Artist Yoshihiko Satoh’s wooden speaker purse is actually pretty good-looking: It looks like speakers, not fabric, yet the size and design work as a purse (or at least an iPod carrier). It’s expensive at $US340, natch. [Boing Boing Gadgets]
Ryan Block, founder of gdgt (and possible alter ego of Mr. Blurrycam), spotted a new model of Chumby, the connected-widget desktop companion. He promises it’s a little more square and alarm-clock-like, as well as smaller, than the previous version.