We’ve already watched a Bruce Lee whup table tennis butt with his nunchaku but, in Japan, the nunchaku is pretty much all you need to get through life. It’s right up there with the Swiss Army knife when it comes to usefulness, although it doesn’t have a fork. Check out the cool video above to see just how useful the nunchaku can be in your sporting life. You can open champagne bottles without smashing them to bits, play golf, a pretty mean game of badminton and even baseball. And if you lose, you can always beat your opponent to a pulp [not very sporting though]. Of course, you may have to practise a little bit, since all of us aspiring Bruce Lee’s who bought and tried nunchakus as teens can attest to many bumps and bruises on the painful path to becoming kung fu gods. Oh yeah, make sure you avoid the police since they may think you plan on using your new sporting device to de-chav your neighbourhood.-Martin Lynch [Japan Probe] sport gadgets video

The Modu modular phone, which we reported on last week, seems like quite an interesting idea and predictably the MWC has revealed a few innovative ways in which it can be used. Amongst the selection are the speaker jacket (shown pictured above) that offers access to the handset on one side and a pair of JBL cones on the other, along with dedicated play controls. You’ll also find a ‘car jacket’ that turns the thing into a GPS device thanks to built-in satnav functionality, a bicycle jacket that just seems to be a handlebar mount but with thumb controls for accessing the menus on the move, and a digital photo frame jacket that offers a large touchscreen for browsing stored photos. There’s also a sports jacket that’s supposed to be worn on your arm, presumably when out exercising, with easily accessible controls. There are no release dates or prices for these accessories yet, but the Modu concept seems to be shaping up quite nicely so far. - Paul Lester [RegHardware] Modu mobile phone concept

If asked the question, what would you say is the main thing you’d like to see in modern pool tables? We’re betting that ‘the ability to see your feet while you play′ isn’t too close to the top of the list, and yet Nottage Design’s G1 offers just this thanks to its unique glass surface. To answer your next question, you needn’t worry about balls slipping around and cracking the surface, since it’s covered in a layer of something called Vitrik, which while transparent so as not to ruin in the effect, also simulates the exact amount of friction you’d expect from traditional cloth.Practical and worthwhile it is not, but cool looking it most certainly is, though predictably you’ll have to put your hand in your pocket for this one - you won’t get much change from £20,000 for the privilege of ownership. While you’re waiting for the re-mortgage on your house to go through, check out the video below to see it in action. - Paul Lester [Geekologie] pool table novelty glass

Having problems in bed? Need a little coaching and possibly some pep talk as you strut your legendary libido? Then you may want to check out the LoveTrainer. You may remember Sega Toys teaming up with Itami to create the FiTrainer, a funky set of headphones equipped with a pulse sensor and a batch of short messages to help you work your way through the pain barrier as you exercise. Well, this is the amorous version where narrator messages like ‘work harder’ have been replaced with ‘Following the beat, make love much harder’. Other choice messages you′ll hear as you impress your loved one include: ‘The foreplay will now begin’ ‘Your stamina will be evaluated!’ ‘Please confirm the heart rate sensor [huh?]‘ ‘You are making love at a very good pace′ …and… ‘Well done! Let’s make love more regularly’ Well done indeed. If the idea of someone giving you instructions and cheerleading during the old ‘in-and-out′ doesn’t dampen your ardour, check out the short video here. Yours for just $80 (£56). Silly stuff indeed.-Martin Lynch [Engadget]

The Guardian writes today of an interesting, or to quote the article, ‘potentially devastating’, new ruling from European courts that could change the way we watch Premier League football for good. There′s been a lot of talk recently of the FA clamping down on pubs that use ‘illegal’ tuner cards to show 3pm Saturday games, which is undermining the fact that they are supposed to be feeding money into Sky and Setanta’s overflowing coffers to the tune of £9000 per year.However, landlords are saying that since the decoders were bought legitimately in Greece and imported by a distributor in accordance with the free-trade laws there′s a fair argument that they are doing nothing wrong. Senior associate Alex Haffner, from the law firm acting for sporting bodies in the UK, said “The strong possibility of the ECJ and the UK high court finding in favour of the publicans is a direct challenge to the right to license media rights on a territory-by-territory basis and to the willingness of pay-TV operators to pay handsomely for exclusive rights within their markets.” The Premier League is clearly genuinely concerned about this possibility, and is coming up with arguments such as destabilising of the market, impact on grass roots football and disadvantages to the consumers. Personally we think it’s more concerned about the amount of money that would be taken out of a sport that’s already reached ridiculous levels, and if the ruling is passed it would have to reassess the licensing situation on a European instead of country-by-country basis. This could also impact movies and entertainment, so there′s potential for chaos in terms of managing watersheds and programme guidelines. The court case is ongoing and there are no further commends from those involved, but we′ll be keeping a sharp eye on this one. - Paul Lester [Guardian] consoles gaming Nintendo

