Gold Motorola RAZR V3i

The editors at Mobileburn got their bloggy little mitts on a Dolce & Gabbana Gold Moto RAZR V3i. They've a whole pornographic gallery of them molesting it, the dirty perverts. The phone is like the non-bling V3i, meaning it's like an old RAZR, with a 1.2 megapixel camera.

BenLo, Gizmodo's new intern, proved his worth by digging up this link to Motorola's online store, where the Gold Moto can be bought for $600 dollars. For that price, the phone comes with a D&G charm (oh goody.) But what's this? It's also unlocked, so you can use it with any carrier. Also, it's delivered to your doorstep by a pair of virgins.– Brian Lam

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Xbox 360 HD DVD

Digitimes of Taiwan seems pretty darn sure that the Xbox 360 HD DVD is going to be released for $200. They also seem pretty sure it's going to be available by Christmas, but that's something everyone pretty much figured already.
External drives have more flexibility than built-in models, the companies pointed out, while adding that despite BD having a much larger storage capacity than HD-DVD, pre-installation of BD drives may decrease the market competitiveness of PS3 units.

We're not sure where their sources are from, but they could be from Taiwanese manufacturing companies that are contracted to actually build the HD DVD unit. Either that, or Digitimes is just making stuff up. – Jason Chen

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Aigo F029 Watch All-in-One Media Player

This is the F029 watch from Aigo. It is a little different from the average MP3 playing watch out there because it has a full color OLED screen. It plays MP3 and WMA and it can even play MPEG-4 video on the 160x128 pixel screen. Included will be 512MB or 1GB of memory and, oh yeah, it can tell time. But that is the least important feature. – Travis Hudson

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Homemade Solar Cell

With The Man jacking up energy prices, it's probably not a bad idea to start investigating the benefits of solar power. (No, nobody cares about energy derived from the wind, Netherlands, thank you very much.) The solar panel in question is made from cuprous oxide rather than the usual silicon. Science Toys has the step-by-step instructions on how you can turn a trip to the local hardware store into a fun afternoon building a device capable of delivering a whopping 12.5 microwatts of power. Isn't learning fun?

Admittedly, this is more of a proof-of-concept than anything else since you probably won't even be able to power light bulbs or anything, but soon enough we'll be able to build bigger cells with bigger solar panels until we make a cell so large it will destroy us all. (Or something to that effect.) – Nicholas Deleon

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Earphones and Earrings in One

The quest for de-uglification of earphones continues, and here's a pair cleverly disguised as earrings. From EarMecca of Korea, the EP Series Earphones might even appeal to persnickety types. The earrings are available in 10 different designs, are crafted in either gold or silver, and are adjustable even for those ears that hang low and wobble to and fro.

If they sound nearly as good as they look, these designers might be onto something. But then, these graphics we found don't show what happens to all those wires leading to the music player. Now if they could design these with Bluetooth in each ear ... well, we may have to wait a few years for that. Available now in Korea; no word if they will be available in the United States or at what price. – Charlie White

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Comfort Sphere for Captive Audiences

The Comfort Sphere was designed by Volkswagen for trade shows, but might be a great idea to enhance the work and concentration required of writers, think-tankers, and hey, maybe even a blogger or two.

Winner of a RedDot Design Award for 2006, it's a self-contained audio and video womb which invites you into it innocently enough, and then once you're sitting down, it wraps around you and practically forces you to stare at only the highest-end audio and visual entertainment. Certainly not for the claustrophobic.

Looks like a perfect environment in which to brainwash somebody. It was designed for trade shows, and we say, good. If they're going to brainwash us anyway, they might as well make us comfortable and show us some decent-quality video while they're at it. – Charlie White

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Logitech Wireless DJ

I had some cozy time in a hotel bedroom with a preproduction Logitech Wireless DJ. This music streaming system uses Extended Data Rate Bluetooth to let your PC, the fancy remote and the receiver talk. Yes, Bluetooth, even if the spec sheet doesn't admit it. That's because this system is practically dummy proof, and aimed at those who don't really care about the tech behind the music. You do, though, don't you? Jump for more pictures of the remote and more details of this pretty little setup.


The DJ's USB dongle communicates with the remote and the receiver (300 foot range, by Logi's measure.) Software on the PC called Streampoint, launches iTunes, or WMP in the background and pushes the music to the player. The cool thing is that you can use your iTunes and WMP playlists, and DRM'd content, too. Over at CNet, John Falcone likes it, referring to it as the "Poor Man's Sonos." But doesn't like the remote's scroll wheel. I didn't like the fact that the bluetooth receiver and remote can't be used with a laptop's built-in Bluetooth module. The system supports MP3, WMA, AAC, and Internet Radio. I can't remember if the remote can control multiple modules, but I think it can. Hits the streets in September, and costs a surprisingly high $249.– Brian Lam





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Nokia N73 3.2-Megapixel Cameraphone

Nokia's N73's main feature is of course, the 3.2-megapixel camera. The camera has a Carl Zeiss auto-focus lens, which makes taking pictures a snap. The shutter works the same way as standard digital cameras, with the "auto-focus" part activating when you press the button halfway, and capturing the picture when you press it down all the way.

