Laptop bags get into SideShow

Not merely satisfied to just carry the latest in computing technology, laptop carriers are getting a slice of the action with an integrated SideShow LCD panel.

The first prototype out of the door is the Eleksen Windows SideShow laptop bag. Incorporating an LCD display on the bag cover, it communicates wirelessly with a compatible Vista notebook. This allows you to check your email, control your tunes and do a whole skew of basic computing functions without even turning on your portable. For a closer look at this innovative carrier, click here.

Core 2 Extreme screaming in your notebook

According to reports, Intel is making headway in putting a Core 2 Extreme chip in your portable. It is also time for mobile gamers to start saving up.

Two versions should be available: The Core 2 Extreme X7800 runs at 2.6GHz, while the X7900 screams in at 2.8GHz. Both chips have 4MB of L2 cache and work on an 800MHz front side bus mainboard. The former is speculated to have a launch price of US$795 and notebook makers should be able to have dibs come Q3 this year. Information on the latter processor was still unavailable at press time.

Bath-friendly DoCoMo phone

NTT DoCoMo's latest F703i handset (by Fujitsu) has an interesting capability--it is waterproof. Yes, you read it right. It isn't just water-resistant or splash-resistant, it's waterproof up to a meter for about 30 minutes based on the given specs. This means you no longer have to worry about the phone getting wet, or even taking a dip in a bath tub or kitchen sink for that matter.

The F703i also comes with a unique "relax mode" which uses a combination of sounds and colors to induce relaxation. While we remain skeptical of its actual effectiveness, Fujitsu engineers deserve credit for coming up with such an innovative feature in a phone. Unfortunately, until the company decides to bring the phone to Asia outside of Japan, the F703i remains pretty much another one of those products exclusively available only in the land of the rising sun.

The clamshell comes equipped with a 2.2-inch QVGA display, 1.3-megapixel camera and microSD card expansion slot. It is expected to be launched in Japan on February 2.

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Love Seat Toilet

With Valentine's around the corner, couples would understandably like to spend more personal time together. Though there surely ought to be a line drawn on just how intimate you really want to get with your partner. This hasn't stopped designer Amigo Zhou from going potty with a Love Seat Toilet--attached he/she loos designed for two to use at the same time. If anything can flush true love down the sewers in a jiffy, a case of baked beans, fried food and onions gone bad should. Butt buddies for life? We think not. Mr Zhou.

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Via Yanko Design

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Apple iPod: A new shuffle of colors

It's standard practice for Apple to update its iPod lines with a new batch of colors. Yawn. It may be old paint to industry watchers like us, but for the droves of iPod devotees, it's a wonderful hue. In fact, it's closer to messianic for the fandom. Technical specs and prices on the new shuffles remain the same, but the new bundled earphones will certainly up its sonic scale. But the most important thing? We hope Apple has gotten rid of the whinny background noise. See the pictures

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