While makers of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ were relatively quiet at E3, declining the opportunity to demo their game/controller on the show floor, a new promo video gives us a closer look at the package.

In this clip, the Numark Scratch Deck looks fun enough to use, but maybe more importantly, Numark promises that their toy turntable can teach you skills that are “transferable to any DJ setup.” (We doubt that, but given that our own knowledge of mixing is pretty limited, any real DJs in the audience are invited to run that comment through their BS filter in the comments.) Maybe the game will offer some passing entertainment, but we still can’t help but recall our Beatmania controller whenever we look at the thing. [Kotaku]

I enjoyed watching some guy take his pocket knife to the Blackberry Storm screen with nary a scratch, but things only get better as our host frantically searches around the room for a sharp enough implement to upstage his first trick. [via Engadget]

It functions with piezoelectricity ie. the generation of electric currents by the compression or expansion of quartz and similar crystalline substances. Mosquito-Click therefore does not need a battery to function and its small and practical size makes it convenient to carry along anywhere!

However, for the sake of science, I’m prepared to guinea-pig myself to the cause of testing this out for real. I’ve requested a review unit, and when it arrives, I’ll subject myself to multiple mosquito bites at my local duck pond for the opportunity to review this $20 gadget for you, the humble Gizmodian. If it works, I’ll thoroughly recommend its purchase for the coming Summer season. If not, we’ll christen it snake oil and never speak of it again…

[Mosquito Click]