Yeah — it’s hard to believe that someone would want another monthly fee, paying 10 bucks for streaming music that they can’t even keep. However, people have actually been shelling out $15 for the privilege of Rhapsody. At least those thousands of fans should be happy to hear that the service has sliced its price.

In a move to keep on rocking, the service just announced plans to cut $5 off subscription prices, which will make unlimited streaming $9.99 per month.

That’s great for existing subscribers and anyone else thinking of making the leap. Still, it’s hard to believe that in a world where millions of music fans are still pirating up a storm (yes, they are), this music service is managing to stay afloat. Good for them.

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Family pictures are sentimental, sweet and sort of a necessity. I’d call them anything but fun. That could change, however, thanks to the Bev-Cam, a $13 flask that looks just like a digital camera.

Sadly, the Bev-Cam doesn’t take any actual pictures. Now that would really be something. Instead, this handy pocket-sized product is for the true alcoholic, who needs to hold a few nips into a device designed to deceive others. I’d assume that after downing the 5 ounces of alcohol that this unit holds, you might be running around, acting like you’re taking pictures.

Parent company Binocktails says that the Bev-Cam comes with the flask, a carrying case, and a funnel for easy filling — hopefully just not in your car.

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Here’s the scenario: You’re watching season finale of your favorite TV show or the biggest game of the season, a commercial interrupts and you’re thirsty. You run to the kitchen to grab a malt-based bottle of liquid refreshment and you hear that your program has come back on, so you rush back to the couch. Only then do you realize that your bottle is still capped. You fish in your pocket for your keys and find that you’ve nothing on your keychain. You look around in vain for an opener, and you can’t pop the cap on the new coffee table because the significant other hammered into your head the inappropriateness of such an action when you handed over your credit card. Time is running out, your beer is getting warm, and no commercial is in sight. What are you to do?

If you’re the smart couch potato, you stop sweating and simply pick up your Clicker Universal Remote.

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I’m not sure I believe it either, but Nuvo says that future fathers are strapping on the Ritmo pregnancy sound system to bond with their future offspring.

The Ritmo is a crazy contraption that mommy-to-be straps to her belly — you know, because she doesn’t feel self-conscious enough. However, instead of measuring her circumference, this device allows her to phone in her thoughts, using a cell phone. You can also hook up an iPod so baby can get an idea of your horrible taste in music in-utero.

Also, if dad is feeling left out of the whole pregnancy process, he can strap Ritmo to mom’s belly and get to work on his “I’m number one” claims.

Nuvo says the Ritmo system can be effective as early as 17-week gestation, when a baby’s sense of hearing starts to develop.

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The idea of creating wireless electricity was actually around in 1890 and was invented by Nikola Tesla. The basic idea consisted of an electromagnetic induction that states that electric current flowing through one wire can induce current flow in another wire. Tesla’s idea, however, did not work.

Now a team at MIT, headed by Marin Soljacic has found a way to make wireless electricity, AKA WiTricity, a reality. Much like Tesla’s original idea, Soljacic created a pad that contains a powered coil that creates a magnetic field. In turn this magnetic field induces a current to flow through a secondary coil (any portable device like a phone or BlackBerry). This electricity then charges the device’s rechargeable battery. Everything is done wirelessly and in some cases a battery may not even be necessary!

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Looking for a lighter flash drive? If you’re thinking about weight, you may want to look elsewhere but, if you want a cigarette lighter with a flash drive built-in, the good folks over at ThinkGeek have just what you need.

This Zippo-style cigarette lighter is refillable and features an adjustable flame all while doubling as an 8GB USB flash drive. Don’t worry, you won’t melt your PC as the connector slides out of the lighter’s bottom, putting the flame at the opposite end.

I have to admit, I have a thing for USB devices and flash drives are certainly no exception. Something ultra portable and discreet that can store a huge chunk of my photos or music collection? Count me in.

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Could you be loved? Or at least love Bob Marley-branded electronics?

We are used to seeing the Rastaman’s face emblazoned on T-shirts, college walls and weed paraphernalia worldwide. Now, Marley will soon grace a line of consumer products made by HoMedics.

The venture is a HoMedics/Marley family joint (no pun intended) titled The House of Marley. The initial products will include boomboxes, docking stations, ear buds and headphones, with the intent to develop other categories in the future.

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South Korea has combined their serious technological skills with environmentalism. While magnetic levitation trains are nothing new, the on-line electric vehicle (OLEV), is the first of its kind.

The OLEV is an answer to the problem of recharging electric vehicles. While the technology is currently in testing phase at the Seoul amusement park, widespread application is not far off. The city government of Seoul and KAIST signed a Memorandum of Understating (MOU) on the development of the online electric vehicle. With increasing concern about the environment, both organizations agreed to introduce eco-friendly vehicles to the city’s public transportation system, beginning with a bus route in Seoul [Source: KAIST].The OLEV system receives it’s power from non-contact magnetic transmissions from recharging strips in the road.

The vehicles receive “micro-charges” each time they pass over these strips. These micro-charges are extremely efficient, only only 20% of the total bus route would need to contain recharging strips, and only at places like bus stops, parking lots, and intersections [Source: KAIST]. This allows for smaller battery size and better range. Not only that, the no contact power transmission reduces hazards associated with electric vehicles, such as electric shock.

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For users of the iPhone and iPod Touch, or even other WiFi-enabled smartphones and devices like Sony’s PSP, storage capacity is often an issue and streaming media from the internet isn’t always an option. Let’s face it though, WiFi hotspots are popping up all over the place, they aren’t everywhere and even when they are their speeds are often less than spectacular. The exact same goes for wireless cellular data coverage.

So what happens when your iPhone or iPod Touch is only the 8GB version or your WiFi device only supports storage of up to 16GB, you’re sick of listening to the same old tunes or watching the same old videos, and you’re stuck in a wireless deadzone? You turn on your AirStash and stream away.

AirStash is a new device that allows you to stream and share your media from your pocket, glove compartment, hair bun — just about anywhere, really, with no need for anything but an SD card (with a capacity up to 32GB) and a WiFi-enabled device equipped with a web browser. When powered on, AirStash creates a wireless 802.11 b/g network that allows data stored on the inserted SD card to be shared with any available wireless device. Essentially, it acts like a wireless media server. And security needn’t be an issue, as WPA2 encryption can be enabled.

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Now, Sony isn’t making a move with the PlayStation. They are making you move with the PlayStation Move.

At this week’s San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference, Sony announced the new Move controller. It’s basically the company’s answer to the Wii Remote (or Wiimote). It took them a few years. However, Sony says this will crush all competitors, because it’s especially precise. That means all of your flailing should translate into game moves pretty darn quick.

Using the Sony Eye gaming webcam, the controller specifically works with the PlayStation 3 for high-def gaming goodness. The package will include the camera, one game and the Move, which looks like a more colorful Mr. Microphone. All of that should be priced under $100. The Move controller operates on wireless Bluetooth and features a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery.

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