Here’s something fun to start your weekend with. Amazon’s German site now has a listing for ” PlayStation 3 Konsole slim” from Sony Computer Entertainment, and really, it doesn’t take years of foreign language class to figure out that English translation. It’s listed as “platform independent” (har) and has its own Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN), but on the flip side, we’re lacking a picture, release date, or any other tangible details. Can’t say we’ve got a feel for the site’s track record on random listings, but after all the rumors and possible sightings as of late, it really makes ya wonder. [Thanks, Mitchell B] Filed under: Gaming PlayStation 3 slim listing pops up on Amazon Germany originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EST.

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In an informal interview, a RIM executive strongly hinted that the company’s BlackBerry line would be getting a front-facing camera for videoconferencing in early 2010. It’s still officially unconfirmed, but totally plausible. Anybody out there …

In an informal interview, a RIM executive strongly hinted that the company’s BlackBerry line would be getting a front-facing camera for videoconferencing in early 2010. It’s still officially unconfirmed, but totally plausible. Anybody out there dying for some videoconferencing? [ TinyComb ]

Anyone that’s ever tried to move their Ikea furniture knows it sucks, because particle board pieces full of nails and screws aren’t meant to handle that. However, this Ratchet Furniture set only uses tension straps to hold everything in place. Dezeen says the Ratchet Furniture project was designed by Harry Hansson , as part of a graduate project for the Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. Hansson himself cited the frequent relocation of young adults as an inspiration behind his design. By running straps through critical points in the furniture and cinching it down, the furniture requires no screws, nails, glue or any other part, making assembly and disassembly a breeze

Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new, more precise way of placing microelectrodes on the surface of the brain to enable patients to turn thoughts into action. Led by Bradley Greger, a professor of bioengineering, the “Brain Carpet” as it’s called, represents a “modest advance” in techniques already in use. The Brain Carpet makes use of smaller microelectrodes, and also employs many more than are usually used. The method involves sawing off the skull of the patient, then placing 32 electrodes about 2mm apart on the surface of the brain. Though they’ve conducted tests on just a handful of patients — all epileptics — the technique, they believe could also be used to help people control their prosthetic limbs much more effectively. The electrodes allow detection of the electric signals in the brain which control arm and hand movements

Set to be bundled with the Easy Piano instructive game for the Nintendo DS is this Piano/Keyboard controller, which lets you go from punishing ears on a full-size piano, to punishing ears on your handheld. The game itself seems about as fun as reading theoretical physics when you’re drunk, but the controller seems like it would work nicely with more than a few games on the DS—namely the Korg DS-10 simulator, or future versions of Rock Band-type games—IF it had proper support and wasn’t Europe-only (for now). Even better, someone could always hack it, conjure up some home brew magic, and use it for some live, chiptune wizardry. Mmmmmmmm…chiptuuuune. [ Joystiq via Ubergizmo ]

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) This could be the ugliest Touch Pro2 I’ve ever seen. We spared you before…but now you’re not so lucky. [ IntoMobile ] Here’s the Nokia 5800i XpressMusic. An update to a phone that very few people cared about in the first place. [ Unwired View ]

Pico projectors have been bullshit. They’ve been dim and useless. The P2 is one of the next generation with LCoS display of 800×600 and 33 lumens, twice as bright as previous. In two gens, I might even recommend. [ PicoProjectorInfo ]

PC World ’s Game On got an exclusive interview with Richard Marks, one of the key players on Sony’s Playstation Motion Control team, and got him to talk a bit about what the future holds for their motion gaming control scheme. Aside from plenty of marketing/corporate speak, Game On did manage to get a few interest points out of marks. For starters, Playstation Motion Control is not the final name for the control scheme. Marks himself referred to it as a “temporary mouthful” and we can expect a name announcement to come closer to launch. Secondly, Marks pointed out that they opted to go with a wand peripheral over pure camera-based control because they found in testing that some games just felt more natural when a prop was in the hand of the gamer.