A boombox your laptop is not, and speakers that are both portable and powerful are hard to come by. Depending on your needs, Logitech’s Z305, a 360 degree sound bar, and Z515, a 50′ wireless speaker, might do the trick. More??

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Logitech’s New Long and Skinny Z305 and Wireless Z515 USB Laptop Speakers [Speakers]

It looks like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, in the Cassiopeia constellation. But it’s just a visual effect. This is the Bubble Nebula . More??

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A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]

The PadTab iPad wall mounting system is great. It’s easy to set up, simple to remove, doesn’t require much room, and lets you mount your iPad next to your toilet. No, really. That’s what some of the promotional photos suggest: More??

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A Simple Way to Attach Your iPad to Your Walls [Ipad]

When we heard about Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic laser , an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsaberesque design selling for only $200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might have been. More??

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What Happened To Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser? [Lasers]

We’ve heard that Apple launched Ping without Facebook support because the two companies couldn’t agree on some terms, but today AllThingsD explains that Apple actually ignored the fact that negotiations failed and incorporated Facebook’s API—until Facebook blocked things. More??

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Facebook Blocked Ping’s API Access Because Apple Didn’t Have Authorization To Use It [Unconfirmed]