We don't know about you, but a peripheral has to earn its space on our over-crowded desks by offering as many useful features as possible.

Our somewhat occasional use of the humble paper-clip then would not necessarily mean this new device...

Another novelty hub for your amusement or derision, depending on which side of the USB tat fence you sit on, Gadget4All is offering a new penguin-themed effort.

The USB 2.0 hub gets four ports, plug and play operation, weighs in at 55 grams...

Sadly this does not fire flash drives at your fellow office-dwellers, but it does make a sound is if it was.

Upon connecting the device to a USB port, there will be a 3-second clear artillery sound effect, promises Gadget4All.

Brando has turned to the mighty power of the Sun with its latest launch - the USB solar charging four-port hub.

Not just a hub for connecting up USB-equipped peripherals to your PC, the gadget also gets a solar panel and six phone connectors...

The sun keeps rising, the world keeps turning and Brando keeps churning out USB gadgets with a novelty twist.

Up today is a flower-themed effort with the launch of a new four-port USB hub that looks vaguely reminiscent of a pot of four tulips...

LaCie has announced two new USB hubs - the LaCie Core4 and LaCie Core7 - as designed by industrial designer Sam Hecht.

Said to be modelled after Hecht's LaCie Little Disk, the hubs incorporate built-in cables and claim a "clean, thin, and...

We've seen novelty USB hubs in every shape and size, many of which we wish we hadn't.

USBFever is the latest to step up to the wish-we-hadn't plate with a new launch that's shell-shaped.

Perhaps aimed at those that wish they...

You know what your USB hub is lacking don't you? That's right - illumination.

While you sit there with your paltry peripheral utterly light-less, Gadget4All is merrily flogging these beauties to better informed consumers.

As...

Particularly 'orrible, USBFever is offering a skull-shaped peripheral for your desk.

A four-port hub for connecting up your USB gadgets to your PC, the skull's concave design also means it can be used as a charming storage tray.

Are you "soccer mad"? If you're a footie fan in the market for a USB hub, then Gadget4All claims to have the hub for you.

Their football-shaped effort offers four USB ports to connect your peripherals up to your PC and a touch-to-open design...

Brando, purveyor of all things novelty USB, is offering a watch-shaped USB hub.

Designed for all you horologists out there, the device can connect up to four USB gadgets to your PC - and glows blue.

Unfortunately, Brando has...

Not only is this turtle-shaped device a four-port hub for connecting up your USB-powered devices to your computer, but its shell hides a cunning secret.

Behold the wonder as the little gadget's plastic shell lifts up to reveal a storage...

Another day, another novelty USB peripheral... Introducing the bear-shaped four-port hub - and - alarm clock.

Not only will this colourful critter connect up to four USB devices to your PC, but it has an alarm clock in its little bear belly....

Gadget4All is offering the "USB combo bar" a three-in-one gadget for your desk.

As well as reading from and writing to SD, SDHC, microSD and M2 memory cards, the device has a few other tricks up its sleeve.

It offers hub capabilities...

Targus, realising sales of netbooks are expected to reach 35 million in 2009, let alone taking into account the models already sold, has launched a "Netbook Accessories Kit".

The kit is said to be "designed specifically to meet the everyday...