Make sure you always have cash at hand with the Cash Stash Keychain ($8). Simply twist up your dollar bill and stuff it inside the stash for safe keeping. Perfect for people who like to travel light and for pants with no pockets. The Cash Stash is completely waterproof and is made of aircraft grade aluminum, so you don’t ever have to worry about breaking it.

Sick of having all those unorganized songs and missing album covers on iTunes? Well now there is an answer. With TuneUp($30) and a simple install, all your mislabeled music and missing covers will be organized and categorized with just the click of a button. After some first hand use, I can vouch that this service will not disappoint. Head on over to their website and take a look for yourself.

Want to make the members of your orchestra jealous? Well, this should do the trick. The Carbon Fiber Violin, ($5,539) designed by Luis Leguia, is only one of his fancy collection of carbon fiber instruments. Unlike a wooden violin, the carbon fiber is designed to resist the effects of temperature and humidity without loosing precise sound. Some other of his high-tech musical instruments include a cello, viola, and bass. 

With its revolutionary touchpad design, the Kaossilator Touchpad Synthesizer ($199) is truly a one-of-a-kind gadget. Rather than using keys or buttons to play musical notes, the Kaossilator features a revolutionary touchpad design that allows you to move your finger from left to right to change the pitch of the note, and up and down to change the sound. This portable synthesizer gives even beginners the ability to effortlessly create danceable beats. Using only four AA batteries, this product offers over 100 sound programs, 31 scale programs, and Loop Recording allows multiple phrase overdubbing to create complete grooves.

Justice fans around the globe found themselves wide-eyed and grinning Tuesday morning (11/25) as the french duo dropped their first live album entitled “A Cross The Universe.”  The album includes live versions of most of the tracks off of Justice’s 2007 debut album “Cross” and also some never-before-heard beats and mixes.  As if the music wasn’t good enough, “A Cross The Universe” continues to up the ante as the CD is accompanied by an 64 minute documentary about Justice’s most recent tour.

Kanye is back. The ten-time Grammy Award winning musical phenomenon, rapper, producer, and now singer embarks on a new musical journey taking his audience to new heights. Kanye returns with his fourth album, titled 808s & Heartbreak. The album takes a completely different path than the previous three, and clearly focuses on Kanye’s current state of mind. Every song on the album utilizes an “808″ drum, which Kanye feels helps evoke emotions. So far the album has received mixed reviews, but artists such as Lil’ Wayne, and Young Jeezy, who are both featured on the album, have backed Kanye’s new style. West has also announced that his fifth studio album will be released sometime in 2009.

The launching of Branded New coincides with autumn blowing in a tasty selection of new albums: Snow Patrol, Killers, Dido, Sway and Oasis to mention a few. However here we will not just concentrate on songs you will find on iTunes featured but also reveal debutants and remixes that surface across the intangible blogosphere and provide them to you on a small, clean silver platter. Take the jump for our first featured artist: Sway.