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This might be a Photoshopped imitation designer cell phone, but word on the street is a sleek Gucci phone is going to hit the market soon.

This slick new black cell phone is said to be the latest edition to the Gucci brand. No word as to whether or not these tres chic images are legit, but if they are the Prada phone will be faced with some serious designer competition. It somewhat reminds of a RAZR, but is reportedly jammed-packed with innovative features.

Everyone ohhhhed and awwwwed at the original Faucet Light, which changes a regular run-of-the-mill faucet into a streaming crystal blue light source. Now the faucet comes with a special temperature sensitive display version that also changes to a red color when the water heats up. Says seller Think Geek:

"You can turn any faucet in your home into a streaming fantasia of techie-bliss in just minutes. How does it work? Just attach to the end of your faucet (universal adapters included), and when the water flows through the magic chamber, it simply turns on the LED array and illuminates the stream with soothingly powerful hues."

The faucets range in price from $12.99 to 19.99. It comes with a Universal adapter so it fits most sinks. Talk about geeking out!

First black, then white and now red...The Blackberry folks have added a new stylish color of the smartphone. The BlackBerry Pearl is now available from AT&T with a beautiful, dark red finish. The Pearl is known for its easy-to-use phone, personal e-mail, and web browsing capabilities and it just happens to be my phone of choice because it allows me access to my e-mail and geeksugar no matter where I am.
The BlackBerry Pearl comes complete with a digital camera, multi-media player and an expandable memory slot. It also boasts an incredibly sleek design while continuing to provide the full BlackBerry functionality and renowned user experience that has made BlackBerry a global success.

The BlackBerry Pearl from AT&T features an easy-to-use phone with powerful email, organizer and browser applications, plus Push To Talk capabilities and a GPS-based wireless navigation service all in a incredibly small, light and stylish handset. read more

Media giant Viacom, the parent company of networks like MTV, Comedy Central and the Cartoon Network, put the smack down today suing Google and YouTube for “massive intentional copyright infringement.” Viacom has been fighting with YouTube for some time over clips of Viacom programs and shows that end up on the site, and is now asking for $1 billion in damages. As we all know, Google bought YouTube recently for 1.65 billion, so $1 billion isn't exactly chump change. Here's more:

Viacom accused the video-sharing Web site of “exploiting the devotion of fans to others’ creative work in order to enrich itself.” It added: “There is no question that YouTube and Google are continuing to take the fruit of our efforts without permission and destroying enormous value in the process.”

The lawsuit is the latest scuffle between YouTube and Viacom. Last month, Viacom demanded that YouTube remove more than 100,000 clips of its programming. YouTube complied, and in some cases posted a disclaimer that read: “removed at the request of Viacom International” where Viacom material once was.

Viacom said 160,000 clips of its programming have been available on YouTube and that they had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times. Somewhere, Austin Powers is getting really excited about the return of the "1 billion dollars."

Unless you're a real Mac fanatic, or have taken a trip to the UK lately, you probably haven't seen the new UK "Get A Mac" ads, which seem to be stirring up some controversy for how they portray PC users. Says Macworld UK: "These include ‘Naughty Step’ where PC suggests that doing fun stuff should be punishable; ‘Magic’ where PC exchanges a file with Mac to much funfair; and ‘Court’ which examines how easy it is to make a photo book." Seen here, a US Mac ad and a UK Mac ad, side-by-side.

According to the Macworld article, YouGov's BrandIndex indicated that the public’s opinion of Apple has been less favorable since the ads began to air in the UK. Apparently, people think the British Mac character has given the impression that Mac users are "too smug." Check out more "smug" images below, read more

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