iPod Undressed

You’ve maybe seen the iPod clothing, the little outfits you can dress up your iPod with so it can feel secure and warm and maybe act out some fantasy it has of being something more than just an MP3 player. No? Well where have you been? You’d better catch up here: http://www.iattire.net/

Well, believe it or not, there are some deviant iPods out there that were born with apparently exhibitionist tendencies. Luckily, there is now hope for them. IVUE offers an iPod mod to strip off that cover of your iPod and expose its components for all to see. The kit comes with a clear plastic case for your nano, video or gen4 iPod, a pair of screwdrivers and some plastic scratch polish, lest you get a little too excited as you strip down your gadget. Woo Hoo!

Via Shiny Shiny

Arima UM650UV1: Crummy Name, Much Better Design

What a relief it is to see this newcomer in the ultra mobile world, with its stylish rounded design and integrated sliding keyboard, after living with the nightmarish images still burning in my memory of that Samsung P9000(h)! The UM650UV1 's name may not roll off the tongue, but the styling and features are smooth as butta:

• 1GHz VIA C7-M CPU + VX700 chipset
  
• 512MB of speedy DDR2-533
  
• 802.11b/g WLAN
  
• BlueTooth 2.0
  
• LED backlit 6.5" LCD
  
• 40GB HDD
  
• 4-5 hrs battery life

...all wrapped up in a 1.5 pound package. The keyboard looks like it's designed for thumb typing, which is helpful, and the LED backlight will help save some battery life and deliver some extra brightness, which may help these things actually be usable outside a darkened room! Imagine that—actual ultra mobility in an ultra mobile device. We can only hope. But for now we’ll have to wait, since no details on price or availability are out yet.

Via CarryPad.

Oops, she did it

In a twisted case of reality mimics art mimics reality, our favorite silly, overplayed, over-discussed music couple is now splitsville, thanks to the wonders of technology.

Yes, K-Fed was dumped via text message. Ouch! I think Britney got the idea by watching Text Message Breakup (caution: some smarmy language here) on YouTube.

We can thank YouTube again for archiving the historic event. Here’s Kevin’s worst moment (well, the latest one, anyway). Oooh, this is painful!