So here’s the choice… fancy new computer keyboard or not too fancy used car. O.K. not really because I would never even imagine paying that much for a keyboard, but I guess some people are.

This is the HHKB handmade and super expensive keyboard from Japan. Each keyboard is made to order and there is a 3 month wait time between ordering the keyboard and it being shipped. I hope the 3 months is how long it takes to make one since the price tag on the HHKB is between $4k and $5K. This is not the $4.99 made in Japan plastic babies that I tend to shop for at all.

So here’s what makes this keyboard so expensive…

For one, HHKB stands for Happy Hacking Keyboard and I believe that name alone should be cause for a small discount. It’s just so wrong for a “luxury” product.  I would expect some exotic name or maybe even being named after its creator, but Happy Hacking? that sounds about as expensive as calling it the Acme 37069B.  If the name alone does not convince you to shell out part of your kids college fund, maybe these features will.

The HHKB is completely handmade by fine craftsmen and every key is individually laquered with something called Urashi. Urushi lacquer is made from the sap of a plant native to the northeast Asian forest called Rhus vernicifula. Items laquered with Urrushi can be traced back as much as 6800 years.

Each key receives as many as 10 individual coats of this laquer with a sprinkling of gold dust to finish it off. Now, personally, I would have a difficult time using this keyboard since the keys are polished smooth and left blank.

Oddly enough the website these are sold on is in Japanese only, maybe they skipped the english version of the site thinking the $5k wooden keyboard may not catch on in the U.S.

I must admit that as luxurious as the HHKB may be, I am much more excited about getting a really cool 50 buck flexible keyboard. Yahoo even makes them in purple! Somehow, I doubt the HHKB has any cool color choices.

Straight from the crazy tech  Gizmo minds of Mainland China we Have the “Super Cool Mobile Phone Wrist Watch” (their product name BTW)

For any watch collector this may just be the ultimate, don’t take my word on this techy watch, just read the specs below.

What could be better than calling friends with your new super cool mobile phone wristwatch? With any GSM SIM card inserted this unsuspecting watch becomes a fully featured power house of a cellphone, with bluetooth, MP3, camera and personal organiser. Easy charging is achieved via USB, as is data transfer. The watch itself features a durable rubber blend strap, gun metal gloss surround and chrome detailing. The kit comes with two batteries, 512 MB micro SD card, stand alone charger and a bluetooth headset, so you’ll be ready to go straight out of the box. You can easily make calls with the supplied bluetooth headset, or by using the watches built in microphone and speakers. With all of the features of a modern mobile phone slapped on your wrist you’ll never have to worry about losing your phone and you’ll lighten the load.

NOTE: This product is compatible with GSM at 900MHz, 1800MHz, 1900MHz only, please check with your local provider if you are unsure.

Yep, this be the powerhouse of all wrist watches, yes, its a cell phone / computer / audio / video contraction all slapped in a neat package to your wrist with accessories attached, go figure… ahhh, WOW, is about all I can say.

If in the market for this little number, it won’t cost you your first born, only a bit less then 200 Us from the crazy tech gizmo minds in ChinaVision.

Hey, its a I GOTTA HAVE gadget 4 sure.

Here is a Made in China gadget tha no Hi tech geek should be without, this is the Video / MP3 audio gizmo watch, yep, watch. If you want your media on the go and atttched to your wrist, check this puppy out. It has 1 gig of memory, a 1.8 inch LCD display, takes multiple video and audio formats and has an equalizer. at a video rate of 28 frames with a resolution of 160 x 128 it may not have that HD quality we are used to, but for a wrist watch, its not bad.

Windows compatible with an earphone jack for privacy… it sells for a very reasonable 55 bucks.

For hard core techies… it does work with Linux as well.

China Manufacturer Specification

Memory: 1GB

Display: 1.8 Inch TFT LCD 56L Color
Video Format: NX-AVI

Conversion formats: MP4, WMV
Video Resolution: 160×128
FPS (Frames per Second): 25fps
Music Format: MP3, WMA, WAV
Bit rate: 32-192Kbps

Earphone Jack: 2.5mm
SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio): >88dB
Output of earphones: 2 x 40mW (16Ohm)
Output of Speaker: 40mW (16Ohm)

USB: 2.0 (full speed)
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Mac OS9.2.2 or up Linux 2.4. and Up
Power Source: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery