left). The Wireless G Phone will integrate with other Skype phones and Skye users (pre-loaded with Skype) for free. Thus, you don't need a computer to talk on this Skype phone. Pictured below is the Dual Mode Internet Technology Kit with integrated Skype.

An Underwater Hotel--Coming Soon to a Lagoon!

Imagine having a hotel room with a view of the ocean. Now picture your room immersed in more than 40 feet of water, complete with a breath taking panoramic view of the ocean and it's tropical sea-life! And if a group of investors have their way, such a dream could be a reality. The locale of this hotel and underground live aquarium will be The Poseidon Mystery Island that is located in the Northern Lau group, in the northeastern section of Fiji. The 500-acre coral lagoon that surrounds the island has a depth of 90 feet, and the hotel will sit in about 40 feet of water and will boast individual suites as well as a library, a wedding chapel and a restaurant (no doubt this restaurant will be a five star offering). Additionally, guests will be able to scuba dive or take a cruise around the lagoon in either a 16-person submarine which is capable of 300-foot-depths. We can only surmise that with lofty plans like this, that such a hotel will be for the well-heeled and high-rollers of the world! No word yet as to when construction is suppose to begin on this man-made oasis nestled in mother nature's paradise!

Can You Guess Where The Music is Coming From?

The Soundolier wireless speaker lamp ($280 per lamp) adds style and functionality to your home theater system as well as to your iPod. The wireless speakers work in tandem with the Maestro wireless transmitter ($80, sold seperately) and are plugged into your receiver. There's also a plug located in the base of the lamp to accomodate your iPod. How cool is that! Just think when you have guests over, they will be wondering where the music is coming from! Heck, you just may want to make a game out of this too!

Windows Vista Anyone?

Microsoft will be officially kicking off the worldwide release of its Windows Vista Operating System as well as Microsoft Office 2007 on January 30th here in the states. And to mark the launch of Microsoft's first OS in five years, Chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates will be kicking off an event in New York City's Time Square today as well as appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The PC guy who appears in the Apple TV ads, John Hodgman is also scheduled to be on the Daily Show. Other events include a live web-cast today with Bill Gates at 1:45 p.m. PST (4:45 p.m. EST).

With the Windows Operating System software running on 90 percent of computers worldwide, the question is will folks want to pony up hundreds of dollars to purchase Vista (Vista is available in several flavors all with varying prices of $100 to $400) and is it really worth it? Additionally, a few computer manufacturers are already taking pre-orders for computers that will include Vista. Honestly, this Windows software launch pales in comparison to those of the pass. When Microsoft launched Windows XP five years ago this event was by invitation only where Microsoft filled up rented movie theaters all across the US and the world where excitement and buzz filled the air. There appears to be none of that this time around. Windows Vista has already officially launched in Japan and Australia. Also, here in the states, Comp-USA will stay open past midnight on January 30 to usher in the launch of Windows Vista. And for those of you yearning to grab your limited edition Bill Gates autographed copy of Windows Ultimate, Amazon.com will be more than happy to take your orders (no price was available at the time of this post for this limited edition).

X Mods The Spot?

People constantly complain about the quality of MP3's, but even CD's are only 16-bit. Upsample your digital music to 24-bit fidelity with Creative's Xmod ($80) which goes between your PC or Mac and your headphones. It also claims to be able to aptly identify a cymbal crash or a bass drum kick thus applying targeted restorations to rebuild sound lost during compression. Could the Xmod be nothing more than just a sound enhancer? Hmm, the jury is still out. We invite you to share your thoughts!

Mopels Are The Perfect Study Companion

If you're looking for a cool as well as an environmentally friendly way to view documents or to use a small concentration of light that provides you with an accurate viewing area, thus eliminating the need to disturb others as you work well into the wee hours, then the Mopels may be for you. The Mopels are shaped like small animals or anthropomorphic figures and they're small and flexible lighting fixtures that attach to almost anything with their suction cups or tiny magnetic feet. The light comes from 100,000-hour LEDS which has been estimated to run for an amazingly 100 hours on only three rechargeable AAA batteries. And when the battery power runs out, simply plug them into a USB port of a PC or Mac. There are several styles of Mopels going for $25 each. Now, you don't have any excuse for not being able to complete that essay!

