So photography is your obsession and so is caffeine. If it weren’t for the sky-high cost of your camera lenses, you would have combined the two long ago. Well, my picture taking paparazzi friends, your dreams can now be realized with this awesome and at the same time nerdy mug made out of a zoom lens.

It appears to be a concept, but I’m sure it will be for sale soon, since it’s pretty awesome and different. Just imagine all the fat nerds that will be sipping from this as they stakeout celebrities. It probably needs a lid for when you encounter the unexpected Britney Spears crotch shot. Many a coffee has been lost to her hot-pocket.

Western Digital (WD) is adding a new storage size option for fans of its My Passport Portable USB Drives. The new storage size is 500GB and you’ll be able to purchase My Passport Elite and My Passport Essential portable drive models for around $220 and $200, respectively.

WD says these new drives weigh less than seven ounces and are somewhat durable. They are USB-bus powered, use synchronization software which lets users sync their changes and offer plug-and-play capability with gaming consoles so one can play music and view photos and video files on a TV.

CardScan, a maker of business card scanners and related software, is going Mac as it unveils a package which includes Mac specific contact management software. This package is called CardScan Executive for Mac and it will price around $260.

CardScan says this new package includes a business card scanner that reads cards in color at a rate of up to 20 cards a minute. The software uses the company’s “proprietary interpretive technology that understands many nuances of contact information” to try and accurately populate data from both scanning cards and consolidating contact information from electronic files.

Kensington has itself today some new accessories for notebook, iPhone and iPod users. A small range of devices prices between around $30 and $60 and should all be available at retail by the end of this month.

The products included in today’s release are a four-port USB charger for mobile devices, a media sharing cable and several car mounts for iPhones and iPods. You can get full details from Kensington after the jump.

Canton is now shipping it said its first flagship “Reference” line of high-end loudspeakers. This particular model is the Canton Reference 3.2 DC and you’ll find it retailing around $16,000 per pair.

The Canton Reference 3.2 DC, according to its maker, includes the first use of the company’s new ceramic dome tweeter and TCC (Triple Curve Cone) midrange and bass drivers. The loudspeaker is a large floor-standing three-way bass reflex system, with the enclosue housing a two-chamber “monocoque structure with curved side panels formed of five pressure-laminated layers of acoustically inert fiber-board.”

Onkyo has on its hands this week two new THX Ultra2 Plus certified 7.1-channel A/V receivers which are available now. These are the TX-SR876 and TX-NR906, pricing at around $1,800 and $2,300, respectively.

Features wise, the only main difference between these two new A/V receivers seems to be that on the TX-NR906 there are “advanced networked audio capabilities.” Key features otherwise include HDMI repeaters for four high definition video sources, THX Loudness Plus processing, Audyssey’s new Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume technologies, HQV Reon-VX video upscaling to 1080p, multi-room support and HD Radio.

LaCie has announced its newest four-bay RAID solution for those needing up to 6TB of storage space at their desk. It is called the 4big Quadra and you can pick one up for a starting price of around $900.

The LaCie 4big Quadra offers a native RAID controller which supports seven RAID modes, including RAID 0 and RAID 5. It is said to offer burst transfer rates reaching up to 200-230MB/s through eSATA 3Gbits and comes in a stackable design which is expandable for up to four units and upwards of 24TB of storage space.

Addlogix is releasing an upgrade to its IV-2020, which lets you display your computer screen on a television display. This upgrade, known as the IV-2020-RC, will run you around $230.

The IV-2020-RC, as an upgrade, now features an an IR remote control which will allow users to control the mouse and perform basic text entry and other keystrokes from another room. The primary focus of this device is to allow to view streaming video wirelessly to a TV or projector via the computer’s onboard or add-on IEEE 802.11 b/g adapter., according to Addlogix.

