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USB-powered mini LED desktop light
Most illuminating 28 March 2008 11:53 GMT
Is it just us, or does this three-LED mini USB-powered desk light from Brando actually rise above the usual offerings of utter USB tat? If you think so too, it's $17, on sale now.
Typing speedometer launching soon
WPM instead of MPH 3 March 2008 15:09 GMT
Simply plug this USB gadget into your PC to keep track of how fast you're typing and how many words you've done each day.

We like the dashboard-esque styling - yours for £20 when it launches in March.
Art Lebedev offers whiteboard with a watch
"TaskWatch" 26 February 2008 14:42 GMT
Simple, yet brilliant. The team at Art Lebedev studios are offering a whiteboard with a built-in clock.

Not only does this save wall space, but means your annotations can be time relevant.

The $200 price tag might make you want to DIY, but then...
Ziszor offers one-handed paper shredder
Office gadget for the appendage-challenged? 15 February 2008 17:39 GMT
The "Ziszor!" is a hand-held paper shredder that measures 10 inches long, weighs less than one-and-a-half pounds, and can be used one-handed.

Although one-handed use wasn't something we thought we'd prize in a paper-destroying gadget, this looks quite tidy...
Wi-Fi finder pen joins WLAN locating products
Write on 18 January 2008 9:32 GMT
We've had Wi-Fi finding bags, a watch and a tee and now a pen has joined the 802.iib/g sniffin' services available to eager consumers.

The Wi-Fi Finder Pen will sniff out hotspots and tell you how strong the signal is via LED lights.
Sony ICDUX70 and ICDUX80 voice recorders launched
Digital dictation devices 15 January 2008 9:38 GMT
Sony has launched two new voice recorders, the ICDUX70 and ICDUX80.

Easy direct USB hook-up and the ability to play MP3 music files, as well as a design that isn't too school secretary style should set these a little way apart from other offerings.
USB missile launcher gets MSN hook up
Next-gen office warfare lets you shoot your messenger buddies 4 January 2008 10:08 GMT
Brando offers this staple of office gadgetry, the good old USB missile launcher, in a variety of guises - but this version has got to be the best.

The "new generation" of launcher now works with MSN. So, if you get one, and your MSN buddy gets one too, as well...
LED lighted message board for 21st century homes
Chalk is just so ... low tech 18 December 2007 8:39 GMT
Bringing the chalk board concept into the 21st century is Expert Verdict with this space-age way to leave notes for your co-habitees.

Simply write on the screen of this acrylic notice board with one of the two special pens provided, then switch on the LED lights.
USB-powered festive gadgets galore
Desktop decorations 10 December 2007 12:14 GMT
Sitting in the office on a dull day, it's a little hard to get excited about the Christmas festivities just around the corner.

But Digitech Industries has a heavenly host of USB-powered gadgets to brighten up your working day.

You could, for example,...
Tux Droid for Linux lovers
Your fluffy desktop friend 6 December 2007 11:34 GMT
A talking penguin is the latest Linux loving gadget to hit the market.

For the £89.95, the Tux Droid will sit on your desk and, using open source software, will receive and interpret an array of information from the internet.

This felt-covered,...
Brando offers a USB "Moody" Ball
A little lost in translation? 5 December 2007 11:44 GMT
The USB "Moody" Ball illuminates with five soft colours circularly to give you a sensation of relaxation.

With the claim that it brings harmony to your workplace and calms your mind, the $22 price tag has got to be worth it...
USB cup warmer, hub and clock launches
From you-know-who 28 November 2007 12:01 GMT
This is not just a USB cup warmer. This is not just a four-port USB hub. This is not just a USB-powered clock. No, it's a three-in-one wonder gadget that makes you glad to be alive...
GPS letter "logger" invented in the States
Keeps track of wayward postal systems 22 November 2007 17:00 GMT
It looks as if our American brethren have similar postal, er, issues, as we do here in Blighty.

