We’ve covered a lot of showers here on Gearfuse and most tend to be extravagant light-up systems that cost five figures. For the rest of us, we can take our 3BR, 1 bathroom apartments to the next level with these shower companions from Italian company Colacril. Add a melted starfish to your beach house, toss a panda in your dojo; it doesn’t matter. Everyone will surely compliment you on your styling choice whilst they wash away the beer you spilled on them earlier.

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Not everyone cares what their ice cubes look like but for the rest of us, we rely on creativity and nautical disasters to take our drinks up a notch. For the bold and brave, try these drinking rocks that come from Sweden. Known as Nordic Rock, the cube-cut stones are known for their ability to retain the cold. This particular set comes with a nice carrying bag as well, in case you want to whip ‘em out and impress your local barkeep.

At $30, you’d better rock out. Or get your rocks off, honey. Or you can ignore these shit jokes and order a set. The latter seems to be the best route.

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I saw this picture and just couldn’t resist.

Mophie must be ecstatic. As the first iPod/iPhone accessories manufacturer to nab the coveted “Works With iPhone” seal-of-approval, Mophie’s Juice Pack Battery Extender is likely to be the first sold in Apple stores and such. With an LED battery indicator on the back, similar to that found on Apple laptops, combined with long-ass battery life (24 hours of additional audio playback, 250 hours of standby time), Mophie could easily see increased sales thanks to a single badge on the front of its box.

Non-slip finish, fits your iPhone like a glove and goes for $100. If you use your iPhone as your primary PMP, this is probably an invaluable addition to your daily tech arsenal.

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Having seen them selling cellphones with a girl in a tub, here comes another marketing stunt from Japan. How ’bout a spectacular cartoon epic on a weird-looking mouse that does acupuncture? Jump to find out more.

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Most computer mouses mice only have 2-3 buttons and a vertical scroll wheel in the middle; some of the more advanced ones will have extra buttons, and buttons for you to hold and drag in order to scroll horizontally. We hardly ever see webpages that are designed to scroll sideways, so why do we need that? It might be a bit hard to imagine unless you are into gaming and graphics, then you’ll be required to pan across a wide map. Buffalo Japan has come out with a new mouse today that really(physically) supports vertical and horizontal scrolling. The idea is really simple, all you need is a cross key, and you can save the trouble in fiddling with extra buttons or holding down a couple of them to drag across the screen. The new mouse will be available in March for 30 bucks. –Sam Chan

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More and more people are taking pictures nowadays thanks to the invention of digital cameras, the biggest reason is that pictures come out free, you don’t have to print all of them, and you can always delete the ones you don’t like, as oppose to traditional film camera systems where you have to pay for ever press of the shutter key.

If you own a DC then it is not uncommon that you’ve experienced blurry photos in low light conditions, or you’ll be in situations where nobody’s around to hold the camera for you. In that case, you would need a tripod… or something to hold up the camera, Tripods are too big, and the small ones are just not very attractive, so somebody designed this mini-camera stand, made of plastic and nothing fancy. It claimed to be the world’s smallest camera stand, and it will fit into the standard tripod anchorage hole below most cameras. It is so small that you don’t have to take it off to fit into your protective pouch. This tiny camera stand is already on sale in Japan now for just a few bucks. –Sam Chan

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Those who switch from normal digital cameras to dSLR have taken live-view LCDs for granted, a lot of them have even expressed disappointment having realized that almost all dSLR in the market do not have live-view LCDs, you would need to poke into the view-finder in order to know what you’re framing. Olympus has released 1 or 2 dSLRs with live-view LCDs, however the result was not the best according to various professional review sites.

The problem is not about simply buying the Olympus camera, but the hassle to change all your lenses and flashlights to a different brand. Korean company Seculine has been selling the live-view LCDs that can be attach to almost all dSLRs in the market, now they came back with an upgrade- the Zig View S2 which improves a lot upon the older version. The 2″ 230,000 pixels LCD will display the live image caught by the CCD attached to the viewfinder on your dSLR (comparing to the older Zig View which used CMOS), so you don’t have to peep through the hole anymore, you will also have a lot more flexibility when it comes to shooting angle.

Thanks to the double hinges, the LCD can flip 180 degrees vertically (up, down) and 315 degrees horizontally (left, right). The battery can last up to 2 hours non top per charge. Dimensions are 67×21x110mm (85g). The Zig View S2 will be retailed in March for 540USD. More shots after the jump.

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The good thing about Nindendo DS is that it invents a new way of gaming, using a stylus and looking at 2 screens at the same time, the bad thing about that is you would need to hold the device with one hand and the stylus with the other. If you happened to be doing this for hours, your hands will go fatigue, some would put the DS on a desk and continue playing, and some would simply stop playing. Hori Japan is selling this stand that can hold the DS horizontally and vertically, the best part is that it sticks pretty well to any smooth surface, meaning that you can still use it lying on your bed (as pictured above). The Playstand DS Lite is being sold for 10USD in Japan now. More pics after the jump.

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As you probably know, the iRiver is a direct competitor to the Apple shuffle. Coming in both black and white high gloss finishes, the iRiver is just about the same size as the shuffle and adds many features to what the shuffle lacks in nearly every department. The S10 has a 1.15″ color OLED screen which goes easy on the battery (which must be small considering how small the S10 is). It currently comes in 1 and 2GB sizes compared to the 1GB shuffle. And now iRiver is introducing a new watch-type accessory for the S10. One very interesting observation that has been made on this new accessory is that it completely covers up the headphone jack. So what does this mean? Maybe a Bluetooth wireless headset? Maybe no listening to music while it’s on your wrist? Let’s hope for the first. iRiver has been doing an amazing job with their massive product launch this year at CES, and this is just one small part of their overall look on things. — Nik Gomez

Transform the iriver S10 into a … Watch? [dapreview]