Toyjector: Cute mini projector to be released in Japan
Does anyone in tech pay attention to unemployment numbers? Hard to buy that new gizmo when you don’t have a job, right?
Exclusive video of the Litl Webbook

Wherein we discuss Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Beatles remastered catalogue will be released on an apple-shaped USB drive
The Electrobite makes it fun and exciting to be handicapped

The perfect room: a bed, TV, and an Xbox 360
New spongy material instantly hardens on exposure to magnetism
Choken Bako: Cute Japanese piggy bank

Video: Strange Japanese hamburger vending machine
New system used to protect airplanes from lasers, soon to work against sharks with freakin’ lasers, too
Ties made from old cassette tapes sort of feature audible playback

Here are some stories you might have missed this week on CrunchGear.

All about the Motorola Droid
Helmet radar: coming to a supersoldier near you
Spooky Tesla Radio in a jar

Inspired by this post back in August, I decided to learn how to knit just so I could make this costume of Link from The Legend of Zelda for our 3-month-old son, also named Link. My wife and I finished it just in time today to go to a party with some other new parents. Happy Halloween!

Review: Sanyo Xacti CG10 compact HD camcorder
Advertisers get creative at Waterloo Station, create craziness with projectors
Heated slipper looks downright dangerous

Robots taking over role of backseat driver
Boardy is a USB stick made out of recycled paper
Behold, the ultimate keg/arcade machine mashup

Unboxing: The Verizon Droid by Motorola
$6500 “Labyrinth Aquarium”: awesome, difficult to clean
The Bearable Lightness of Droid: How the iPhone aesthetic has finally hit the majors

I’m going to be a 20-foot-long ANIMATRONIC GOMORA for Halloween
Review: Astro Boy
Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!

Here’s a look at what happened on CrunchGear this week:

The real life Burger King Windows 7 Whopper is a disgusting joke to humanity
Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline
Orchestral movements by LCD light

Video of the Honda U3-X auto-unicycle
Windows startup and shutdown sounds through the ages
Never lose your remote control again with this simple, cheap DIY solution

Weird Accessory #8791: Kawaii Bear iPod Charger
German man sells turnkey condom manufacturing factories
LED color lighting kit FINALLY available for your Festivus pole

Apple selling new 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs
These “Crazy Earphones” sure deserve their name
The “moki” 1st gen iPod shuffle case

In Communist Russia, air force makes snow fall on outskirts of town
The Flurry Alarm Clock is a luddite’s Chumby
Mega Man Drum Kit = Awesome

Hey, Google: Check out this ultra-fast book scanner
Observe these delicious ravioli sponges
Hamburger keeps your mousing hand warm

Interview: We talk to The Rentals’ Matt Sharp about Songs About Time (Hint: Read if you like fantastic photographs and/or quality music)
Hamburger keeps your mousing hand warm
Ten-person boat features built-in grill

How to hide that subwoofer in the corner of the room
DIY: This cabinet conceals a dark secret
Luxury wine vending machine
Observe these delicious ravioli sponges

Apple performance update weighs in at around 300… kilobytes? That can’t be right
Self-Cleaning Monitor
Hey, Google: Check out this ultra-fast book scanner

10/GUI: One Very Slick Desktop Multi-Touch Concept (Video)
National Geographic: 50 Years of Space Exploration
The Second Coming of the Polaroid

USB Wooden Clip Flash Drive
Japanese company demos hydrogen-powered electric bike
Kodomo No Nomimono: Beer for kids

Time For Gadgets! Episode 1
Bill Nye, The Algebra Guy?
Enormous pumpkin cannon fires squash at 600MPH for up to a mile

Piano stairs: I can’t think of a better way to make people fall to their deaths
Giveaway: HP Envy 13
Bill Nye, The Algebra Guy?

Enormous pumpkin cannon fires squash at 600MPH for up to a mile
The Windows 7 Launch Party packs ship out to hosts
In the mood for French clowns running around pretending to use cellphones?

My friend, I have a Zune HD for you. Very nice price: Free!
CEATEC: 3D B-Vision offers new twist on 3D imagery
Fukitorimushi: Panasonic’s creepy cleaning robot (video)