We all know that smoking is stupid, unhealthy, disgusting, expensive, etc etc etc. But an addiction is an addiction and maybe a constant reminder like this would help a smoker kick this dirty habit in the butt!

It's a Smoking Jacket from Fiona Carswell. This isn't your fancy, sophisticated smoking jacket though, this jacket has transparent pockets in the front of the jacket (where your lungs are) that actually fill up with exhaled cigarette smoke and turn the "lungs" black with time. This is from the same people that gave us the Mole Bikini.

Very smart idea. Now, I challenge you to find a smoker that would actually be willing to wear this!

Samsung's "Ultra Slim Mouse 8.0" is one of the teeny tiniest, cutie-patootiest mice I've ever seen. It comes equipped with a scroll wheel and a retractable USB cord. Comfort wise, it doesn't look too ideal for everyday use, but it would be good for travel, because of it's compact-ness (it's only 8mm thick). It also comes in white, silver, and black, but I'm sure you all want pink. :)

Right now it's only available in Korea, but I'm sure we'll get it sooner or later.

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Samsung has newest addition to the mobile phone game, the SCH-C220, or the "Anycall Miniskirt Phone." Not that I don't love a good miniskirt, but that is a pretty wacky name for a cell phone and it reminds me of a certain role played by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. I guess it SORT of resembles a miniskirt? Here is a photo to prove it:

If you say so! The phone is really cute though, it's a slider with a touch screen similar to LG's Chocolate. It comes in white, red, and blue, and features built-in GPS, a 2mpx camera, mp3 player, bluetooth, and an electronic dictionary (that could actually come in handy, I visit dictionary.com quite frequently). In keeping with the on-going ultra slim trend, it's also only 10.9mm thick.

The phone is only available in Korea, for the time being, and is retailing for about $650. Pretty expensive, but pretty cute as well.

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So the coffee cups and lids we drink out of tell us "Careful! Beverage is Hot!" But - just how hot is it?! There is nothing worse than burning your tongue so badly on your latte that you can't even taste the rest of the drink. Of course they make the drinks so darn hot that you can't even begin to drink it for at least 15 minutes! Smart Lids are a new creation that indicate when your drink is of reasonable temperature to drink.

The lids are a "coffee bean" colored brown when the drink is cold, and the color additive allows the lid to change to bright red when at the hottest temperature. The continuous brown ring around the bottom shows you that the lid is on securely.

Hopefully we'll start to see more coffee houses using something of this nature, because I'm tired of testing temperature only to be burned. :(

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I'm not even a programmer and I want this. This enormous black blanket and coordinating pillow are covered in neon green ascii Binary 0s and 1s. The blanket's reverse is green with black numbers. It's 85% acrylic and 15% polyester, making it nice and warm - perfect for those late nights spent coding... you know you've done it. Cuddle up with this and you just might be dreaming in code all night long.

The pillow is $14.99 and the blanket is $39.99 from ThinkGeek.com. BTW- do you have a tech loving Dad? Father's Day is coming up.. this could be a good gift!

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Get your credit cards ready, people! Apple has announced the official release date for one of the most anticipated gadgets in recent history. The iPhone will be available through AT&T(Cingular) on June 29. Two versions of the phone will be for sale, a 4GB for $499 and 8GB for $599.

For a closer look at the iPhone in all it's glory, take a look at this video from Macworld of Apple's Phil Schiller explaining all it can do.

Now I wonder... how long do you think it will be before an updated version of this is released? 6 months? One year? Comment with your thoughts.

Are you one of those people that has to have the biggest and the best of everything? If you answered yes, then you need this mouse. It's made almost entirely out of 18k white-gold, and has 59 brilliant cut diamonds (totaling 2 carats) in the shape of a flower on the top of the mouse. Don't like flowers? No problem, Swiss manufacturer Pat will arrange the diamonds in a pattern of your choice (maybe a dollar sign?).

This optical mouse can be yours for the price of a new car: $25,030. The extra $30 must be for the hideous black track ball. I mean if you're going to sell a 25k mouse, at least make the track ball the same color scheme as the rest!

It's time to take it back, all the way back to the original Gameboy days of 1989. This is amazing, it's a "vintage" Gameboy that has been gutted and rewired to house your iPod mini or nano. It's actually fully functional, too, so you can use the Gameboy buttons to adjust volume, choose your songs, etc, and has a jack for your headphones.

Sure it's not the most attractive, sleek, or practical iPod cover, but I guarantee you'd get a lot of kudos for this.

Get it while it's hot, there is only one of them for sale at Etsy.

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Microsoft has been busy releasing a colorful array of Zunes this year, and the next in line (as mentioned previously) is the limited-edition Watermelon Red. It will officially be available exclusively at Target and Amazon.com on June 10.

I do adore this color, but I am who I am, and I still like the pink one better. :)

It's always preferable to wake up to your favorite tunes rather than the "Bleep!! Bleep!! Bleep!!" of your average alarm clock. iHome is no stranger to iPod-docking music players, and now offer one of their fabulous alarm clocks in an appealing pink color!

The iH4P is a bit tall, but it's not too wide, so if you haven't got much space it will work nicely. Plus the snooze button is in an easy-to-reach place (on the bottom), and after all that is the most important thing. It's got a sleep timer that you can set so you can not only wake up to your music of choice, but fall asleep to it as well, has a remote control, features EXB (Extended Bass and Reson8) sound quality, and is battery operated so in the case of a power failure, you're still good to go.

It's only $49.99 and has free shipping if you order from iHome directly.

