Shockingly we’ve not seen any new iPod stuff for the last few days so were pleased to see yet another Nano case has been released, the Nano iKitty.

As you can probably guess from the name (just in case the picture never gave it away) this holder looks like a cat. You insert your Nano up the cats read end (ouch) and can then rub it’s belly to change tracks etc. Other special features include 4 legs, 2 ears and a really useful bendable kitty tail :confused:

Available from Think Geek for the serious cat lover.

For those php web designers, who are absolute into PHP stuffs, there is a recent release of phpMyAdmin, a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web, just right for you. Some of the added features include the ability to create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields, instantly.

Latest Changes over the previous version:

• PHP 5.1.2 compatibility
• Possibility to hide databases
• Configurable memory limit for import/export
• Better support for CGI
• Web-based setup
• More than 55 bugs fixed

Download the latest phpMyAdmin beta release today. Note that, since the tool is currently in beta testing, there may appear to be some unfixed bugs. Nonetheless, it is a cool tool to try it out for experience.

Save hours of your life by never having to clean a teaspoon again, thanks to the self-stirring mug. This is just plain lazy and we like it. Not only does it stir your sugar and milk in, it’s also self cleaning with the addition of washing up liquid and water, what more could the office couch potato want

Available from Boys Stuff.

At last beerbellies are cool, thanks to The Beerbelly beverage container.

The Beerbelly site explains how it works:

Now you can take up to 80oz. of your favorite beverage wherever you go… Even where “they” don’t want you to!

The Beerbelly is made up of a neoprene “sling” and a polyurethane “bladder” with a tube for dispensing. The bladder is held in an insulated pouch in the sling which is worn under your clothing for concealment. When worn, it looks just like a beerbelly.

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Hightech Information System Limited (HIS) has delivered the latest Gamers’ gadget last week, promised to bring thrills and adrenalin rush down those fast 3D game enthusiasts. Introducing the HIS X1900XTX, HIS X1900XT and HIS X1900 CrossFire Edition graphic cards, the fastest 3D graphics processor available right now, known to be the fastest GPU on the planet.

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It’s been a bit of a cold winter here in the UK (not that I feel it as I’m from up north :)) , the remedy to which could be this stylish Self-Heating Electric Waistcoat. Central Heating for your body without having to eat a yucky breakfast cereal.

For the fashionably challenged you can wear the waistcoat as an outer garment but for those with a shred of fashion sense you can wear it under your usual attire.
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Boffins at Bristol University in the UK have come up with a special skin for spaceships that can heal itself if it gets torn, in a similar way to how human skin works. I cam across the following explanation in the New scientist:

The researchers came up with a similar idea for protecting spacecraft. They fabricated a composite laminate material containing hundreds of hollow glass filaments 60 microns (thousandths of a millimetre) wide, each with an inner chamber of 30 microns in diameter. Half of the filaments are filled with an epoxy polymer or resin and the other half filled with a chemical agent that reacts with the polymer to form a very strong and hard substance.

The glass filaments are designed to crack easily when the overall composite material is damaged, which causes both chemicals to leak out and rapidly plug the resulting crack or hole. “We’ve demonstrated we can restore strength by doing this,” Bond says, “and that it can stand the space environment.”

It seems a pretty cool idea to me, until somebody invents a proper force field self repairing battle cruisers may be the answer :).

[Found via New Scientist and babblogue]

This has got to be the ultimate thoughtful gift for Valentines Day, personalised silver love hearts and if not you still have 2 weeks left to think of a good excuse.

The personalised love heart is the same shape of a normal love heart (which I’m guessing are international or this post won’t make a lot of sense) but instead of being made from candy it’s made out of solid silver (so don’t go giving one to that special blind person in your life unless you fancy a trip to the dentist).

When ordering the love heart you need to specify the message to be engraved, like “I Love Gadgets” or something. As the heart is so small you don’t need write a love song, just a few special words. This must be the perfect romantic gift to all partners with a name of less than 7 characters :).

Available for £39.95, exclusively from Firebox.