Designed by Martin Smith, the Laikingland Applause Machine is a kinetic work of art measuring 18 inches.  All you have to do is press the button, and instant applause gratification will occur.

This is a perfect gift of the one in your family who says no one appreciates them.  Cost, $300.

The new flagship will feature a side-slider with QWERTY keyboard underneath, WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA, 5 megapixel camera and a 3.5mm headphone jack for those Apple In-Ears you’ve been waiting on.

So, what’s the story?  Going to swap in your N96 for those heavily-awaited headphone jacks?

Apple In-Ear headphones with Remote and Mic are now finally available.  Apple has listed them on their site for ages, but always with a pesky ‘coming soon’.

But now they’re finally here and we’re finally going to get to sink our ears into hearing pleasure.  Cost is $79, and you’re looking at a 7-10 business days for shipping.  All worth it, all worth it.

Sega’s new Disco Karaoke Machine stands apart from other karaoke machines in two great ways.

First and obviously, the Sega Disco features a lighted, twirling disco ball.  Need I say more on that front?

Last and most importantly, this new karaoke machine can be connected to your cellphone which enables you to connect to a database of 43,000 songs.

Available next month for $75.  Another great holiday gift idea.

HANNspree is marketing a $100 8-inch wide screen which features three holiday themed faceplates- Christmas, birthdays and Valentine’s Day. 

The new SD80M4MB digital photo frames will be equipped with standard audio and video file play, slide show functions as well as remote control and 256 MB memory.  Not too bad a deal for holiday season.

Just in time for the holidays, Kotaku.com is reporting that there will be a new Playstation 3 bundle to put a twinkle in your eye this year.  The bundle is reported to include the 80GB console with companions Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Casino Royale on Blu-ray video.  Cost of this year’s bundle the same as last year’s, $400.

Tonia Mullins decided to try and hire a hitman to kill her lover’s wife through texting. Great idea. 

“Don’t care who as long as they can in no way be traced 2 me or u guys through someone else,” the 32-year-old Oklahoma woman texted a would-be intermediary. “Price is going 2 be the big factor here. What r we lookin at?

Wow.  Guess Tonia forgot all about the fact that text messaging can effortlessly be traced back to the individual. 

I’m starting to wonder if the new pizza ploys are going to work for Domino’s and Papa John’s, but at least they’re being creative.

Facebook and Papa John’s pizza are teaming up and offering their fans a free pizza.  The deal is that any Facebook user who becomes a fan of Papa John’s will automatically receive an coupon for a free medium pizza with any online order. 

My first impression is that a free medium pizza with an online order is a very small token of their thanks for a Facebook user to become a fan since that means undoubtedly spam and more poor marketing value.

If you’re up for being a Papa John’s fool fan, make sure you take advantage of the deal by the end of the month.

Powered by four AA batteries, the Stirr whisk does the stirring for you, so no more running around like mad.  Made for medium-sized saucepans the Stirr does the trick in no time.  A prefect gift around the holidays and reasonable as well at $23.

Even though your desk is probably a crime scene, you might just need a little extra yellow tape around the perimeter with the Dead Fred Pen Holder. 

Stab away at Fred as long as you need after that downsizing meeting with personnel and know that your pen will be safely stored in Drop Dead Fred.   At just $10, it’s harmless and needed fun.