As for the inside (it's what counts, after all), it's a quad-band GSM phone with a 2-megapixel camera, an OLED screen and a microUSB port. No other details to be had, but hey, it's pretty! Is it pretty enough to warrant the nearly $950 price tag? No, no it isn't. It'll be hitting Europe in the second quarter, and there's no word on a Stateside release.

Hit the jump after the gallery for a video of the Luna in action

–Adam Frucci

Product Page [Nokia]

The stainless steel black back might make it look like something that belongs in Batman's arsenal, except for the fact that Batman's phone is actually inside his cowl and has excellent reception and battery life. Am I a nerd for knowing that? You bet. – Jason Chen

First video: Nokia 8600 Luna hands on [T3]

"The rounded corners and smooth features," the blurb continues, "give it an almost futuristic appearance." Yeah yeah yeah. Other specs include a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 player and 1GB of built-in memory. No details of price or shipping details as yet, but UK customers can pre-order if they want, and it will definitely be cheaper than the 8800. – Ad Dugdale

Nokia High Fashion [Carphone Warehouse via New Launches]

Our first impression was favorable, admiring its beautiful appearance with its clean well-rounded lines, black-and-white design and a blue-backlit white-numbered LCD display that looks like it belongs on the flight deck of a UFO. This is a clock radio with an iPod dock, so we plugged our iPod nano into it and took it into the official Gizmodo bedroom for a hands-on sleep test.

As a clock radio, it has a few features that are extremely important to us and anyone who values tranquility in the bedroom. For one, the backlight on the display can dim all the way down to a barely visible level. This means you won't be getting any clock radio light in your face when you're trying to sleep. That's really important to some people who demand total darkness in the sleeping space.

Just like the display, the volume fades down when its sleep switch reaches the end of its designated time, and fades back up the next morning. The result is that music is never abruptly pulled out from under you, nor does it jar you awake.

We're not big fans of FM radio around here, but the stations that we attempted to tune in with this radio revealed its rather weak reception. We have other radios we've tested here that receive most stations clearly, where the Luna had to struggle with noise and interference. If you're looking for a high-quality radio, you might want to look elsewhere.

Another weakness is the operating system. It's too hard to adjust settings on this clock radio. The multifunction knobs are supposed to be user-friendly, but they're not. Each of the four chrome control knobs has a push-down menu system that takes some getting used to. Plus, as you turn the knobs, there are click stops, but nothing happens to the levels you're adjusting with each click. Sometimes it takes two clicks for the level to change, sometimes three. Not good.

The saving grace of this awkward operating system is the slim, gorgeous remote control that matches the radio. Although it's one of those remotes that must be pointed directly at the radio for it to work, it gives you most of the control you need right in the palm of your hand, letting you turn on and off alarms 1 and 2, set the sleep switch, and control the iPod's transport as well as volume on the radio or iPod sections.

Finally, even though the Luna has two small speakers up front, the sound is very good, and just one notch short of excellent. Of course, with speakers this small, there's not a tremendous amount of bass, but the overall presence of the sound and crisp highs give its tonal and spatial quality almost a 3D effect. Yeah, we were quite impressed with the sound quality of this audio system.

There's nothing revolutionary about the Luna, but the bottom line is that it acts as a good citizen in the bedroom. Once you have your routine settings out of the way, it fades its volume up and down and keeps its display dark enough for even the most finicky sleepers. As long as you use the remote rather than its goofy menu system, controlling the Luna is a simple undertaking, just what a bleary-eyed sleeper needs. Plus, it cranks out powerful sound that's better than most of the compressed audio tracks most iPods are capable of delivering.

Although we have mixed feelings about the beautiful Luna, we would still invite it into our bedroom, and look forward to its charms with great anticipation. – Charlie White

Product Page [Xtreme Accessories, LLC]

Futiro Luna [via UberGizmo]

The Luna has some excellent features, and compares favorably with the more-expensive $400 Roku SoundBridge Radio which has the greater capability of letting you access Internet radio stations and music on any computer on your network, but can't play any files with iPod DRM. The $150 Luna has a lot more customization features, and might be worth a look if you can wait until it ships on December 18. – Charlie White

Product Page [Xtreme Accessories, LLC]