Week in pictures: Strolling the tech catwalk

Fashionistas invade the tech world, trotting out leather-bound laptops, diamond-studded PSP cases and intelligent footwear. Also: Big Blue's Millipede and digital drugs.

Luxurious laptops

If PCs in metallic cases aren't your thing, perhaps a zebra-striped leather-bound notebook will be more your style.
March 15, 2005

I'm too sexy for my PSP

To pump up anticipation for its PlayStation Portable, Sony invites designers to get creative. Think fur and jewels.
March 16, 2005

Running shoes get smart

Adidas delivers its athletic footwear of the future, a shoe designed around a microprocessor.
March 18, 2005

Take a digital puff

Portrayal of drug use in video games has picked up, and more drug-related games are coming.
March 17, 2005

Tech of tomorrow

At the CeBit tech fair, visitors got a look at a video camera controlled by the eyes and a super quiet PC.
March 16, 2005

Millipede packs a punch

IBM shows off prototype storage technology which can hold the equivalent of 25 DVDs on an area the size of a postage stamp.
March 14, 2005

Measuring memory

Philips researchers use alternative materials to create and test "phase change memory," which would work like a CD or DVD.
March 16, 2005

I spy security scanner

Qinetiq 's Millimeter Wave airport scanner detects threats such as ceramic knives.
March 14, 2005

Rolling robots

Wheels rather than feet help Hitachi's Pal and Chum scoot around as they train for work in offices and factories.
March 15, 2005

Hunting for buried treasure

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur waves a magnetic wand to find ancient objects hidden in the earth.
March 11, 2005

Pocket-size camcorders

Welcome to the era of MiniDV devices that offer easy operation at prices around $500.
March 12, 2005