This is one of a small fleet of GPS and cameraphone equipped bicycles that Flickr has deployed in select cities around the world. It’s purple, solar powered, pedal powered, GPS powered and it probably needs a little basket with a bow to complete the girl’s bike look. The bikes have handlebar-mounted cameraphones (Nokia N95s, based on the metadata in the Flickr photos) that will snap a shot every 60 seconds while the bike is in motion. Then the photos get uploaded with the geodata, to a special Flickr account.

I have no idea what the purpose is, other then publicity. I suppose they could partner with Nokia etc and start selling these bikes. They are likely to be a nice collectible in a few years, so if you have one keep it safe. And try not to get into too much trouble snapping pics of drug dealers and uploading them.

This is how it begins. You buy a rare Terminator endoskeleton on eBay. Before you know it, you start learning about cybernetics. Soon you start your own company. Skynet sounds catchy. What could possibly go wrong? Before you know it, you have some hot milf and her kid trying to kill you so they can stop Judgment Day in the future. So she’s a little wacky and dangerous, you just have to try to score with her. You make your move. And just like that you’re dead and the future is safe. Except for that microchip you hid away for a rainy day. Oops. Sequel time.

All because you had to had to place the minimum bid of $19,999.00.

The HTC Touch Diamond just got a new color, and it will be available in white. That’s right. The most boring device color known to man. The eternal white limbo that the Wii is damned to walk the Earth wearing. The new color will be available on store shelves this October, but other than the color change, everything beneath the hood is the same. Will it remain white or is the quality such that it will turn yellow after a few years? I have no idea, but I’m sure most of you want neither white nor yellow. Colorware to the rescue!

Despite the name Tokyoflash’s Negative watch is amazing as usual and for once it’s a breeze to read the time. The watch features a reverse LCD display which lets you view the time without pressing any buttons. The Negative watch gets its name from its “always-on” inverse LCD display which uses oversize black dot-matrix pixels to reveal the time, day or date.

Another feature is a multi-color LED backlight, which lets you sort between one of seven different colors. If you wanted to, you could have a new color every day. In “frenzy” mode the display will put on a little rave party with a colored light show. If that isn’t enough for you, you can choose from horizontal or vertical display orientations, and youll also get a built-in alarm. Comes in polished silver and polished black stainless steel and retails for about $162.

In2Games, developer of motion sensing gaming technology for the PS3 and Xbox 360, has released the first picture of their 360/PS3 motion controller. The Wii Nunchuck-like Gametrak Freedom is described as, “a remarkable ultrasonic 3D motion sensing technology which delivers performance, control and flexibility far in excess of that offered by existing technologies.”

In other words, they seem to be claiming that it beats a Wii-Mote. The device can be used with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, and features “proprietary and cutting-edge patent-pending ultrasonic technology to provide a true motion capture gaming experience. Unlike other motion sensing gaming systems, Gametrak Freedom accurately tracks the true 3D position and precise movements of up to four players, anywhere within a given environment, giving total control and unrivaled game play opportunities.” We’ll see what kind of software shows up for this device. For now the only game to make use of the controller is Squeeballs.

Odds are that most people shopping for a MP3 player are going to end up opting for an iPod of one model or another. Some folks out there will look for alternatives to Apple’s offerings though for one reason or another. Microsoft’s line of Zune players may be just the ticket for music fans looking for Apple alternatives.

Microsoft’s latest update for all Zune players is now available. The update adds some nice new features including free Wi-Fi access to the Zune Marketplace from Wayport hotspots in more than 9800 McDonald’s restaurants around the country.

It seems like everyone is jumping into the gaming peripheral market today. Not so long ago the only two real players in the market were Logitech and Razer. Today Microsoft is back in a big way and a slew of small firms are offering up gamer specific devices.

HP is even getting in on the gaming peripheral market with the introduction of a pair of new gaming mice. HP claims its HDX Laser mouse and Laser Gaming Mouse with VodooDNA are designed for expert gamers. The mice offer adjustable sensitivity through five different levels.