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reiHuggable Glow Pillows

The reiHuggables may be the nicest light-up pillows we’ve ever seen on the Giz…which admittedly might not be saying much. Using a hidden switch, the reiHuggables will glow for up to 4 hours at a time, after which time their 4 AA batteries (that you supply) can be recharged. The secret to their magical glow…

Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty, Costs $1 Billion

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has announced that they are extending all Xbox 360 warranties to three years to cover the “three rings of death” error code. The deal is retroactive, supporting those who have already purchased consoles and refunding those who have already paid Microsoft for repairs. We’re guessing that recent bad press of…

Sleek FuelVapor Technologies Car “alé” pulls 1.7g Turns and Gets 92mpg

Cars with only three wheels are goofy, but we’ll make an exception for the “alé” if it can really manage 92 miles per gallon. While you won’t be able to take all of your friends on a cruise around the country (without filling up!) in the alé’s dual tandem seating, whoever is inside is in…

AppleCare details for the iPhone emerge, includes loaner when repairs are lengthy. [tuaw.com]

OpenMoko’s Neo 1973 Open-Source Smartphone Ships In October at $450 to $600

With all of the hullabaloo last week surround the iPhone, we nearly missed an update on the anti-iPhone, the world’s first open-sourced Linux mobile phone known as the FIC/OpenMoko Neo 1973. The phone has more internal flash memory and integrated Wi-Fi. It will be ready for customers in October, available in $450 and $600 configs…

After 8 years of trying, RIM can now sell BlackBerrys in China; the 8700G goes on sale in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities at the end of July [AP via NY Times]

MusicMarker Now Song IDer

For those times when you listen to the radio (do people still listen to the radio?) and you can’t identify a song [do people still listen to songs?] there’s the $19.95 MusicMarker. Press the button to activate the mic while the elusive song is playing, and the MusicMarker will record a snippet. When you get…

MulTicket Knows Who You Are and Where You Want to Go

The MulTicket is an awesome concept that we’d like to be able to get our hands on one day. Designer Bence Bogar plans for the MulTicket to be able to carry your identification information, pay charges, give directions, tell you where other MulTicket users are, and, evidently, smile—displaying the information with LEDs. The idea would…

David Pogue’s iPhone the Musical

NYT tech guru David Pogue is singing the praises of the iPhone—literally—in this musical rendition of the iPhone release. We think Mr. Pogue missed his calling. No pun intended…though for some reason we’re still feeling guilty about it. The back story is that Lam begged him to do a video every other week for 6…

Sprint Dumps Needy Customers

Did you ever have a boyfriend/girlfriend who seem really cool until they start calling all the time, forcing you to dump them even though they were super hot? No? Well Sprint has, except they call these crazy boyfriends/girlfriends their customers. In a “Dear John” letter for the record books, Sprint dumped their most high-maintenance customers.…

AIM on iPhone Woes? Try eBuddy

All the AT&T calling plans on the iPhone include 200 SMS messages, but if you’re pushing that limit where you’ll have to start paying per message, eBuddy gives you access to regular old AIM on your iPhone. Go to this URL and you can use AIM without paying a per-message charge. It’s not perfect, though.…

Vertu Sort of Announces 3G Ascent Ti Phone

The Ascent Ti, the next phone in Vertu’s overly flashy line, received the dullest unveiling: an FCC filing. Good thing it had enough newness to make up for it. Looks like the Ti is going 3G with UMTS 2100, which means it won’t work on our 3G in the States. It’ll also have a 3…

Toshiba Portege High-Resolution Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Unboxed

We’ve seen the Toshiba G900 Windows Mobile 6 smartphone work its way past the FCC already, but Matt from Tracy and Matt have an unboxing of the 800×400-enabled touchscreen phone up now. They compare it to similar HTC phones and Samsung WM phones and pretty much come out with the conclusion that this is gigantic.…

Sex advice from iPhone line waiters. Choice Quote: ” I would guess that the closer you get to the front of the line, the lower the skill set you’re going to find.” [Nerve]

InflightPower’s Chargers Turns Airplane Headphone Jacks into iPhone/iPod USB Power

Inflight Power’s Airline chargers could be just the thing to save you from total boredom the next time you’re on a transoceanic flight. How? By taking the audio jack in your seat’s armrest and turning that into actual power to charge up your iPhone or iPod (or any device) via USB. The standard USB-capable version…

“iWhatever” is the title of private memo by Verizon Wireless COO Jack Plating—of which Valleywag got a copy. [Valleywag]

iLife ’07 went golden master (final), which means it will probably ship soon. [MacScoop]

Nokia is rumored to be working on an N95 smartphone with 8GB instead of 160MB. All I gotta say is, Why not 12GB? [Electronista]

iPhone Adobe Flash Support Coming

Critics have bashed Apple for omitting Adobe Flash support from the iPhone’s “real life” Safari browser, and with good reason: a quick spin around the Web on an iPhone reveals sites that don’t work, or don’t work well without the plug-in. Now, it’s rumored to be coming, via a quote from Mossberg himself. The question…

Proporta Laptop Battery Gives You Extra Laptop, USB Juice

If carrying around an extra laptop battery isn’t enough, take a look at this Proporta Portable Laptop Battery. It’s an external battery which has multiple types of connectors to fit all sorts of laptops, but also has the capability to charge USB gadgets as well. With the somewhat generous 6000mAh charge, you can make sure…