Fantachrome, while not really chrome, is a spray-on, water-based paint that adds a layer of metal to your object of choice (car, house, children) and is said to look and feel just like chrome. While the process requires prep work like washing the object in distilled water and laying proper base coats, Fantachrome will work on almost any material, including wood, metal, plaster, glass, plastic, fiberglass, ceramic, cement, polystyrene, clay and stone. You can essentially chrome anything—like King Midas Fast and the Furious edition.

So if you could chrome anything, what would it be? I''d chrome my KitchenAid mixer and fridge. Then when some Sub-Zero owner came over I'd be like, "You have a Sub-Zero? Never heard of it. Ohh, that's right. Poor man's chrome! That's what I call it generally." [fantachrome via redferret]

Toshiba's the official IT partner of FIFA for World Cup 2006, so it makes sense that they'd launch a limited edition laptop commemorating the event—but we sure didn't expect it to be, you know, quite so gaudy. Slathered in gold paint and retailing for ¥199,800 (around $1,737), each of the 600 units has exclusive World Cup desktop wallpapers and icons inside and the hosts and winners of previous World Cups embossed on the cover.

Our Japanese isn't so great (and frankly neither is Google Translate's) but as far as we can make out, it looks like after the conference Toshiba will be issuing a serial plate with the winning country on it plus the laptop owner's name and the unit's serial number as a belated present to all the buyers.

Toshiba Dynabook TX 2006 FIFA World Cup Edition [Toshiba Direct, via Core Duo News]
T-Mobile Tries to Cash in on World Cup Fever with England Phone [Gizmodo]
World Cup K1000 Speakers [Gizmodo]
TrendNet TEW-429UB is a Soccer-Themed WiFi Sniffer [Gizmodo]
Toshiba to Bundle World Cup Tickets [Gizmodo]
Adidas Xbox 360 Kiosk [Gizmodo]

Rarely do we come across products with names as ridiculous as the SWISSMEMORYprestigeTH USB Memory Stick. Why are "SWISSMEMORY" and "prestige" stuck together? Why couldn't they just stay separate? And what's the deal with the "TH" at the end? What about a 1GB USB memory stick encased in a Swiss Army Knife-like shell of either solid 925-sterling silver or 18 carat white and yellow gold, that might have diamonds embedded in it by hand by actual Swiss craftsmen, says "TH" to you? This truly is a mystery for the ages.

A First Class Traveler For Your Data [gizmag]
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Swiss Beat MP3 Player [Gizmodo]