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You can never be too careful with what boys or girls you chose to 'defrag' with, nowadays. They can be sneaky I tell you! Your best bet is to lock up what's precious with a pair of these Username Password Boy Briefs from J!NX.

They are pink and hot and require the proper login credentials before 'granting access.'

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MSI's new 17" gaming notebook, as seen at Computex 2007 in Taipei, appears to have had some ACTUAL feminine direction in the design process. It seems that nowadays the people designing the 'girl gadgets' just haven't got a clue what we like. This glorious notebook, the GX700, is pretty and delicate enough that even my Grandmother would like it, and trust me, she's not a gamer.

No word yet on where, when or how much dough this sweet baby will be.

For all you gaming girls, have a look at the specs: 1.3M embedded webcam, Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, nVidia Geforce 8600M GT 512MB, Full DirectX 10 support, HDMI output, 4.1 Channel Speakers and optional Embedded TV Tuner.

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When I read "Storm Watch Ring" I got really excited because I envisioned a ring that alerts you when a storm is approaching the same way those weather radios do. I'm one of those strange people who actually loves extreme weather, and being originally from the east coast and having lived a bit on the Gulf of Mexico, I have experienced quite a few hurricanes. I don't know why but I love it! It's such an adrenaline rush (minus the horrible aftermath, don't like that part).

However, this is simply a ring that has a clock built into it and is manufactured by jewelry company Storm. It comes in pretty colors like pink, blue, aqua, green, violet and silver. It's still pretty cool, but not as cool as a ring that starts beeping loudly and issuing alerts from the National Weather Service.

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If you are one of those people that likes to be different, or difficult, or just plain odd, you may find this HTPC from Monueal appealing. Their new Inovy 101 line of desktops feature an upside-down optical drive and come in colors like pink, blue, green, and orange. It's also available in black and silver, for those who care less about color and more about specs. Speaking of specs, the 101 also features Dual Core AMD processors and liquid CPU cooling (click here for more).

Pretty much it's a prettier, schnazzier way to handle your media. No information on pricing yet.

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Mercedes-Benz and Samsung are teaming up again with another joint campaign. Select high-end vehicles sold in Korea will now come with Samsung's SCH-C220 "Mini Skirt" phone as part of the standard package. This includes the S-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class, E-Class, AMG and Roadster models.

The phone and car are cosmically connected (aka Bluetooth technology) so they can talk on the phone via the onboard microphone & speaker system. The phone also features GPS, navigation system, 2.0 mpx camera, and it looks as if it will be available in red as well (see picture below).

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It's always a good idea to protect your iPod with a case, but do you really need a solid titanium case? Unless you're planning on running your iPod over with your car, or taking it onto the battlefield with you, you might just be wasting your moolah on this guy. Although it looks kind of cool, it's kind of pointless protecting your $150 iPod with an $820 case from Kiwami Studios. Yes you read that correctly: $820!

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Popping the bubbles on bubble wrap is just as gratifying and exciting as unwrapping whatever the bubble wrap was protecting. I don't know a single person that doesn't love popping those things - with your fingers, or, by stomping it or rolling around on it. The possibilities are endless!

Now you can pop as many virtual "bubbles" as your heart desires with this delightful gadget from Bandai Asovision. It's called PuchiPuchi, and it's a little keychain with 8 bubbles ripe for the popping. It actually makes a popping sound, and every 100th pop, you get a bonus sound - think "sexy voice", "dog bark" or, "fart" (gross!) It also comes in 5 colors.

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Dell's tagline for their new line of products pretty much says it all: "Yours is here."

The company has begun banking in on the style game by announcing a fabulous summer line-up of new Inspiron notebooks to be available in mid-July. And if color is your thing, then they surely have something for you. The new line includes the 14.1" Dell Inspiron 1420, the 15.4" Inspiron 1520 and the 17" widescreen Inspiron 1720. All the notebooks are packed full of features and have the new Santa Rosa chips from Intel, but the Inspiron 1521 and 1721 are powered by AMD processors. Pricing for notebooks starts at $1,100. Onto the important thing: color. Take a look at all the beautiful colors to choose from...

Also notable, the announcement of the XPS M1330, dubbed "the world's thinnest 13-inch notebook." Weighing a whole 3.97 lbs at just about 1" thick, this tiny yet high performance notebook features nVidia 8400m graphics, Intel Santa Rosa platform, a slot-loading optical drive, up to 4GB of Dram, a webcam, and LED display.

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This could quite possibly be one of the most delicate and feminine USB card readers ever made.

It's small, black, sleek, and is covered in gold flowery things. The Mega Steno USB 2.0 Card Reader supports like a billion different types of memory cards (Compact Flash I/II, Microdrive, SD/MMC/MS: Secure Digital(SD), SD2.0, SDHC2.0, miniSD, miniSDHC2.0, microSD, etc etc), and supports data exchange between different slots. It retails for $25.

But the big selling point here is obviously the way it looks, so.... feast your eyes upon this.

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If you are anti-iPod like so many out there, you may have already had your eye on the modernized Walkman from Sony. Not only does the gadget have a much, much bigger display, but this new 8GB version (NW-808) is available in pink and white for the mediocre asking price of $267.

It'll be available in Japan starting July 10, but no idea when us Amurikans will get our paws on them.

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I already have a pet peeve with people who wear their mobiles and other gadgets on their belt, circa 1999. This 'gadget holster' really takes the cake. The only thing worse might be a toolbelt full of gadgets. Do not be fooled! This is NOT cool, or hip, or "James Bondy" as noted on the product page.

However, in spite of my warnings I still have a feeling some men will buy this. And use this. Sigh...

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