Vanessa explores the idea of going "eco-sexy" with some green portables, including a hand-crank charger, a handheld wind turbine and, the emerald aphrodisiac, a backpack with a solar panel.

People grow up dreaming about becoming musicians, but chip musicians? Gareth Morris sure did, adapting some 1980s Atari hardware (an 1040ST keyboard) to make "chiptunes," music created using just the raw sounds of the original equipment. Vanessa recently rocked out with from Morris and his modded PC to see what it was like to be an Atari DJ. Groovy.

The WAVEscape gives Vanessa a hands on experience against virtual pandas.

So, you say you want to learn how to play the drums, but you don't want to get stuck with a teacher who insists on only teaching you his favorite Rush songs, or risk getting evicted from your apartment for practicing at home? Well, Ion Audio appears to have solved both these issues for you, with their IED05 USB drumkit.