An MP3 trunk with champagne taste

There is all manner of MP3-friendly luggage on the market, many examples with built-in speakers and some that even resemble an iPod themselves. But venerable winemaker Charles Krug has bested them all, in our opinion, with its special-edition Krug Escape Artist champagne trunk.

This accessory will not only hold two bottles of liquid gold, but also packs a Samsung T9 media player and a JBL On Tour Plus sound system, according to BornRich. Making that all the more enjoyable are a set of four Baccarat flutes and an exclusively designed champagne cooler. What sealed it for us, however, is the casino set of 200 11g chips.

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Wii Fit weight loss experiment a success

Here's to all you hedonistic health freaks out there.

Remember Mickey DeLorenzo who embarked on a Wii Fit experiment six weeks ago? The results are out. In the 41 days that he added Wii Fit to his daily routine, he lost 6.8kg, (that's approximately 1.2kg each week) and his body fat dropped 2.4 percent from the 20.8 percent that he started off with.

These are inspiring figures, but seeing the "before and after" pictures really drove home the point of exercising. Or in his own words: "Doing anything involving movement an extra 60 minutes a day (everyday) will result in some sort of weight loss." Wii Fit or not, it's really discipline we are talking about here.

Ironically, that's also something the man doesn't have.

His initial Wii Sports experiment catapulted him into international limelight and it got the attention of many reputable news agencies, from broadcast to radio, to print. At the height of the media frenzy, he was even offered a book deal which, unfortunately, didn't materialize. The man wrote a detailed account of what happened in his Wii Fit experiment results. More importantly, he lost 4kg, shaved 3 inches off his waist and his BMI dropped by two points in that first trial.

But he ballooned to 86kg after that experiment.

The reason DeLorenzo gave was that he "simply stopped playing Wii Sports all together". Of course, other less interesting factors like working 45 odd hours a week as a computer programmer and a whole bunch of new games titles kept him distracted while waiting for the Wii Fit.

It's really all discipline, seriously.

Picture credit: Mickey DeLorenzo

A pool toy that dreams are made of

Yes, this is only a concept, but what a concept it is. The PC of the Swim Rings would turn the most hapless landlubber into a water rat, creating a floating computer and media center.

Displayed at the Next-gen PC Design Competition, this aquatic marvel would include "a GPRS receiver, Bluetooth, finger-touch input, solar power-driven processor, water-cooling system, magnetic charging interface, and waterproof design". Hey, if you're going to dream, might as well go all the way.

And just to show that it isn't entirely frivolous, according to BornRich, the "amphibious PC" can also be detached to double as a land-based computer with a 7-inch LCD, Webcam, stereo speakers, and even a backlit keyboard for nocturnal use. As long as we're talking fantasy, we request that it be combined with the RadioRaft--especially its six stainless steel cupholders--to make it the greatest pool invention ever made.

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Guitar Hero, Rock Band soon playing Beatles?

Beatles music may soon be strumming a new tune via air guitar video games, according to a report in the Financial Times.

Apple Corps and EMI, which respectively represent The Beatles' business interests and ownership of its master recordings, have reportedly been in discussions with video game publishers Activision and MTV Games.

Under a possible deal that could be worth several million dollars, users could put their air guitar to use while listening to The Beatles and playing Activision's Guitar Hero or MTV's Rock Band games, according to the report.

The move to push The Beatles' music onto a new stage via video games could occur within the coming weeks, the Financial Times reported. Such a move would mark a change in embracing technology for The Beatles' music, given that digital-use licenses for Beatles recordings are not yet available.

The Beatles representatives, as well as the game publishers, declined to confirm whether a deal is on the horizon.

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iDiamond earphones for pampered aural canals

The only thing good we can think of saying about these earphones is that they're not caked with Swarovski crystals. After all, if you're going to shell out US$6,400 for a pair of buds, the least they can do is give you the real thing.

These iDiamond luxury earphones from designer Thomas Heyerdahl are made of white gold and 204 diamonds, according to Luxurylaunches. Only a thousand of them will be produced, which may still be several hundred more than needed to meet the demand. But if you're one of those who are intent on generating negative karma with such egregious excess, you might as well go all out and get a US$20,000 diamond shuffle to go with it.

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