We’ve all loved, lost, celebrated and sulked like a 5-year old over epic table soccer matches [No spinning! Cheat! We said no spinning!!]. There are those of you who’ve even walked off with the ball in protest. Now, 2eleven has taken the traditional table soccer table [Foosball to you Americans] and completely revamped it into a sleek, modern piece of gaming brilliance. Sure, it still plays largely like the original but it looks so much better and crams in some cute technology along the way. We’re talking an LED scoreboard behind each goalkeeper and an automatic ball lift that looks as if it’s made from carbon fibre. We have cup holders for the beer that adds that essential competitive emotion and, sadly, childish tantrums, and there’s even displays for showing adverts. That last bit means this thing is probably priced for commercial clients and is outside the reach of many of us mere mortals but, it will still no doubt appeal to those people who put full-size snooker tables in their basements. Sure is pretty though.-Martin Lynch [Softpedia] soccer games fun

If, unlike many people [and you know who you are], you haven’t yet thrown your expensive Wii Fit under the stairs along with the cobweb-covered Bullworker, Slendertone and Home Chin-up Bar, then you might want to increase the intensity of your Wii Fit workout. These are the forthcoming ‘patent-pending′ Riiflex peripherals for the Wii. They look a little like dumbbells because that’s essentially what they are. They are designed to hold your Wiimote and make all that swinging and pointing significantly more difficult, er, healthier. They will come - as long as they get that patent and into production - in 2lb and 5lb varieties, the latter designed for horse-pill popping rhinos. You don’t really have to have a Wii Fit though as they can be used with any Wii game because there’s easy access to all of the keys and a trigger port. Be warned though. Having seen the kind of damage that regular Wiimotes can do when inadvertently released, these babies will not just smash your slinky LCD TV but bury themselves in your wall.-Martin Lynch [Riiflex] wii games health

You know how it is: you’ve paid a fortune for your season ticket, another fortune for the new strip, spent months learning new rude chants and ways to kick rival fans in the crown jewels but, when your team scores, you can′t actually see it because you’re miles away from the pitch. Sony and Arsenal though are trialling a new service that will allow PSP-owning fans at the new Emirates stadium the chance to see instant replays of goals and contentious tackles. Odd, but true.The service has been created and tested successfully by Sony and, according to Arsenal’s commercial director Adrian Ford, it could be rolled out within 18 months - or, the end of next season. The service would allow fans - especially those with crap seats - to watch live streaming video of the game, access data and statistics and also follow ‘near-instant’ replays from different angles of on-pitch events. Of course, the irony of watching the game on a PSP while actually at the game could result in a number of things: (a) Being beaten to pulp for watching the game on a PSP by ‘proper fans’ (b) Being beaten to pulp for watching the game on a PSP by rival fans (c) Being beaten to a pulp with your PSP (d) Being beaten to a pulp for being able to use instant replay to solve any disputes, thus depriving ‘proper fans’ of the chance to argue and drone on endlessly about why the linesman was a blind, bald t***.-Martin Lynch [Reuters] football PSP arsenal sony

If you’re a bit of a golf nut you might want to start packing a pair of ear-plugs into your bag the next time you play a round, particularly if you got a set of those new titanium drivers for Christmas. According to a recent study conducted by a team of ear, nose and throat specialists at Norfolk University Hospital, these things can generate ear-wobbling volumes of over 130 decibels, which is somewhere between a jet engine and a gunshot. The National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders says that repeated exposure to anything over 85db can cause hearing loss. A 55-year old man, admitted recently and suffering from tinnitus in his right ear, had his condition traced back to playing golf with said clubs three days a week for the previous 18 months. Tests were conducted using both titanium and stainless steel models and it was confirmed that the former did actually make more noise, though most seem to agree that ‘repeated’ exposure is necessary to cause damage. Time to break out the earmuffs then, Tiger. - Paul Lester [TheRegister] Golf sports golf clubs

There’s was a time when wrestling was great fun to watch, even though you knew it was all fake. These days, the contestants sweat steroids and take the whole farce just a bit too seriously. Which is why we are delighted to present a video of some biped robots showing off their favourite wrestling moves - and cool costumes - as they whup mechanical ass around a small canvas ring. There’s a lot of falling - just like the real thing - some illegal head-butting, sneaky back attacks, prat falls and posing. All we need are some scary, fake-breasted female wrestlers with testosterone overload doing Jerry Springer auditions, bots getting flung out of the ring and someone getting hit repeatedly with a fold-up chair while the ref ins’t looking and it would be perfect. Still better than the WWF though.-Martin Lynch [Botjunkie] robot sport fun