Whilst real life products being offering within games is nothing new – Second Life being a prime example – we couldn’t help but raise a smile concerning the news that the Swedish company known for its affordable furnishings are to have a range of their products made available in Electronic Arts’ Sims 2 title thanks to an up and coming expansion pack.

LG have somewhat proudly announced that they have succeeded in producing the largest completely circular LCD display which brings forward the tantalising possibility of elliptical full LCD display watches and, in time, perhaps even circular digital photo frames as well as circular LCD display panels for mobile phones, rounded LCD automobile dashboard displays and curved displays on consumer electronics, et al.

Following on from such automotive themed gems as the extremely popular Desktop USB WPM Speedometer, the Gear Stick Coat Rack and the Car Wheel Alarm Clock with Gear Stick Control, and what with the weekend fast approaching (we tend to kick back a little on Fridays) the moment we happened across these equally whimsical Mustang & Cadillac Rear Bumper Wall Shelves we just knew that we had to feature them here on TFTS, if only on account of their novelty/curiosity value.

If your standard desktop keyboard is not quite up to the level of hardship, knocks and spills you put it through perhaps this new DT-5K-MEM-TP Industrial Membrane Keyboard from iKey is just what you need as it’s built to withstand just about anything you can throw at it and, being crevice free, it’s a breeze to clean (and, yes, we are avoiding certain puns and references here, though its proving extremely difficult).

Having only posted about another competitor set to take on the Asus Eee just a couple of days ago, namely the up and coming MSI’s Atom powered Wind, reports just surfacing suggest that Asus will be launching a new Eee in the form of the Eee PC 901 in June which, apart sporting from some cosmetic changes, will be Atom powered and sport a few additional keys, some alloy trimming as well as the substitution of the Asus logo with an Eee PC logo.

Those purveyors of all things cheap and cheerful (and overtly absolved of any sense of style) otherwise known as Deal Extreme have release two new budget priced digital camcorders for those on especially tight budgets in the form of the DV136ZB and SY182M, both of which offer flip out TFT screens and cases loaded with a host of stickers designed to remind you exactly what it is you’ve paid for (and, quite possibly, why).

Western Digital have announced the latest model in their Expander series in the form of the WDH1S5000 My DVR Expander USB external hard drive (the previous model being SATA based) which offers half a terabyte of storage capacity – enough to hold up to 60 hours of HD quality programming – and which has been designed specifically to work with and ‘expand’ the capacity of DISH Network ViP-series HD DVRs, though compatibility with a broader range of DVRs is envisaged in the future.

For those of you into all things Star Wars and who just happen to have a particular penchant for Asian cuisine perhaps this somewhat tacky R2D2 Screw Top Soy Sauce Bottle may appeal – though we suggest that any true Star Wars devotee will probably view this, much in the same way as ourselves, as a somewhat incredulous and frankly pathetic attempt to cash in on an excessively lucrative franchise.