The Colorful & Wondeful World of The Wii

Nintendo made it official today by announcing that the wildly popular and addictive Wii will be available later this year in an assortment of colors. Obviously this is for folks who want to accessorize and to personify their gaming image with one of these colorful gaming consoles.

iRiver's Bluetooth MP3 Player Watch

This iriver bluetooth mp3 concept watch is way different from your typical gadget watch in that the MP3 player on this watch is completely removable from the face of the watch and the USB cable is built into the strap for the ultimate convenience. Lastly, this watch is equipped with Bluetooth for wirelessly streaming music to a pair of Bluetooth head phones. How cool is that! This concept watch is loosely based off of iriver's 2-GB S10 model.

Polaroid Zink Pocket Printer For Cell Phones

Polaroid may have just revived itself in terms of marketability with its portable stand-alone printer named Zink. This one button printer is the size of a deck of cards and is designed to connect to a camera phone and will cost less than a hundred bucks. Looks like Zink could be the perfect companion to Apple's iPhone and that may make the Zink a popular must have device!

The T-Press Robot

Robots are very useful to man kind and they are worth their weight in gold especially if they are able to assist one with mundane tasks such as ironing. The T-Press robot will iron your pants and set-up generally takes about 2 minutes to prepare your pants in this contraption. Once this is done just press a button and the T-Press will take care of the rest! Imagine not having to iron out or in creases (this gadget has a selector for crease or non crease). Life doesn't get any better than this! No further details were given on the cost or the availability of this device. This is one robot that will be well received!

Your Doctor is Watching You

It's amazing and very encouraging on the number of technology advances that are being made in the health care-medical industry everyday. Especially, when those technologies are directly associated with humans because that makes it even better! Pretty soon people with pacemakers won't need to visit their doctors to give them an update on how their pacemakers are performing because your doctor will be able to remotely check-in. The Latitude system is a new type of defibrillator that monitors a variety of stats, such as weight, blood pressure and heart rate. Also, doctors can remotely request and obtain data without requiring a face-to-face appointment. Not to be a kill-joy about this, but one can only suspect that there will be privacy issues associated with gathering such personal info. And obviously this info will be encrypted. Let's hope that these avenues have been addressed.

A Tablet PC That Shines Through!

TabletKioski's Sahara i400 series tablet PC seems to strike the right balance with it's powerful and rich feature set as well as with it's over-all practicality. This is one tablet PC that is built for everyday tasks and at 3.3 pounds is the perfect traveling companion. There’s also room for up to 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM, and this PC has a 12.1-inch XGA screen with a 179 degree viewing angle. Additionally the i400 really shines through with a host of other goodies that include: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, two USB 2.0 ports, firewire, eSATA, gigabit Ethernet, a PCMCIA slot and a cradle connector.

There’s also a fingerprint reader and room for a 6-cell battery. And while there is no optical drive or keyboard, the screen can switch between being a pressure-sensitive digitizer and a resistive touch screen. Configurations start at $1,795 for the i412T with 512MB of RAM, a 60GB HDD and Windows XP Professional and ramp up to the $2,295 i440D with 1GB of RAM, an 80GB HDD and Vista Business. Pre-loaded Linux is also an option. The i400 series of tablet computers will be available in March.

Computer Mouse with Swimming Fishies

I’ve never been successful with having pets as fish, they cant seem to survive a month under my care. I either over feed them or under feed them, or they’ll just randomly commit suicide by jumping out of the tank. After some time I came to terms with the fact that fish and I dont mix. So it seems that the closest I’ll ever get to having fish as pets is in a computer mouse. Yep, there is something fishy going on with these USB optical mice , literally. The see-through mice are filled with liquid and swimming plastic fishes. They retail for $16.99 each.

Visomate USB Vision and Posture Reminder keeps you in check

Finally a USB gadget is here that is concerned about the fitness as well as wellbeing of the entire blogging community! May God Bless Him (who has created nifty this device). I am well aware of the fact that working on the computer with an erroneous posture will lead to threatening consequences for my eyes as well as spine. But drowned deep in work, all these threats peter out. Visomate USB Vision and Posture Reminder is like a smart watch-dog that will remind you with flashing LEDs and chimes once you are closer than the recommended visual distance (35cm) from the monitor. After all monitors also need their personal space! No sirens or shrills….just a simple LED will start flashing. Once you’ve leaned to close, you’ll notice a red LED flashing and all you have to do is sit back. Once back in the “safe zone” a solid blue LED will go on.However, I hope I don’t develop immunity to the blue and red LED lights over a period!

