A committee of physicians has proposed that video game addiction be listed as a mental disorder in the American Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders. Several addiction experts do not believe it is in the same level of alcoholism or other substance addictions, and video game playing is rather harmless.

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If you, like so many millions, suffer from a fish phobia, Brando has the solution. Plug this USB-powered beauty into your PC and control the sort of lifelike critters via software that lets you play with and feed them to your heart’s desire–all without the paralyzing fear that accompanies live fish. At $23.00, it’s a bargain, far less than the years of therapy required to overcome such a debilitating phobia. Of course, you’re not out of the woods yet: if you fail to give them proper care, they’ll "die," thus leaving you with a wracking guilt that itself will require expensive therapy. Be warned.

For a moment there, I thought it was a Sony VAIO. But it’s not: it’s the upcoming Dell XPS M1330, a beauty in its own right. Specs are pretty nifty with a Santa Rosa chipset, nVidia GeForce Go 8400M GS, and the obligatory USB, webcam, Wi-Fi, and WWAN options. Some other surprises are thrown in, but the real story is that it’s mighty pretty, and relatively small and light at 4 lbs or so. No idea on pricing yet, but I’m sure Dell will have to pay for that designer, who most likely sharpened his skills on anorexic runway models before breaking into the PC market.

The HYDRA Game Development Kit is brought to you by the crew at XGameStation. It comes with all the parts, and instructions to create what is essentially, a bootleg computer system. When completed, it can play many different types of interface devices, including NTSC/PAL video, VGA video, PS/2 ports and networking. NTSC and VGA formats are displayed with up to 256 color variations.

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Either that, or they’re just implying that the replacement for the PPC-6700 will be a very important person. Or a popular feature on a ski slope.

Odd naming choice aside, this looks like an impressive bit of phone tech, preferable even to the phone-that-shall-not-be-named due to a (potentially) wider distribution, physical keyboard, and faster Internet connection. It’s not as pretty, but then, what is?

Other notable features include a 2.8" QVGA display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, a microSD slot, 64MB of RAM, 256MB of flash ROM, and a 2 megapixel camera. It won’t be cheap, though: Sprint’s selling the Windows Mobile 6 smartphone for $399.99 with a two-year contract.