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#androidapps Does "Jackeey Wallpaper" sound familiar to you? If you downloaded one of their Android apps, then there's a good chance your privacy was compromised. According to telecoms security company Lookout, the app was sending users' info to a Chinese website. More »

#android That mysterious Optimus Z phone from the other week has been formally introduced by LG, but for now it's only getting a release in the land of kimchi and soju—Korea. A global release is expected later, however. More »

#radios A few years ago, PURE had a real hit on their hands with the limited edition Marshall radio. Made in partnership with Marshall, this new EVOKE-1S goes all the way up to 11—digitally. More »

#nintendo Nintendo works in strange ways. They first announced in March that they'd be announcing the 3DS (which we saw in June), and today they announced they'll announce the release date on September 29th. Got it? Phew. [Bloomberg via Kotaku] More »

#android I was deluged with submissions after yesterday's Android-pissing-on-Apple t-shirt. This is by far the best—but is it pro-Apple, or pro-Google? If we're going to put Android in King Kong's place, I'm leaning towards this being pro-Android apparel. More »

#microsoft Some of those Office for Mac 2011 features first shown off in February have appeared in a teaser video on YouTube. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and even Outlook (yes! Real Outlook!) all make appearances, as does the redesigned MSN Messenger. More »

#faucets We're no stranger to well-designed faucets here, but usually they're in homage to a Henry Moore sculpture or B&O design. Fluid Faucets is inspired by a completely different kettle of objects—as shown below in their comparison photos. More »

#downloads Android only: While Android has a few multitasking tricks built-in, Power Strip re-assigns your Home button to bring up a dock containing app shortcuts, folders, and even widgets that you can launch at any point, without returning to the home screen. More »

Having dabbled with 3D broadcasts during the World Cup, Sky will be rolling out the extra-dimensional service from October 1st across the whole of Europe. All customers need is a 3DTV and Sky+HD service. Full details below in their press release: More »

#xbox I wonder if this "Modded Xbox 360 with red LED lights" is actually a fully working Xbox—with modified LEDs permanently displaying the Red Ring of Death—or just a dead Xbox. Either way, this eBay auction is a winner. More »

#engineering In the future, we will look at these 885-foot-wide structures in the middle of the ocean and we won't even blink. But, right now, I'm having a hard time imagining them spinning en masse at 20 revolutions per minute. More »

It's late and you're feeling bored? Head over to #whitenoise! The folks there are bound to make you laugh like crazy. More »

#coolfurniture It's like Transformers and a Rubik's Cube had a baby, and it wanted to be a piece of furniture, but somewhere along the line it got magnetized so the pieces are doomed for all eternity to never touch one another. More »

#wireless Evatran's Plugless Power Station hopes to juice electric cars by sending charges wirelessly. Pull up, park and its power station will handle the rest. No plugging in necessary. More »

#coffee If you find the look of a typical espresso maker, with all its dainty knobs and levers, lacking in character, you're not alone. Israeli design student Schmuel Linkski's concrete-encased Lavazza unit is a bold ode to refinement and durability. More »

#diy The BookLiberator Project is kit of open source hardware and software, designed to help you digitize your personal library without damaging your collection. It won't spare you from having to turn each page, but it is some seriously clever design. More »

#twitter Woah! My head is spinning after watching this video demo of a Tweetdeck beta release which uses Twitter's new user stream API. It lets you watch people replying, retweeting or favoriting tweets in real time. More »

#obsessions This Russian man has a tattoo, some nice Persian rugs, and a modest television set. He also has hundreds upon hundreds of processors. Peruse his absurdly long (though very well organized) list and see if he has your favorite. More »

#forcefields While many hurdles are keeping us stuck here on Earth, our solar system's deadly radiation is chief among them. But scientists now think that a thumb-sized magnet could produce a force field big enough to shield an entire spaceship. More »

#kindle It may have taken longer than expected, but a replacement for the Kindle 2 has arrived. The addition of Wi-Fi and an aggressive $139 starting price make the new eReader a formidable upgrade. More »