Snow Globe + Mouse= MouseGlobe

by Shane McGlaun

This little mouse is sure to bring a smile to the face of other people at your office, even if the smile originates as they wonder what exactly would bring you to buy something like this. If you are still feeling in the holiday decorating mood, the folks over at Thanko, the destination for weird USB gear has the thing for you.

This is a normal (sort of) USB mouse that is clear and has water inside the mouse body along with a snow man and the fake snow we all know and love from those cheap snow globes we get as gifts when family and friends go on vacation.

Plug the mouse in and different color LEDs make the water inside the mouse glow seven different colors. The buttons of the mouse a replete with a smiley face to spread the cheer further. The resolution is 800 DPI and the mouse needs either a USB 1.1 or an USB 2.0 port to operate. No external power is required for the light show; all functions of the mouse are USB powered.

[original post: www.i4u.com]

USB Firefly Squid

You can always expect the craziest USBs from Japan and one of the latest finds is a deceptively edible-looking squid in a supermarket-style package. But, upon close examination and use of some Japanese language skills, you’ll soon realize this squiddy wont be able to satisfy your appetite for some raw ika, but it will help you transfer files.

Created by SolidAlliance, the Firefly Squid USB contains an LED that glows when plugged in giving it a nice squiddy luminescent effect. And surprisingly, it actually does something useful with its 512MB memory capacity, unlike the USB Humping Dog that just, well, humps. It will be available by the end of January 2007 and would probably make a great gift to any of your squid-loving friends.

[original post: www.slashgear.com]

Jabba the Hutt on eBay

Those who cannot remember Jabba the Hutt ought to be thrown into the Sarlacc Pit themselves! This is one mean-looking, overweight villian whom we can credit for getting Princess Leia into that scantily clad suit. Anyhow, there is a life-sized Jabba replica making the rounds on eBay, just make sure you have deep pockets before placing your bid as it currently costs $13,000. Of course, you'd need a pretty large living space as well to store this 3.7 meter long behemoth, but hey - if you can fork out a cool thirteen grand for something as frivolous as this, I'm pretty sure you stay in a mansion of some sort.

[source: www.ubergizmo.com]