The CD Beer Dispenser is the perfect gadget to have in a bachelor’s pad, since it can be installed in most kitchen cupboards or even under the sink if you don’t want your friends to know about this beauty of a home appliance. Standing 60cm tall, you will be able to pour a frothy one for yourself while enjoying the soft blue LED glow emanating from it. Each £1,155 purchase comes with a CO² cylinder, a keg adaptor, temperature gauge and pressure gauge. Tags: amps, cable, gear, dap (Read the full post about ‘CDA Beer Dispenser’…)

Projector Clock It's super-bright, slick and sound-activated, so you can call up the time day or night at the click of your fingers. You can have this for ?69.95 Tags: gprs, video, robots, Ogg Vorbis (Read the full post about ‘Projector Clock’…)

Samsung’s i458 cell phone concentrates a whole lot on music, and you can tell by the sound pumping out from it courtesy of B&O’s ICEpower audio module. Just make sure that the encoded MP3s you have on your handset are of high quality, else the best speakers in the world can’t do much on their own. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung i458 DAP Phone’…)

Japanese retailer Aeon Co. has just announced that they will be using a 1.4 meter robot to keep the children entertained as parents peruse the store to make their weekly purchases. These robots will be able to identify the children by name and interact with them, as long as the little ones wear special badges that contain code which the robot can read and decipher, reacting accordingly after that. Good thing it is meant to work with little children only as the robot’s vocabulary is rather limited at this point in time. The robot image shown here is but for illustrative purposes only. Could this be the start of the Robotic Nanny age as depicted in the Age of Apocalypse story arc in X-Men many years ago? (Read the full post about ‘Robot to Babysit Children’…)

Your ipod nano might look rather fragile although it will probably hold out pretty well - at least for the first few months of its life. Why take chances against knocks and scratches when you can always dress up your precious nano in the Factron Quattro jackets? After all, they’re made out of aluminum which is way more hardy than those rubberized versions. Unfortunately, these full metal jackets are available in extremely limited quantities and manufactured in Japan, so be prepared to fork out a(n) (undisclosed) premium for one of these. (Read the full post about ‘Factron Quattro iPod nano Jackets’…)

Axiotron Modbook Tablet One look at Axiotron’s slate Modbook tablet and it’s clear the company has given Apple’s 13-inch entry-level laptop the full Steve Austin treatment. Well, minus the 20:1 bionic eye with infrared capabilities. Nevertheless, the end result is a better, (slightly) faster, and, yes, even stronger Mac tablet. Sure, it’s the only Mac tablet for now, but this baby is certain to give anyone who dabbles in the dark graphical arts exquisitely rendered heart palpitations. One minor nit before we start examining the goods. Some reviews have described the Modbook as a touchscreen device. While, technically, this is true, it’s important to note we’re not talking capacitive touching here. (Read the full post about ‘Review: Modbook Tablet Is a Designer’s BFF’…)

Posted Mar 25th 2008 10:20AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Sure, most fullscreen players end up looking roughly the same — some more than others — but we like the direction Onda has taken its 4.3-inch widescreen VX767. The player can show off RM, RMVB, FLV, AVI, MOV, ASF, MP4, WMV, 3GP and MPG video on its 480 x 272 LCD, and includes support for TV out. Audio codec support is less impressive, but there are games and lyrics along with voice recording and FM radio to keep you occupied. (Read the full post about ‘Onda’s VX767 PMP is a nice slice of sexy’…)

The Casio W53CA actually comes with LG branding and a whole new Hello user interface, making this a Korea-only handset. Thanks to Casio’s expertise in the digital photography department, the rebranded W53CA features a 5.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 28mm lens, 9-point autofocus and anti-shake technology in its camera, although the primary use of this device is still under the domain of communications. Additional features found on this handset are :- 2.8″ LCD display at 800 x 480 resolution DMB TV support 4GB NAND memory 1GB SDRAM microSD memory card slot 3G connectivityThere is no word on pricing, but it will head for South Korea or Japan sometime this April. (Read the full post about ‘LG Casio W53CA Cell Phone’…)

Posted Mar 25th 2008 7:18AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. gadgets Believe it or not, this actually isn’t the first FDA approved personal hair remover we’ve come across, but for those looking for something capable of handling some seriously hairy ordeals, look no further than Silk’n. Created by Home Skinovations (har har), this unit relies on proprietary Home Pulsed Light technology to zap unwanted hair and bring back the smooth. (Read the full post about ‘Silk’n light-based hair remover gets FDA approval for home use’…)

Posted Mar 25th 2008 9:06AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Laptops We have some major doubts about this one, since Asus officially shut down those Eee PC touchscreen rumors a while back, and DigiTimes has been pretty far off in the past, but apparently the new word on the street is that Asus actually is building resistive touch into at least a some of its upcoming next-generation Eee PCs. Citing “sources at touch screen panel makers,” the technology is supposedly more mature than capacitive touch screens at this size, and will cost Asus about $10 extra per laptop. (Read the full post about ‘Asus stuffing resistive touchscreens into next-gen Eee PCs?’…)