The other features are similarly impressive: The Nokia S60 3rd Edition OS, 3G UMTS on 2100MHz band in Europe, EDGE compatibility in the US, miniSD slot, QVGA screen, second VGA camera on the front for video conferencing over 3G networks, stereo speakers and great reception. There's three different color schemes this cellphone is available in: gray/plum, white/red, and white/mocha.

As of now, it's not available in the US, but can be purchased unlocked for use on US GSM providers. – Jason Chen

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LogiNoki, The Nokia 6610 + Logitech G5 Hybrid

This Frankenstein of a mod is the LogiNoki, a Nokia 6610 LCD stuffed inside a Logitech G5 mouse. Why anyone would want to create such a thing is beyond me, but then again, I voted Kodos. Apparently the projecte was inspired by years of trying to figure out how to put a fan inside of a mouse. (Not everyone can discover the cure to polio, you know.) Check out the creator's thrilling step-by-step of the project; it'll surely kill at least a few minutes. – Nicholas Deleon

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Electrolux Cyber fridge

Here's the next generation of that goofy idea of combining computers and refrigerators, the Electrolux Cyber fridge, whose next-gen innovation is its LCD screen mounted atop the box instead of on the door. Smart thinkin', Electrolux, because now that crowd of people reading email, buying and ordering food and reading Gizmodo in the kitchen won't have their concentration interrupted when you open the door to do something that normal people do in that room: get something out of the refrigerator.

But wait, isn't that a touchscreen up there? Apparently only the taller members of the household will be allowed to use this PC. Anyway, when are these appliance companies going to give up on this lame idea? People who have enough money to buy such a high-end refrigerator are probably smart enough to know what they have in the refrigerator and what they need to add to it or not. Give it up, dopes, nobody's that stupid. – Charlie White

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Mind Controlled Wheelchair

This prototype mind-controlled wheelchair developed from the University of Electro-Communications in Japan lets you feel like half Professor X and half Stephen Hawking—except with the theoretical physics skills of the former and the telekinetic skills of the latter. A little different from the Brain-Computer Typing machine we saw a while back, this thing works by mapping brain waves when you think about moving left, right, forward or back, and then assigns that to a wheelchair command of actually moving left, right, forward or back.

The result of this is that you can move the wheelchair solely with the power of your mind. This device doesn't give you MIND BULLETS (apologies to Tenacious D) but it does allow people who can't use other wheelchairs get around easier. – Jason Chen

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Side by Backside of PS3, Xbox360, PS2

A hands on of a Playstation 3!

Actually, its a PS3 photo prop made of wood, and unlike Pinocchio, no matter how hard the fanboys at Radar cry, its not going to turn into a real one. They fondled, and found that the 1:1 scale replica is all curvy, rotund, and fairly obese next to all the other consoles that passed on dessert. Must be from eating too many Memory Sticks.– Brian Lam

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A Tungsten Needle

The picture you're looking at on the left is the tip of a tungsten needle, which happens to be the sharpest object ever made by man. How sharp is it? Well, you see those red and black orbs? Those are ATOMS! And the tip of the needle? One single atom.

Postdoc Moh'd Reqeq at the University of Alberta and the National Institute of Nanotechnology made this through a process that involves electric fields and crazy chemical reactions. We hear Reqeq's inspiration for this came from the combination of a fellow postdoc accidentally eating his lunch and watching too many episodes of HBO's Oz. Let's see of James forgets whose lunch is his once he gets a tungsten shiv in his side. – Jason Chen

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Remote Control Humans

Mad scientists in the UK figured out how to steer humans via remote with so much accuracy, they could steer test subjects through a botanical maze, blindfolded.

How did they do it? The scientists from Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, and University College London electrically stimulated the subjects' semicircular canals. That subtly forced the participants to change paths to maintain balance. The researches see the technology being incorporated into physical therapy, and virtual reality. We can't wait for all the new pranks, and the house-broken zombie hordes.– Mark Wilson

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Multimedia Keyboard: Zune Dock

Our tip box this morning taunted us with tantalizing shots of the Razer Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard that allegedly docks with the Microsoft Zune media player. Sketchy information so far tells us the keyboard will be released in November of this year, and there will also be models of this well-appointed input device that are compatible with the iPod.

Calling it "the world's most intelligent keyboard," Razer claims it will have 32kB of memory onboard, plenty of programmable hot keys, line-out for audio peripherals and a couple of USB ports as well. Pricing wasn't announced yet. Hey, get me one of these, pronto! – Charlie White

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