Juniper Foo | Dec 02, 2004

Talk about your phone sex. The next time you give your pal a friendly buzz on your mobile, it might just be that. All thanks to UK manufacturer VibraFun's tongue-firmly-in-cheek VibraExciter, an add-on that is activated by SMS messages and calls. To maximize enjoyment, VibraFun suggests placing the attached vibrating bullet "on your chose organmic spot" (sic). Though given the less-than-discreet wired connection, a Bluetooth version perhaps the next round?
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Price: 39.99 pounds (US$76.40)
Availability: VibraFun Products
Device: Novelty phone
Basic specs: 1.5 x 0.5 inches, plastic, sold separately, 2 x AAA batteries
Juniper Foo | Dec 01, 2004

What is it about barebone PCs and caffeine-induced names? Taiwanese manufacturer Saintsong gave the world the Expresso, Latte Mini PC, and the Cappuccino. Now fellow rival Asus has unveiled its S-presso Deluxe. Insofar as this can be labelled a barebones PC, the S-presso is not only brewing with features like TV tuner and remote control, it touts a touch-control color display panel. There's power aplenty with a Prescott-ready 3.4GHz+ Pentium 4 processor and AGP 8x graphics cards to run those 3D games. Plus this all-in-one claims a sibilant 29db level at idle mode that should be just quiet enough to avoid annoying. Café Americano next?
Price: N.A.
Availability: End month, Singapore
Device: Barebones PC
Basic specs: Intel 865G chipset, ATA 100 IDE interface, Intel Extreme Graphics Integrated chipset, 512MB shared memory, 1 AGP and 1 PCI slot, 6 audio channels, 2 USB 2.0, S/PDIF optical out, 1 mic, 1 headphone port, parallel port, VGA out, RJ45 LAN connector, 7-in-1 memory reader, 9.5 x 7.1 x 13 inches