Here’s a nice in depth look at the i7. The swiveling touch screen is pretty enticing and the UI seems pretty easy to navigate. Enjoy!

i7 Porn [Techfresh]

First reported in the blogosphere last November, the speaker allows the user to adjust volume or tune the built-in FM radio simply by moving their hand within the vicinity of the device. The 10-inch tall gadget features two 0.7-watt speakers that can be powered with batteries, AC or USB. The speaker also displays three colorful background lights.

The e-Revolution Motion Speaker is now available for about $120 on AudioCubes.

e-Revoltion Motion Speaker [AudioCubes]

There aren’t much details about this chair, but one commenter believes it is made out of a massive amount of flexible cardboard. Evan Ackerman over at OhGizmo! describes it as “a bunch of interlocking two dimensional chairs that can accordion out to whatever length you want, slinky style.”

Regardless, I want one just to woo the ladies, who can be heard ooing and aahing in the background.

Slinky Chair Video [Break via OhGizmo!]

What the heck? HD VoIP is apparently the latest marketing scheme by Canadian telco Iristel. Apparently it adds CD quality voice calls to standard VoIP which is, to put it lightly, about as useful as… I don’t even know. Sounds essentially like bullshit.

Generally, friends, VoIP is fairly low quality simply because it can be. If you want high quality VoIP get a nice headset and download Skype. It’s not like your telephone can reproduce the wonderful glottals of Mariah Carey through a tinny speaker and ’50s-era amplifier.

Iristel Launches First High Definition (HD) VoIP Service in Canada [TMCNet via TheVOIPGirl

Har har har!

Opie and Anthony via Gizmodo

Are you done with her? Did she make that “snort snort” noise in the bathroom one too many times? Is her hair slightly off-color and won’t match your new speakers? Does she want to talk about your “cheating” again? Well, drop her like a bad habit and resell her engagement ring at a tidy profit.

Yes, friends, the Internet has finally found a way to turn heartache and deep emotional ties into a financial transaction — something that the world’s oldest profession has been doing for years. Created by Joshua Opperman, a young man who discovered he could only get a third of his ring’s value at resale, this website brings the jilted and the soon-to-jilt together. And we thought ingenuity is dead here in the U.S.

IDoNowIDont.com via Thrillist

Sling Media now is accepting beta applications for the PalmOS. The requirements are that you have a Treo 700p (or in some cases, a Treo 680, Palm TX, or Treo 650), a Sling Box and an unlimited data plan. The application is long (it takes about 10 minutes to complete) and the first wave of tests will begin Feb. 5.

Watch out for the disclaimer: Sling Media can’t be held responsible for your family, friends, and coworkers feeling utterly ignored… please watch responsibly.

Sling Media beta application [Sling via Mobile Whack]

Ouriel Ohayon, editor of TC France, is celebrating his site’s 1st birthday today and had his readers create some excellent celebratory logos. We don’t often highlight the other members of the esteemed TC family, but Ouriel is doing a bang-up job and now that his site is on to solid foods and is almost walking, we’re just tickled.

TechCrunch France

Someone with too much time on his hands and not enough money to buy the Nintendo Wii decided to remake the look and feel of the OS on his computer. The results are pretty astonishing, especially the video of the Wiimote being used in conjunction with the screen. Now if he can only get it to play Wii games :-p.

The fake OS also is available for download.

Wii OS [via Digg]

Swivel Music Phone [Symbian Guru via Gearfuse]

I’m Almost Ready for My Close-Up (Sleepy Thoughts on Video You Didn’t Demand)
Philipp Goedicke

Now Vista’s out. It’s great [1]. Or trash [2].
New Shuffles hit the floor [3-5].
But YouTube beckons with some cash [6].

Wake up, you’re on in four. [7]

Show off new products from all sides,
Tell others what you see [8-13].
If you made it, beam with pride [14].

Wake up, you’re on in three [15].

Or take some clips from other shows,
Like Bill Gates’ interviews [16, 17].
(But don’t expect some cash for those.)

Wake up, you’re on in two [18].

Post games [19, 20] or people playing games [21, 22],
Or ad-campaigns, undone [23],
Or weddings, now no longer lame [24].

Wake up, you’re on in one [25].

So pose in your Jack Bauer gear [26],
Take pictures in HD [27].
The censor’s ready [28], camera’s here.

“[BLEEP] off, don’t bother mii.” [29]

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