Yesterday, I was talking about the return of vinyl. If there was any doubt, here's a gadget that proves it: the iPod USB Turntable from Hammacher Schlemmer.

The turntable will rip MP3 directly to an attached iPod. It will also play LPs at the usual 33 1/3 and 45 rpms-what, no 78s?-and provides suitable connections for any audio system. You can also hook the turntable up to your computer via USB and either listen to the LPs or rip them to MP3 format. Included software removes the "audio artifacts" that are present on LPs-the pops, hisses, and scratches-making your old LPs sound oh-so-much better.

Pity you can't get it for Christmas as they don't begin shipping until just a few days before. Maybe if you can get them to ship it overnight, but it'll be real close.

Via Crave