CD Turntables Are Possibly the Product of the (Last) Century

Pete Verrando has himself some CD turntables and, as you can see in the images, these beauties are patent pending.

The question is, do these actually work, or is it just a bizarre casing for the real hardware housed inside? Furthermore, if it was a real product, would you actually want one? [Pete Verrando via Boing Boing Gadgets]