Philips and Swarovski teamed up in order to complete the “Active Crystals” collection with a polished USB flash drive.

The gizmo can be protected by a user password in order to protect your data in case it gets stolen by one of your stalkers. And, here comes the 4 again. It comes in different flavors: Heart Ware, HeartBeat, Lock In and Lock Out.

Heart Ware and Heart Beat are worn as pendants and open to reveal a USB key with 1GB of memory – that’s space for around 1000 photos or 250 songs! The Lock In and Lock Out babies attach to a keychain and also flash 1GB innards

The Active Crystals collection is available on Swarovski website and each USB Memory Key retail for $180.

Luxist has found a laundry basket that costs as much as some washing machines !

this ultra-sleek laundry basket from Denmark’s Vipp is available in white or black lacquered steel and rubber, with soft rounded shapes that link its design to the vipp pedal bin. the lid is made from brushed stainless steel and is perforated to ensure proper air circulation.

The laundry basket has a dual-section inner bag for simple sorting and is removable as well, making it easy to carry to the washing machine. hidden rubber wheels also make the laundry basket easy to move around.

Price : $625 !

Konno Utiyama labs Japan has developed the HRP-2 humanoid robot. The drummer robot belongs to the next generation of robots which have marked the advancement of motor control research. (source)

Microsoft has just unveiled the multi-touch screen device, a spherical Surface computer named “Sphere”.

This next-generation multi-touch device is currently on display at the conference “DemoFest”.

The device shows how future electronics could apply complex finger input to curved surfaces.
People can touch the surface with multiple fingers and hands to manipulate photos, play games, spin a virtual globe, or watch 360-degree videos.

Adrian Pallarols is known all over the globe for his silversmith work. He has created pens for kings, polo championship cups, goblets for stars and even requests for the Pope.

Now he takes the king of handyman tools, the Leatherman, and gives it a silver and gold makeover. You can spend $240 for a sterling silver model but it will cost you $40,000 to get the elegantly engraved 18k gold model.

The M200G is a small airborne two passenger saucer-shaped vehicle that is designed to take-off and land vertically.

It has the size of a small automobile and is powered by eight of the company’s Rotapower rotary engines, as well as an advanced cooling technology meant to reduce rotor weight and related mechanical stresses throughout the engine.

This SF concept might become a reality soon, since Moller International have announced that they’re beginning the mass production.