If you have a Bang & Olufsen set at home, then it is safe to assume there are at least 7 digits in your bank balance. The screenless BeoSound 2 MP3 player is just the gadget for you. It comes with a custom leather Louis Vuitton case to protect its silver exterior. Your music is transported on a SD card with a maximum capacity of 512MB. Battery life is rated at 10 hours for continuous playback. It looks (and is) out of reach for the working classes, but at least a $100 MP3 player comes with an FM tuner and 1GB memory.

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From Ubergizmo

Yuk Yung Technologies unveiled their new PMP at CeBIT 2006 – the Viliv P2 that comes with a T-DMB receiver and navigation functions. The Viliv P2 is powered by an AMD 400MHz processor, runs on Windows CE 5.0, and ships with a 4.3” touch screen and a choice between a 20GB or 30GB HDD. Yet another device that aims to increase the productivity of its executives by packing an entire office in a pocket. We wish more leisure-centric PMPs will be released instead.

From UberGizmo

The ECS H70 tablet PC espouses the ‘Simply Smart’ philosophy of ECS itself. Powered by an Intel Pentium M ULV 1GHz FSB 400MHz processor, it’s generous 7” WVGA TFT LCD screen offers a crisp, clear display. In addition, it sports a 1.3 megapixel camera, built-in speakers and microphones, a 4-in-1 card reader (these are getting indispensable nowadays), and a high definition audio codec. The H70 is one device that is simple to use and yet smart on features.

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The battle between ATI and nVidia just stepped up a notch with the introduction of the ATI FireGL V7350 GPU. The V7350’s claim to fame is that it is the first GPU to boast a full 1GB of memory. Meant for workstations, the card features ATI’s Avivo video and display technology, which increases the color depth to 10-bit and allows for a color palette of over a billion colors. Born of the 90nm design process, the V7350 also has a 512-bit ring bus speed. How much would you pay for such a card? Well, $1999 is the price that Alienware et al. are looking for. Looks like it’s time to take a second mortgage.

ATI Intros First 1GB Graphics Accelerator [Bios Magazine]

From Gizmodo

 

Russian is not one of the languages we speak at Gizmodo and so we can’t confirm whether the Mago Luxury Smartphone you see above has ever gone into production or if it ever will (we’re guessing not), but damn, it sure is pretty, innit?

Not that specs really matter in this case, but here are some to read anyway while you fold your tongue back into your mouth:

• GSM/GPRS, 850/900/1800/1900MHz
• Class 2 Bluetooth
• Wi-Fi 802.11b
• Windows Mobile 2005
• 2.8” low temperature poly-silicon TFT LCD 262,000 colors
• non-scratchable touch screen
• USB 2.0
• SD/MMC card slot

Update: Thanks to readers Leo and Leon, who both wrote in immediately to tell us the Russian page says Mago will be out in mid-2006 and cost a whopping €3000. Anyone know if Vertu’s still in business?

MAGO Luxury Smart Phone [Designet.ru]
Maslov Design Studio — MAGO [Core77 - Design Studio Bullitts]

From Gizmodo

We’re not sure we actually know anyone who would use Chillichilly’s Pocket Ashtray, but life in cities would be just that little bit better if smokers paid more attention to where they toss their nasty cigarette butts. No hatin’, just telling it like it is.

Firefly, Pocket Ashtray, lil’ red riding hood [MoCo Loco]

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If there was ever a task that definitely needed an efficiency boost, it is house TP’ing. This air-powered cannon can launch toiletpaper rolls upwards of 150 feet. It’s time to finally show those pesky teachers why you are the man, Fonzie. The building plans for this project will run you $10.61.

Product Page [Via Red Ferret]

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