Emergency Phone Charger So That They’ll Never Be Able To Say “My Phone Was Dead”

It’s happened to each and every one of us. Dead cell phone and no where to charge it. How many times did it happen to you while you needed to make or receive “that special call”. And sometimes, even asking strangers for help isn’t an option. We’ve found the phone emergency charger to help save the day. This nifty gizmo is both functional and slick. And it’s also rather inexpensive going for around $9. This is the most compact charger we’ve seen operated by an AA battery - you get around 2 hours of extra talking time per battery. You also receive 4 adapters, so you could hook it up to all of your phones. Do you have a friend whose phone is always “dead”? Give them on of those. Also you can get on of these for your girlfriend/boyfriend so you don’t to hear the “my-phone’s-battery-was-dead” excuse ever again. Just make sure you always carry plenty of AA batteries along if you decide to get this device.

Affordable NexStar LS Hard Drive Enclosure Shares Your Files with Your Home Network

The NextStar LX external hard-drive enclosure offers plenty of file-storage options. You can plug it in your network via Ethernet, and use it as a file server, or you could simply use it as a regular enclosure with USB 2.0. The NAS (Network Attached Storage) also supports IDE Hard Drives with a capacity of up to 750 Gb, it comes in white and black, and is PC & Mac Friendly. And the best part is that it’s affordably priced at $58.99 . So if you’ve been hankering to network your files, this is a really cheap way to go about it.

PS2 goes the pink way too

Tired of lackluster black plastic gadgets? Liven up your mood with this hottest, cutest pinkest Playstation 2! We too love playing games and Sony has finally figured it out. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is going to unveil the latest member of the PlayStation family for all the girls - a limited-edition of slim line PlayStation 2 in pink. Funky, fresh, and fashionable, this blushing slim PS2 will enhance the console's continuing popularity and relevance with a fun new twist. It will come with two matching pink analogue controllers, and a pink 8MB memory card.

Nokia 8800 Sirocco gets Lamborghini-ed

The eternal darling of most die hard Nokia fans “ the Nokia 8800 “ is all set to come out in a new avatar. Following a tie up with Italian automobile giants, Lamborghini , the already sleek and sassy 8800 has been decked up all the more. Plus, we also have some software upgrades to match the class of prestigious label that's attached to it. The phone rides the tri-band GSM network and provides with internet connectivity that includes xHTML browsing, POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 and APOP. Good GPRS speeds can be achieved thanks to the EDGE support provided by the phone. We also have video streaming capabilities and Over-The-Air downloading. It is packed with 128MB internal memory just like the original 8800 and the 2-megapixel shooter. The phone can be used in five continents, thanks to the GSM capabilities of it.

LG Wood Frame 60-inch Plasma is on its way

Remember, just recently we told you about the woody LG plasma seen at the CES? Well today Korea's electronics giant LG has officially asserted that it plans to roll out a limited edition of a 60-inch plazma display panel TV with a wooden frame in March 07. We still couldn't get the exact technical features of this wooden framed plasma which is known as 60PT1. But the specs are believed to be similar to its predecessor the 60PC1D set which is a 720p-capable model with a 7,000:1 contrast ratio and dual HDMI inputs.

The Sonic Chair for complete acoustic absorption!

Imagine yourself sitting in your own bubble immersed in a sea of unique audio experience..away from the rest of the world! Sounds too good to be true? The Sonic Chair is here to make your wish come true. No headphones.no hi-fi speakers..just a Sonic Chair will do! It gets you into the music, because this cylindrical, hollow speaker lets you literally sit inside it. Whether you enjoy listening to symphony orchestras, rock concerts, or audio books; the precise arrangement of the integrated satellite speakers will provide maximum listening pleasure. The speakers are encased in a carefully crafted body that creates sufficient volume for powerful bass tones, while two body-focused sound generators, in the seat and the backrest, further augment the lower frequencies - recreating the feeling of a live performance. Background noises will not disrupt the enjoyment of music or an audio book in the sonic chair and what you choose to hear is hardly audible beyond the chair! The chair includes a variety of input jacks for iPods and Xboxes. All you got to do is just plug the device in!

i.Master Waste Bin is a Waste

What is it that makes i.Master so much smarter than all its fellow waste bin buddies? It combines "modern infrared-technology with the classic Kickmaster-design and thus offers highest convenience and easy handling." What this means is that when a person's hand approaches the top of the bin, its infrared sensors are activated to automatically open the lid. It is indeed pretty convenient, but as far as I'm concerned, not worth $332.00.

