The week in tech

Samsung's latest laptop is about as gorgeous as they come. Sadly this 12-inch sex beast is only a concept, so start penning your letters to Samsung's CEO now.

Orange has started dabbling in Internet radio. The Liveradio will let you access up to 4,000-odd stations via Wi-Fi. And we mean odd. If you're yet to sample the delights of Secret Agent FM and Illinois Street Lounge (think music from the Tom and Jerry cartoons), we implore you to try it now.

Getting one step closer to Michael J Fox's power laced Nikes in Back to the Future Part 2, the Nike Illuminated Confusion shoes feature neon green light up sides. Sweet. All we need is a hoverboard and a self-drying jacket and we're there.

Take this iTunes - Napster has launched the world's biggest music download service. And it's DRM-free. More than six million tracks are there for your listening pleasure, which is pretty bloody ace. And all at an iTunes-matching price of 79 per song. Next step in the download war: iTunes movie downloads. Bring it on.

Is it a laptop? We're not quite sure, but the Sony VAIO VGC-LJ25L kind of looks like one. Except with a short, stubby Danny Devito-style keyboard. It's half the size of the screen. Half. For more than a grand, we'd want two keyboards. Or one massive one.

Philips is prepping RelaxTV. It'll use sensors to gauge your mood and match it with flashing lights and all other sorts of technical gubbins. We got the lowdown from some head researchers in Eindhoven. Just don't expect to see it that soon.

The Acer Aspire Predator is possibly the most kick-ass gaming PC ever. Not only is it specced to hell, it also has a fantastic body, with rewriteable Blu-Ray drive built-in.

Samsung's Tocco features an excellent new personalisable touchscreen. Just drag which widgets you want onto your start-up screen, and they'll be there waiting for you. Sweet.

Finally, Pioneer's latest Kuro looks pretty cool. Available in 50 or 60 inch models, expect it to have black levels coming out of its arse, with a price tag to match. But still, what price can you put on fun, eh?

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