So much so that the United States Postal Service has commissioned a GPS tracking system from TrackingTheWorld Inc.

A quarter of an inch thick and the...
"Thirsty light" is a pot-plant gadget
"The digital age of plant care" 22 November 2007 15:00 GMT
Perfect for the geek home or office where you just can't have too many gadgets, stick this digital plant moisture sensor in your pot plants and the LEDs will blink when it needs watering.
LED jellyfish mood lamp launches
And? 19 November 2007 9:19 GMT
Well that's it really. This desktop tank holds three jellyfish which "swim" around.

In the top of the tank are 6 LEDs, which let you set the mood by blending from colour to colour or stopping on your fave shade.

Perfect for, er, people who like...
Gamercize GZ PC-Sport "electronic motivator" for desk-bound
Stop stepping and your PC stops working 9 November 2007 10:55 GMT
If you want to keep up your fitness regime whilst planted firmly at your desk, Gamercize thinks it has the answer.

The GZ PC-Sport & Power Stepper is a "discreet" exercise machine linked, for the first time, to a computer keyboard or a mouse.

Possibly...
Tiny USB-powered desk vacuum
Retro-tastic upright 3 November 2007 13:38 GMT
We've seen USB hoovers before but not ones that are tiny replicas of retro upright cleaners.

This cute 8-inch model in a modish brown and beige colour scheme is $19.99, plus worldwide shipping.
Concept workstation gives you privacy
Protects your personal space 2 November 2007 16:04 GMT
The Eclipse Office Partitioning System was developed by Marcus Ward Curran to address the issue of privacy and lack there-of in open plan designs seen in workplaces today.

It's a partitioning system that is designed to not only looks good but protects "personal...
Electric paper plane launcher
"Mechanical replacement for your biological throwing arm" 31 October 2007 10:30 GMT
We're not quite sure how this item got from concept to production, but the battery-operated launching platform will catapult your paper airplanes up to a whopping 30 miles per hour. Paper cuts ahoy.
Walkstation treadmill desk
Walk'n'work 22 October 2007 10:35 GMT
See what they've done here? Add a treadmill to a desk and a workstation becomes a walkstation. Genius.
ScooterDesk - a computer desk with wheels
"Mobile touch-down station" 19 October 2007 13:55 GMT
The ScooterDesk concept from Utilia Design is a wheeled "standing-aid" with an included writing tablet.

It serves as a mobile touch-down station for occasional short tasks such as filling out forms, checking data and browsing the net.

It can also...
"Thriving Office" CD makes your home business sound busy
"Filled with the sounds people expect to hear from an established company" 2 October 2007 10:48 GMT
This CD, costing $12.95 or $5.95 for the download, promises to make your run-from-home small business sound like an operation to be reckoned with.

There are two 39-minute tracks, "Busy" and "Very Busy", that you can play in the background to fill your home...
USB Greenhouse for green-fingered geeks
Now, about that cubicle-potting-shed... 14 September 2007 12:09 GMT
The USB Greenhouse has made it to Brando for $43. Green-fingered geeks everywhere can now grow their own marigolds (seeds included in pack) or select another type of seedling to watch sprout next to their screen.

Complete with USB-powered light the egg-shaped...
USB-powered birthday computer decoration kit
It's ya birthday 13 September 2007 17:01 GMT
If you work in the kind of jovial office that celebrates colleague's birthdays by dressing up their work space before they get in on the big day, you might want to consider raiding the petty cash tin for one of these kits.

Comprising of a set of USB-powered...
Baubles get digital for festive photo slideshow
Christmas tree decoration displays your pictures 5 September 2007 9:14 GMT
Okay, so we know it's only September and a little on the early side for Christmas tat, but as this digital bauble actually looks quite retro-sputnik-cool on its stand we thought we'd bring it to your attention.

This little slide-show capable gadget can display...