Parents everywhere, brace yourselves: the Tamagotchi is back. Well, sort of. Sega Toys has just released a cute little "Sound Carrier" that incorporates a Tamagotchi-esque pet mode, along with a music player, a voice recorder, and games—so it's basically Tamagotchi on speed. You can also get fancy interchangable…

It's amazing. The hard drive just keeps getting smaller and smaller. Soon I'll be finding hard drives in my stool. Take this new Micro Mini Hard Drive by Iomega. It's smaller than a credit card and comes in both 4GB and 8GB storage capacities. Each hard drive weighs less than 1.75 ounces, and each has a fold-away…

More details have surfaced about the SPH-V8200 (SPH-8200), Samsung's new 8 megapixel phone we mentioned last week. Apparently the phone will also have 4x zoom, 13 scene modes, a manual white balance adjustment, and comes packed with DMB TV capabilities. I can't tell much else from the really badly translated Korean…

T-Mobile released the Motorola V360 today, a cute little clamshell that's packing high-speed EDGE capabilities. It also has a music player (MP3 and AAC compatible), a VGA camera that can capture video, a voice recorder, Bluetooth, and instant messaging services including Yahoo! and AIM. The V360 is available now…

Pentax has announced the Optio 50L, a low-end 5 megapixel compact built with ease-of-use in mind. They are advertising a "Simple" mode that allows you to select optimal settings for a particular subject just by choosing a comparable icon (wait, don't all digi-cams have this special mode nowadays?). It's packed with…

Whoa, this DreamTime LED clock is psychedelic. When you touch it, it'll tell you the time via a series of chimes. And when idle, the semi-transparent pyramid will glow a myriad of colors (thanks to built-in LEDs and an integrated circuitboard). It can also be set to chime every half/whole hour, and has two sleep…

At first, I didn't think this Phoenix Audio Duet USB speakerphone was really necessary — I mean, using a headset with Skype should be enough, right? Well, according to the VOIP-heads over at VOIPSpeak:

This optical vibrating mouse comes with a motor that can be turned on and off using a switch below the scroll wheel. The mouse has 3 buttons as well as multiple bumps on the "palm" surface (for comfort?). This reminds me a lot of Logitech's iFeel mouse that used Immersion technology. I wonder if this mouse — which…

GadgetMadness noticed that Amazon (through Toys R Us) isn't selling the XBox 360 by itself, and only in bundles (no surprise there). The crazy thing is that both the Core Player Bundles and Pro Player Bundles are going for $1,000 each. Yep, $1G. What justifies that G-money? The Core Player Bundle come with 10 games…

The faucet experience is so boring. Clear water, always the clear water. What if you could have a party in your faucet? Turn the water on, and the running water activates the LED, making the water look bright blue. You could also use it as an additional light source for doing sexy dishes. Each faucet light set…

The rumors have been circulating for awhile, but there are firm details: Yahoo! will be partnering with Cingular to create a Yahoo! branded cellphone. No, they're not going to manufacture a handset from the ground up — it's just going to be a re-branded version of a Nokia. It will have a 1.3 megapixel camera, memory…

Yahoo and TiVo have partnered to enable you to schedule recordings via the Yahoo! TV portal. If you're signed into Yahoo! and head to tv.yahoo.com, you'll see a "Schedule now to your TiVo" option. Just go to an episode you want to record, and click "Record to my TiVo box." The next time your TiVo connects, the…

The fact that a fire extinguisher saves lives should be enough for people to have at least one in their homes. But nooo, even the humble fire extinguisher has to look good and match your contemporary modern decor. This PinQy is only 5.5-inches tall, apparently the smallest fire extinguisher ever (um, this is a good…

These funky lights are part of a new LED bulb collection by Philips design group. Aside from the unique shapes, the bulbs also change color with a touch, squeeze, or turn. Philips designed them as part of the Next Simplicity project, meaning they're just prototypes, and won't be a reality for another three years or…

Siemens has developed a flexible color display screen that can be printed on something as thin as paper, cardboard, foil, or even plastic. It's also affordable enough — about $52 for 3.2 feet — to be included in everything from books and magazines to tickets and instructions on packaging labels. Apparently this…

This has got to be the most expensive nightlight I've ever seen. See, this Egg Nightlight has tiny holes all around it, projecting what seems to be a nightsky of stars when the lights are out. Plus it looks decorative and pretty in the day. Price? $125. For a freaking nightlight. If little Junior has trouble…

With the five gajillion or so USB devices out there, some of you may have taken to carrying around USB hubs with you just to accomodate all your various gadgetry. Well now there's this Buffalo Pocket USB Hub to make that a little easier. The BHB4-U205 4-port hub is tiny, measuring only 1.3 x 2.8 x 1.1 inches and…

Belkin recently released some information about new FM transmitters for the iPod and iPod nano that they'll be launching at CES next year. The new TuneFM (different from that other Belkin TuneFM) and TuneBase FM make use of the new iPod's dock connector — they're both about the same, except the TuneBase FM is built…

I know there's a whole group of gadget fans out there who go especially ga-ga for flashlights. Well prepare to drop your jaw, because here's a flashlight that's actually user-configurable — you can even connect it via USB and program new settings for it from your PC! The Angus Noble Indium Smart flashlight can also…

Along with the 8-megapixel phone announcement, Samsung president Ki-Tae Lee also revealed plans for a 10GB HDD phone for 2006. This will apparently hold about 3,000 MP3s, which is way more than the 700 MP3s that Samsung's existing SPH-V7900 holds. Again, details are few and far between about this new 10GB phone, so…