A Lexus from Minority Report on eBay for $88,000

A car from future up for auction! Sounds incongruous, right? In the year 2054, some cars will be self-cleaning, some will drive in an accident free system, and some will change colors on command. At least that was the vision of the future in Steven Spielberg's film "Minority Report," starring Tom Cruise. He had cast the luxury auto brand Lexus as the car of the future in this movie. The inspiration behind the car was a vehicle that would fit the requirements of the year 2054, but beneath the futuristic design is a standard Chevy V6 and conventional manual gearbox. Fancy driving like Tom Cruise in Lexus? Yeah, this specific car was on sale on eBay for a price of $88,000. (Sad to say but it’s no more on the site). According to the seller, the 2054 model-year car, which is one of only three made by Lexus, is about the same size as a Chrysler 300 and has only 38 miles on it since it was built. Curiously, it boasts a six-cylinder Chevy engine--which is 47,000 miles old--and comes with a manual transmission. The ad suggested that the fiberglass and steel car is probably street legal, but advises potential buyers to check local regulations on open-wheel cars.

Saitek 800 dpi Notebook Mouse

Bored of that dull, conventional white, grey and black mouse? Saitek 800 dpi Notebook Mouse brings about color to your desk with its vibrant colors. Exclusively intended for notebooks , this mouse provides mobile PC users with an ideal compact solution for computing 'on-the-go'. The ergonomic styling in the distinctive oval shape fits any hand size, and is ideal for both lefties and righties equally. Operating the hottest 800dpi optical sensortechnology , control is exceptionally accurate and effortlessly precise.

USB Beverage Chiller

For those of us who often work long days (and nights) in front of a computer, the USB Beverage Chiller ($40) is a dream come true. Just plug it right into the USB port of your computer, and the compact chiller keeps your drink at a cool 45 degrees. It fits a can, a bottle, or glass and is a great addition to our techno-savvy and often busy lives.

Sony S2 Sports Walkman

Sony has your "I need music for my workout" desires covered with their new S2 Sports Walkman (1GB-$120, 2GB-$150). This MP3 player actually figures out your workout tempo and automatically adjusts to a personalized playlist to match your speed. It also helps you keep track of step, distance and calories burned and can store upwards of 1,350 of your favorite songs. There's also the really hip looking one-line OLED display which displays track and title names.

Urine Control Video Game

This small, powerful machine changes everything. Instead of only printing photos where your computer is, print where you are. The kitchen. The TV room. Even in the backyard, using the optional battery. You can print directly from compatible memory cards, digital cameras, Bluetooth devices, even your camera phone. Its new Easy-Scroll Wheel makes operation so much easier, and the 2.5 TFT display lets you preview your images in high definition before printing. And thanks to its patented print head technology, you'll be amazed at your results.

Emotibud Earbud Set

Cute doesn't begin to describe these things. If you're tired of your plain white iPod earbuds, the folks at Futuronomie have come up with thisEmotibud Earbud Set ($16) just for you. In the set, you get four pairs of these colorful creatures that let you show your mood right on your earbuds.

Sony Vaio C Laptop

Sony is rolling out another stylish line of VAIO notebooks which will be showcasing a rainbow of colors like a proud peacock. The VAIO C series sports a variety of colors such as espresso black, urban gray and blush pink. This laptop isn't just all looks though, sporting an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 13.3-inch widescreen display. It also comes outfitted with integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN capabilities and an onboard DVD±R Double Layer/DVD±RW/-RAM drive while weighing in at around five pounds.

Sony Reader

Forget about hauling around all of those romance novels and Oprah book club hardcovers with you on vacation. The new Sony Reader ($350) offers up a stylish and compact way to enjoy all of your favorite books and then some. This 1/2" thin ebook reader, which comes with a soft black cover, has a 6" display which makes use of special technology to make what you're viewing almost paper-like. The Sony Reader can hold up to 80 electronic books in its internal memory and hundreds more with compatible memory cards, which are both just enough when you consider over 10,000 titles, such as the Nora Roberts Collection, are available for purchase and download. Rechargeable battery life will get you 7,500 or so pages of reading before needing a charge.

Furstenberg T-Mobile Sidekick 3

Tech hipster meets design goodness in the Furstenberg T-Mobile Sidekick 3 ($345; Oct. 30). This new Sidekick 3 gets a makeover via iconic designer Diane von Furstenberg with its sleek black look and signature hot-pink lips on the keys. You also get in this phone all of the fun technology such as instant messaging, Web browsing, Bluetooth wireless and a 1.3-megapixel camera.

JBL Spyro Speaker System

Form and function combine in a beautiful way in the JBL Spyro Speaker System ($130). This three piece setup has a curvacious subwoofer and a set of daisy-looking satellite speakers. Like other JBL products, the Spyro puts out a great sound from devices such as an iPod which connect via a stereo mini jack. Easy to use touch controls help manage volume and more.