If you go for the high-end, stylistic gadgets, then this one might interest your eye. Called the MNEMOSYNE, it is a 16 gigabyte USB storage cube that literally makes you disassemble it to actually get the USB drive which is inside the layers that make the cube – no, we are not kidding. Designed by Italy-based Japanese designers Toshi Satoji and Katsuya Masaki, each cube has a unique puzzle pattern and are carved from one single block of aluminium.

The only problem is that it will set you back 1,000,000 yen – or AU$13,061.69 – just to get this USB shape. But hey, if you have that much money to burn, this is the one thing you need. More images of the cube are below.

Source: DVICE

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According to a Chinese forum (via Engadget), this seems to be a new smartphone that Dell is set to be bringing out sometime soon running on, what we can gather, Android. However, since it is from China, we can’t really confirm it since it could be a fake. But hey, there’s nothing stopping you to actually believe that this is real.

As launch day for the Palm Pre finally wraps up, a website has decided to dissect its guts to find out what is inside the phone which is closest to being an iPhone competitor. According to CNET’s Crave blog, all the parts cost around US$170 – which is $20 lower than what they are selling it for, $199 with a $100 mail-in rebate and a two year contract.

No word if this is ever coming out to Australia, because I seriously want to play with one.

Sony Ericsson has announced that it will be bringing three new phones, all to bring out "new consumer experiences”, the Satio – a phone that allows you to “access to all your media in one place”, the Yari – the “ultimate phone for mobile fun”, and the Aino – a phone with a “unique mobile interface”.

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Got to love the website Etsy, bringing in talented creators of stuff that we would never see in Target or Myer. But, now, we found something for an application? This is a pillow for that blue Photoshop icon that someone has recreated, and you have to admit that it makes you want to buy it.

This 100 percent hand crafted pillow is also machine washable, and you can also get the same treatment for the Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign and Illustrator – and it has to be a designer’s dream. They cost US$14.99 and are in limited stock.

Microsoft has today announced that it will be bringing out one of the worst kept secrets in the world, the Zune HD, this fall, where it will bring in some Xbox LIVE integration with its Video Marketplace, and will come in new markets, according to its press release.

The name will bring in HD for the player, with a HD-compatible output to play HD video via a HDMI cable to a television, and will be compatible with HD Radio. It will also have an internet browser, is wi-fi enabled and will have a music store.

Physical features include a new design, so say bye to the squircle, and it will have a 16:9 widescreen (480 x 272 pixel) OLED touch screen – so yes, it is supposed to compete with the iPod touch.

Full press release below.

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Sprint, the US carrier that would be selling the phone, has announced the Palm Pre’s launch date, after a long wait after Palm unveiled the phone at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a date which saw many of its features also available in the new iPhone OS 3.0.

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Though Japan is known for making gadgets that you would like to crave for, South Korea’s LG Display has now become the new record holder for the world’s thinnest LCD screen, with the company releasing its new 42-inch and 47-inch models that are only 5.9mm thick – or 0.23 inches if you are using the other system – and are very light, only weighing 6.1kg and 7.3kg respectively.

According to DisplayBlog, the LCD panels are said to have an improved colour gamut, and incorporated 120Hz technology to reduce motion blur.

But the only question is: Where can I get one?