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USB hub with paper-clip holder launches
Desktop storage 7 September 2009 11:13 GMT
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 is a shoe-in, but...
Gadget4All offers winking penguin USB hub
Polar peripheral 31 July 2009 10:54 GMT
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 and measures 78mm...
Cannon-shaped USB hub launches
Fire! 25 June 2009 14:32 GMT
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.

Perfect for all...
Brando offers USB solar charging hub
Combining the power of the sun with USB gadgetry 15 June 2009 13:57 GMT
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 that can recharge...
Brando offers flower-themed USB hub
Petal power 8 June 2009 14:42 GMT
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 (or maybe roses?).
LaCie launches Core4 and Core7 USB hubs
"With convenience built-in" 26 May 2009 18:09 GMT
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 elegant exterior".
USB shell-shaped hub launches
She shells shea shells 14 May 2009 12:40 GMT
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 were feeling the sand...
Gadget4All offers hub with built-in torch
Illuminating 12 May 2009 12:54 GMT
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 well as that "flashlight",...
Skull-shaped hub launches
Macabre gadgetry 5 May 2009 12:27 GMT
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.

On sale now, the...
USB football hub launches
Back of the net? 16 April 2009 12:09 GMT
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 that's said to...
Brando launches watch-shaped hub
Time stands still 10 April 2009 11:00 GMT
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 omitted the function...
Turtle USB hub launches
Hub in a half shell 30 March 2009 16:35 GMT
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 tray for your littlest...
Teddy bear hub launches
Complete with alarm clock 24 March 2009 11:18 GMT
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.

Available...
USB combo bar launches
Card reader, hub and thermometer 23 March 2009 10:43 GMT
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 with three...
Targus offers netbook accessories kit
Small scale peripherals 18 March 2009 14:19 GMT
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 needs of the netbook...
Beetle car hub launches
Hmmmm 5 January 2009 9:24 GMT
Playing fast-and-loose with one the motor industry's most recognisable icons, Gadget4All is offering this "Beetle" four port hub for $12.50.
Brando launches 7-port hub clock
For the true executive 25 November 2008 11:32 GMT
This 7-port USB hub looks like something you remember seeing on a stockbroker's desk in the Eighties - minus the USB bits, of course. Styling aside, it offers - count 'em - seven USB ports as well as clock and thermometer capabilities. It's on sale now for $37.
USB traffic light hub with voice recording launches
Fancy 24 November 2008 9:26 GMT
Brando is offering a twist on its traffic-light shaped four-port hub, providing a 10-second voice message feature as well as a note card holder on top. "Another little fancy stuff on your desk," states Brando. It's on sale now for $18.00.
Pop-Up Pirate USB hub launches
Avast me hearties 28 October 2008 13:23 GMT
A true two-fer, this plastic peripheral offers four-way USB hub functionality and a miniature version of Pop-Up Pirate, the devilishly tense game of chance and surprise. On sale now from Firebox, this fun retro-gaming gadget - yet at the same time, useful desk accessory...
Wheel-shaped four-port hub launches
...If you're not tyre-d of novelty gadgets yet 15 October 2008 13:55 GMT
Another novelty-shaped USB hub, this one is fashioned after arguably man's greatest invention and offers four ports. It's $14, on sale now from Gadget4All.
Super kid USB hub launches
Novelty four-porter 25 September 2008 13:30 GMT
With a "cutie kid" design, this four-port hub has flexible "limbs" and is on sale now for $14.
Telephone-shaped USB hub launches
Dial "n" for novelty 17 September 2008 11:55 GMT
This four-port USB hub is shaped like an old rotary dial phone for a bit of retro dec for your desk. It's $15, on sale now.
Kensington delivers world's first wireless USB docking station
Plug and play 19 August 2008 17:36 GMT
Kensington says that its new Docking Station is the very first in the world to be wireless.

It supports five USB devices as well as a DVI monitor.

But here's the clever bit - all you have to do is get within 15 feet of the transmitter and everything...
Mighty Multifunctional Mouse Pad
USB hub, speaker and microphone - what more could you want? 18 August 2008 17:25 GMT
Gone are the days of the humble mousemat with a cheesy pic of your loved one emblazoned on it so you could wheel your mouse all over their face.

Oh no - the latest mouse mat is multifunctional with a four-port USB 2.0 hub, integrated stereo speakers and a built-in...
Lindy USB four-port sharing hub
Be super connected 14 August 2008 11:50 GMT
Lindy Electronics has added a new USB hub to its line-up, with a £34.99 price tag.

The USB 4 Port Sharing Hub combines a USB hub and a USB sharer into one unit so that two computers can share peripherals.

The hub offers "plug and play" operation...