Intel’s Labs is planing a new user-identifying system for remote controls. Once it familiarizes itself with a user, this motion sensing remote can recognize the user by the way he uses it. It takes accelerometer readings every 100 nanoseconds, building a data set about each person, which is then applied the next time you use the remote.

It still needs some work as accuracy rates are still well below 100 percent, but they hope to improve on that and probably deliver some targeted advertising to boot if history is any indication.

Google’s latest initiative is called Open Spot. It’s an Android (2.0 and up) application that allows you to search for unclaimed spaces that have been reported by other Open Spot users. Once users head elsewhere, it allows you to mark your spot as open and available. Once a spot is marked, the color gradually goes from red to yellow the longer it remains unclaimed.

Engadget checked it out and they generally like it, however they feel that the ability to add notes to each marked place is needed. There should be a way to see whether a spot is metered, covered by a strange city permit law etc. Hopefully an update will enable comments.

Forget fancy Swarovski studded iPhone cases. Crocodile skin with white gold is the way to go. Or maybe a Stingray polished or python skinned iPhone 4 case? Apparently each of these is available from a site called MJ Apple iPhone Limited Edition.

Yes, that name sounds pretty shady. But if this is your sort of thing, these are all limited editions. Apparently they ship from Russia and you will have to email or call to ask about price and availability, so you know it’s expensive.

Summer. It’s a time of sun, fun, bikinis and…bike thieves. This concept from designer Steve Hunt looks just like a halo. It’s designed so that the connector cable is housed within the frame of the lock itself, which makes it harder for thieves to cut your cable.

The coolest feature however, is that Hunt wants to have an integrated wireless card inserted into the lock itself, so that when your bike gets stolen, the lock will notify you.

There are plenty of power saving power strips for your electrical outlets. But what about for your USB ports? This new PowerUSB Bar is the perfect accessory to start cutting down on power waste. It features a 6 foot USB cord that connects to your computer and allows you to put those devices on an energy diet by programming when to shut off power to them.

It looks like a standard 4 port power strip, but 2 of the outlets are programmable. Let the PowerUSB Bar govern the power of all your energy wasters.

Samsung is ready to release their first cellphone with a pico-projector built-in, the Galaxy Beam. We heard about this one awhile back and though it sounds like a weapon from an old Sci-Fi movie, don’t worry, your galaxies are safe. For now.

The pico-projector in this one is built by Texas Instruments and can display projections from 5 to 50 inches in size. The Android 2.1 phone also features a 3.7 inch WVGA AMOLED, 8 MP camera, FM, Wi-fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS and 16 GB storage.

I thought I had seen it all in weird foods. I was wrong. Here is something a bit horrifying and disgusting. The “Candwich” is now on store shelves. Yes, it’s a sandwich in a can. You can get strawberry jelly and peanut butter, grape jelly and BBQ chicken.

If that doesn’t sound disgusting, I don’t know what is. No word on price, but this would be tough to eat even in a disaster situation. Oh and there’s a candy surprise inside.

Farmville, Mafia Wars, and other games cost you a lot of time and productivity. They have now cost Google over $100 million. TechCrunch is reporting that Google has invested between $100 and $200 million in Zynga, the social gaming behemoth behind those games mentioned. Google is preparing for the launch of Google Games later this year.

TechCrunch’s sources say that Google’s goal with this purchase is to chip away at Facebook’s social media dominance. It will be interesting to see what comes from this.

If you don’t want to buy your home theater by piecing together parts, you may want to try a packaged home theater in a box. In that case Onkyo is here to help. Onkyo has put together a couple of new 3D-ready Home Theater in a Box setups: The Onkyo HT-6300 and HT-7300.

Both come with four 3D-ready HDMI 1.4a inputs and handle upscaling to 1080p via the Faroudja DCDi Cinema processor. The difference comes down to the HT-7300 swapping the front speakers for a pair of 41-inch tall floor-standing speakers with dual woofers.

It’s been a while since we had some new news on the iRiver Story. The device has undergone some changes since then. The most interesting change is the inclusion of WiFi.

WiFi was definitely something the device needed. The other big change? The name. It will now be known as the iRiver WiFi Story EB03.

Miffy is a small Dutch rabbit famous for appearing in picture books. Now Onkyo has plastered her likeness on some C4 units to catch your little girl’s eye. It doesn’t sport very thrilling hardware. A 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, etc.

But fear not, the lid is covered with character faces. Its version of Windows 7 or XP has Miffy-themed apps and wallpaper on the desktop. Nothing on price yet, but it’s Japan-only as it’s too cute for our shores.

Mimoco, makers of cute Star Wars flash drives, are now back with their latest creations. The Mimoco Lobot and Monster Molly flash drives. Both flash drives deliver up to 16GB of storage.

The company plans to introduce the Lobot flash drive at the International Comic Con in San Diego, while the Monster Molly flash drive will appear at a convention in Taiwan Taipei. Both the Mimoco Lobot and Monster Molly flash drives will be available in just 1000 and 500 units.

If you are in the market for a new pair of Bluetooth headphones, you might want to check out the ATH-BT03 from Audio-Technica Japan. It supports Bluetooth 2.1 EDR profile with a range of up to 10-meter and SRS WOW for realistic surround sound.

The ATH-BT03 is powered from a Lithium Polymer battery that provides enough juice for up to 6-hours of use. These are available in three different colors.

Mamiya has just announced their new 33 Megapixel camera, the Mamiya RZ33, a large sensor digital camera targeted at the professional photographer. Its features a dedicated digital camera body and a 48 x 36mm 33-mega pixel CCD sensor, ISO 50-800 sensitivity range, 1.1 frames-per-second burst rate, 16-bit RAW files and a touchscreen digital control interface.

According to Mamiya, the new RZ33 is compatible with previous Mamiya RZ leaf-shutter lenses and fully compatible with all Mamiya RZ system lenses, viewfinders and also most accessories.

With the iPort, you could theoretically have an iPad conveniently in every room. iPort will be launching the Control Mount Series for the iPod touch and iPad, later this month. The product is a wall-mountable frame that holds your igear in place, so you can use it as a touchscreen to control anything from your music to the temperature, depending on your apps.

They are priced at $250 for the CM100 and $499 for the CM2000. Obviously, you could make it yourself for much less.